Mission awareness
Work tied to real operational priorities, not generic delivery.
Careers at Sentinel GovCon Solutions
Build mission-ready teams for the IC/DoW environment.
Join Sentinel GovCon Solutions to support business development, capture, proposal, staffing, and delivery work that serves complex government contracting missions.
- Veteran-owned leadership
- Mission-driven advisory work
- Flexible growth opportunities
IC/DoW Mission Map
Careers overview
Work that supports complex missions with clarity and discipline.
We look for professionals who value precision, accountability, and practical execution in demanding contracting environments.
Structured execution
Clear processes, strong collaboration, and disciplined follow-through.
Professional growth
Room to deepen expertise across capture, proposals, staffing, and delivery support.
Careers
Open roles
Active and anticipated mission-focused opportunities supporting IC/DoW government contracting execution.
SGCS is recruiting on behalf of another Defense Contractor for cleared mission roles.
Current open roles are fully funded; additional listed opportunities support pipeline building for future contract needs.
Featured cleared opening
Product Manager / Product Owner
- Location
- Fort Meade, Maryland
- Work arrangement
- On-site daily
- Clearance
- Active TS/SCI with a counterintelligence polygraph current within the last seven years
Lead product direction and delivery coordination for mission-critical government efforts. This role aligns user priorities, technical execution, and program milestones in a highly secure operating environment.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain mission-aligned product priorities and backlog sequencing.
- Coordinate across government stakeholders, engineers, and delivery teams.
- Translate operational requirements into clear increments and acceptance criteria.
- Track execution risk, dependencies, and readiness for key program reviews.
- Support roadmap communication and measurable delivery outcomes.
Qualifications
- Experience leading product or program increments in secure federal environments.
- Strong requirements decomposition, prioritization, and cross-functional facilitation skills.
- Working familiarity with agile delivery methods and release planning cadence.
- Clear, concise communication for technical and mission leadership audiences.
- Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph current within seven years.
Total Compensation range: $90,000 – $240,000
The range above reflects a good-faith compensation range across the full span of roles and seniority levels listed in this posting and is subject to change; your specific range will be determined by your experience and qualifications.
How to apply
Email [email protected] and include the following:
- • Clearance level
- • Polygraph type and date
- • Current duty location or home area
- • Role interests
Supporting opportunities
Current roles above are fully funded. Opportunities below include pipeline roles for future contract needs.
Fort Meade, Maryland
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Role summary
Lead mission product direction for networking and internet capability delivery, aligning operators, engineers, and program stakeholders on execution priorities.
Responsibilities
- • Drive roadmap priorities, backlog sequencing, and release objectives.
- • Translate mission and user needs into actionable technical increments.
- • Coordinate delivery dependencies, risks, and review-readiness across teams.
Required Qualifications
- • Product or program delivery experience in secure federal environments.
- • Strong requirements decomposition and cross-functional facilitation skills.
- • Experience supporting agile delivery cadence and milestone reporting.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with mission networking architecture and internet service workflows.
- • Prior support to IC or DoW operational programs.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph (within 7 years).
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site in Fort Meade supporting mission-secure delivery teams.
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Role summary
Guide virtualization-focused product increments that improve platform performance, resiliency, and mission-user support in a secure enterprise environment.
Responsibilities
- • Define capability objectives and priorities for virtualization service delivery.
- • Partner with engineers and operations teams to plan releases and cutovers.
- • Track execution risk, resource constraints, and readiness for governance events.
Required Qualifications
- • Experience managing technical products in classified or mission-secure programs.
- • Demonstrated backlog management, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.
- • Strong written and verbal communication for mixed technical leadership audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with virtualization stacks and enterprise infrastructure modernization.
- • Prior experience supporting IC/DoW mission programs.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph (within 7 years).
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site role integrated with secure platform and product teams.
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Role summary
Provide senior systems engineering leadership across mission solution design, integration, and technical execution in high-security operational environments.
Responsibilities
- • Develop and maintain system architecture, interface definitions, and technical baselines.
- • Lead requirements analysis, decomposition, and traceability to delivered capability.
- • Support integration planning, test-readiness, and technical risk mitigation.
Required Qualifications
- • Senior experience in systems engineering for federal or national security missions.
- • Working knowledge of lifecycle engineering artifacts and verification processes.
- • Ability to communicate complex technical tradeoffs to program leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with cyber, cloud, or AI-enabled mission systems integration.
- • Prior support to IC/DoW acquisition or delivery organizations.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph (within 7 years).
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site in Fort Meade with close coordination across engineering and mission teams.
