# Senior Project/Operations Manager

The Missions, Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking an experienced Senior Project/Operations Manager to support Mission Concepts and Capabilities Division in the management of a large, multi-CLIN contract supporting the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence - Chemical, Biological Defense Programs. The successful candidate will oversee a team responsible for advising and assisting with Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution and Portfolio Management of research and development projects; Nuclear Forces Portfolio Management; Emergent Threats and other Nuclear Surety Requirements; and Nuclear Surety Cybersecurity Threats. The candidate will also support Division business development and proposal initiatives and supervise program staff. This position is onsite in the northern Virginia region, with telecommuting as approved by the customer. The position may require an interview with the customer. Required Qualifications: Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree with 12-15 years of relevant experience DoW Top Secret clearance with

- **Id**: 3983466
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/applied-research-associates-senior-projectoperations-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Alexandria, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 20
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T16:32:52Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T19:28:21Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3922
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Engineering Services, Research Institutes

## Company

- **Id**: 2028479
- **Name**: Applied Research Associates
- **Domain**: ara.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ara-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: UltiPro

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.636
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 51
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 190000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 190000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 20
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T20:45:50Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6 · green card filings: 4; Filings 12m: 6

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 51
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 190000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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