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Job title: AI Engineer - SME Description: CLEARANCE TS/SCI with CI Polygraph EMPLOYMENT Full-time POSITION DESCRIPTION We're seeking an amazingly talented AI Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to provide technical advisory support for the design, evaluation, and advancement of AI-enabled applications, tools, and workflows. This role is intended for a hands-on technical professional who understands how modern AI systems are built and can help guide teams developing practical solutions using large language models, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks, and supporting software infrastructure. The right candidate is a builder at heart—someone who explores new frameworks, prototypes ideas, and continuously teaches themselves emerging techniques. Curiosity and passion matter greatly in this role. We want someone who follows the fast-moving AI ecosystem because they genuinely enjoy it, not just because the job requires it. Security Clearance Requirement: An active Top Secret SCI w/ CI Polygraph (under 7 years) is required for this position. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide SETA support to government teams developing or assessing AI-enabled applications and tools. Advise on technical approaches for AI application design, prototyping, integration, and evaluation. Assess solutions involving LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, tool use, agentic workflows, orchestration layers, prompt pipelines, and evaluation harnesses. Support the review of architectures, development approaches, model usage patterns, and technical risk areas. Advise on AI engineering considerations such as latency, reliability, observability, testability, guardrails, data flow, and system integration. Evaluate and compare modern AI frameworks, agentic libraries, and experimentation harnesses for suitability in mission use cases. Assist with the development of technical guidance, prototypes, engineering recommendations, and briefings for government stakeholders. Support test and evaluation activities for AI tools, including performance assessment, qualitative review, and workflow validation. Collaborate with platform engineers, product leads, mission users, and government leadership to ensure AI efforts remain technically grounded and operationally relevant. Stay current on rapid changes in the AI ecosystem and provide informed recommendations on emerging tools and practices. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Min 18 years with Bachelors, 15 years with Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field. Experience designing, building, integrating, or evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications or software tools. Familiarity with modern AI application patterns, including LLM-based applications, RAG, prompt engineering, agentic systems, and AI-assisted workflows. Working knowledge of one or more agentic or orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Haystack, LlamaIndex, or similar ecosystems. Experience with software development fundamentals, APIs, data handling, and system integration. Ability to assess technical tradeoffs and communicate them clearly to both engineers and government stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Active TS SCI w/ CI Polygraph security clearance required DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages commonly used in AI application development. Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, model APIs, evaluation frameworks, and agent testing harnesses. Exposure to model hosting, inference pipelines, or cloud-based AI development environments. Understanding of secure AI development practices, data protection, and operational constraints in government settings. Experience supporting defense, cyber, intelligence, or mission application development. Familiarity with human-in-the-loop workflows, AI assurance, and evaluation methodologies.
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Job title: AI Token Specialist (Senior) Description: CLEARANCE TS/SCI with CI Polygraph EMPLOYMENT Full-time POSITION DESCRIPTION Seeking an amazingly talented AI Token Specialist. The AI Token Specialist will support the U.S. Cyber Command Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer by providing technical expertise in large language models, generative AI, token economics, AI resource management, and enterprise AI operations. This position will develop strategies, cost models, requirements, technical documentation, and operational guidance to optimize token usage and inform AI budgeting, licensing, procurement, and infrastructure decisions. RESPONSIBILITIES Develop strategies to manage, allocate, monitor, and optimize AI token usage across mission workloads. Analyze LLM architectures, tokenization, context windows, input/output pricing, prompt efficiency, and vector embeddings. Evaluate AI tools, models, APIs, and platforms based on capability, cost, latency, scalability, and resource requirements. Monitor commercial trends related to LLM pricing, token consumption, cloud-based APIs, licensing, and enterprise AI. Build cost models and spending forecasts to support AI software, cloud services, API infrastructure, and investment decisions. Analyze, write, and validate technical and acquisition requirements. Review white papers, technical proposals, vendor submissions, and financial analyses. Develop technical documentation, white papers, procedures, policies, and command-level guidance. Advise leadership on model selection, prompt engineering, context-window management, token budgeting, and AI resource allocation. Brief the CAIO, senior leaders, acquisition personnel, and technical stakeholders on findings and recommendations. QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with 12+ years of related professional experience. Additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree, 16 years with a high school diploma; 10 years with a MS degree in relevant technical field. Technical Experience: Extensive experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning systems engineering, technical program architecture, LLM operations, AI resource management, requirements analysis, or acquisition support. Domain Knowledge: At least 10 years of experience supporting defense, cyber, or intelligence organizations with mission-relevant technology delivery. Acquisition Support: Demonstrated ability to develop and assess acquisition artifacts, cost positions, and vendor technical responses in federal environments. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to brief technical and non-technical leaders clearly. Security Requirement: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph required. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with Python and data analysis workflows for AI usage telemetry and forecasting. Familiarity with model evaluation metrics, prompt-testing methods, and AI assurance practices. Working knowledge of enterprise cloud environments and secure implementation patterns for AI services. Experience supporting budget planning, spend governance, and operational optimization for AI-enabled programs.
AI Operations and Resource Management Specialist
Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Solution Train Engineer / Release Train Engineer
Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Requirements Manager / Requirements Project Manager
Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Role summary
Provide senior coordination support to mission delivery teams by synchronizing schedules, actions, and reporting across technical and program stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- • Coordinate tasking, milestones, and status updates across mission workstreams.
- • Maintain action trackers, decision logs, and meeting outputs for leadership visibility.
- • Support readiness for reviews, briefings, and cross-team integration events.
Required Qualifications
- • Experience coordinating projects in secure federal or national security programs.
- • Strong organization, schedule management, and stakeholder communication skills.
- • Ability to manage competing priorities in high-tempo mission environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with program management tooling and delivery governance artifacts.
- • Prior support to IC/DoW operations, cyber, or engineering teams.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site in Fort Meade supporting integrated mission delivery teams.
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Fort Meade, Maryland · On-site daily · Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Role summary
Develop mission-focused visual products and communication assets that translate complex technical and operational content into clear, decision-ready materials for senior stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- • Design presentation graphics, briefing packages, and communication artifacts for mission programs.
- • Convert technical inputs into concise visual narratives aligned to leadership decision cycles.
- • Maintain visual standards, version control, and rapid-turn updates across sensitive deliverables.
Required Qualifications
- • Senior experience in graphic design or visual communications for federal mission environments.
- • Strong proficiency with modern design and presentation tooling for executive-facing products.
- • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Prior support to defense, cyber, or intelligence organizations.
- • Experience producing graphics for acquisition, operations, or strategic planning content.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site in Fort Meade embedded with mission and program teams.
Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Role summary
Deliver senior analytic support for offensive cyber mission planning, target development, and operational assessment in a high-tempo national security environment.
Responsibilities
- • Analyze mission data to inform offensive cyber options, effects, and operational feasibility.
- • Produce concise assessments and briefings for operational leadership and decision forums.
- • Coordinate with planners, technical teams, and mission partners on timelines and dependencies.
Required Qualifications
- • Senior experience supporting cyber mission analysis in defense or intelligence environments.
- • Strong ability to synthesize technical and operational data into actionable recommendations.
- • Proven written and verbal communication skills for senior stakeholder engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with joint cyber operations, campaign planning, and mission assurance workflows.
- • Experience supporting headquarters-level cyber program or strategy organizations.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site mission schedule at Pentagon / Mark Center.
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Role summary
Support defensive cyber operations by assessing threats, evaluating network posture, and guiding response priorities to protect mission-critical systems and data.
Responsibilities
- • Monitor and analyze cyber threat activity and defensive telemetry across enterprise environments.
- • Develop incident assessments, mitigation recommendations, and risk summaries for leadership.
- • Collaborate with network, security, and mission teams to improve detection and response readiness.
Required Qualifications
- • Journeyman-to-senior cyber defense experience in secure federal mission environments.
- • Working knowledge of intrusion analysis, incident response workflows, and risk reporting.
- • Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to mixed technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with SIEM, endpoint security, and mission network defense toolsets.
- • Experience supporting DoD or IC cyber defense missions at scale.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site mission schedule at Pentagon / Mark Center.
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Role summary
Shape cyber policy analysis and strategic recommendations that support senior decision-making, mission priorities, and interagency coordination in a secure national security setting.
Responsibilities
- • Analyze policy options, strategy documents, and mission impacts across cyber portfolios.
- • Draft briefings, decision papers, and leadership-ready products for headquarters forums.
- • Coordinate with operational, legal, and acquisition stakeholders to align strategic recommendations.
Required Qualifications
- • Experience supporting cyber policy, strategy, or mission planning in defense or intelligence environments.
- • Strong analytic writing and executive briefing skills for technical and non-technical leaders.
- • Ability to synthesize complex operational and policy inputs into clear recommendations.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site mission schedule at Pentagon / Mark Center.
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Job title: Cyber Acquisition Lead Description: CLEARANCE TS/SCI EMPLOYMENT Full-time POSITION DESCRIPTION Support mission cyber acquisition efforts by coordinating requirements development, program planning, and stakeholder alignment across secure government environments. This role serves as a bridge between operational mission needs, technical delivery teams, and acquisition organizations to ensure capabilities are scoped correctly, funded appropriately, and positioned for successful contract execution. RESPONSIBILITIES Lead analysis and refinement of cyber capability requirements for acquisition planning and contract actions. Develop and synchronize acquisition artifacts, schedules, and decision support products for mission leadership. Coordinate with engineering, operations, legal, and contracting teams to align technical scope with procurement strategy. Support budget inputs, cost justification narratives, and execution tracking across the fiscal planning cycle. Identify execution risks, dependency constraints, and readiness gaps that may impact contract delivery timelines. Review technical documentation, statements of work, and evaluation criteria for clarity and mission fit. Prepare concise briefings for senior leaders covering acquisition posture, options, and recommended paths forward. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience supporting federal cyber or intelligence acquisition programs in secure environments. Demonstrated ability to translate operational requirements into actionable contracting and delivery plans. Strong familiarity with acquisition lifecycle activities, documentation standards, and governance reviews. Experience collaborating with mission users, program management offices, and contracting personnel. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong executive-briefing capability. Active TS/SCI clearance required. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Background in PPBE-related planning, budget formulation, or execution support for national security programs. Understanding of cyber capability development pipelines, integration dependencies, and delivery risk controls. Experience producing acquisition strategy papers, staffing packages, and milestone decision materials. Prior support to DoD headquarters or similarly complex mission-directed organizations.
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Role summary
Advise senior mission leadership on technical operations planning, cross-functional execution, and decision support for complex cyber and national security programs.
Responsibilities
- • Provide senior technical operations guidance across mission planning, execution, and assessment cycles.
- • Synchronize engineering, analytic, and operational inputs into leadership-ready recommendations.
- • Identify delivery risks, dependency constraints, and corrective actions for priority mission efforts.
Required Qualifications
- • Extensive senior-level experience supporting defense, cyber, or intelligence operations.
- • Demonstrated ability to brief technical and non-technical leaders on mission tradeoffs.
- • Strong background in mission execution governance and cross-team coordination.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Experience supporting headquarters-level technical operations or strategy organizations.
- • Familiarity with acquisition, planning, and operational integration in secure environments.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site mission schedule at Pentagon / Mark Center supporting technical operations leadership.
Cyber Budget Analyst
Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Role summary
Support security cooperation efforts by developing mission-aligned analysis, partner engagement products, and execution support for national security leadership.
Responsibilities
- • Analyze cooperation initiatives, timelines, and dependencies across mission stakeholders.
- • Prepare briefing materials, decision support products, and status updates for leadership forums.
- • Coordinate with policy, operations, and acquisition teams to align execution priorities.
Required Qualifications
- • Journeyman-to-senior experience supporting defense or intelligence mission programs.
- • Strong analytic writing and briefing capability for senior decision makers.
- • Ability to manage cross-functional coordination in time-sensitive environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- • Familiarity with security cooperation planning, policy workflows, and partner engagement activities.
- • Experience supporting headquarters-level mission integration efforts.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site mission schedule at Pentagon / Mark Center.
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Pentagon / Mark Center, Northern Virginia · On-site mission schedule · Active TS/SCI
Role summary
Lead cyber-focused external engagement and partner coordination efforts that connect mission priorities with relevant industry capabilities and execution pathways.
Responsibilities
- • Coordinate industry engagement activities aligned to cyber mission needs and leadership priorities.
- • Develop concise outreach products, meeting readouts, and action plans for senior stakeholders.
- • Track engagement outcomes, dependency risks, and follow-on actions across government teams.
Required Qualifications
- • Experience supporting defense, cyber, or intelligence engagement functions in secure environments.
- • Strong stakeholder coordination, briefing, and written communication skills.
- • Ability to translate mission requirements into structured partner engagement activities.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI.
Employment Type / Work Context: Full-time, on-site mission schedule at Pentagon / Mark Center.
Sponsorship is not available.
Careers FAQ
Common questions from prospective candidates
We keep the process straightforward so you can quickly assess fit before reaching out.
What kinds of backgrounds are you looking for?
We value experience in government contracting, program delivery, staffing, capture, proposals, or adjacent operational support roles.
Do I need direct IC/DoW experience?
Direct experience is valuable, but we also welcome candidates whose work shows strong process discipline, sound judgment, and mission awareness.
Are roles full-time, contract, or project-based?
Opportunities may vary by need, so we welcome interest from professionals with different availability and engagement preferences.
How do I express interest?
Use the recruiting email on this page to share your background, areas of interest, and relevant experience.
Will I hear back right away?
We review inquiries carefully and respond when there is a strong alignment with current or upcoming needs.
Next step
Start the conversation about your next role.
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