Operations and Process Analyst 3 - DC Metro Area
M.C. Dean
District of Columbia, Washington, DC · Posted July 6, 2026
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About the job
Overview
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
We are seeking a Operations Project Analyst to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.
Responsibilities
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Collaborate with team members on a variety of analytical efforts, product development, and customer communications preparation.
Ability to independently develop and depict an approach to a project task. Oversee a small team to execute the approach and successfully complete the task to the customer’s satisfaction.
Structure and conduct research – open source and enclave specific.
Analyze, document, and implement changes to processes and procedures.
Develop process flow diagrams to depict current “as-is” processes for the customer and leverage those to conduct operational gap analysis. Develop “to-be” process flow diagrams to propose to the customer as an effective way forward.
Strong writing skills, ability to independently develop polished Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), user guides, policies, directives, etc.
Establish client relationships, assess client issues and propose project solutions; review, coordinate, and summarize client correspondence to assist the project leadership’s understanding of client priorities, scope changes, deadlines and deliverables; use this experience to develop project leadership skills and assume those responsibilities.
Design, analyze, and apply a variety of data collection and decision analytics processes.
Develop operational concepts and requirements that can be translated into technical requirements.
Prepare documentation, reports and presentations defining problems, evaluation, and possible/recommended concepts or solutions.
Ability to think creatively and communicate thoughts both in terms of structured narrative and visual graphics.
Demonstrate professional etiquette and ability to interact with leadership and staff personnel in both industry and government.
Proficiency with MS Office suite, specifically MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information ; Ability to obtain a top secret clearance is required
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience OR Associates degree with 8+ years of military experience.
Familiarity with systems architectures and process development practices.
Familiarity with SharePoint (site editing and management).
Abilities:
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
Sitting for extended periods of time.
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
We offer an excellent benefits package including
A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Paid-time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave
Pay Range
USD $104,240.00 - USD $156,360.00 /Yr.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Collaborate with team members on a variety of analytical efforts, product development, and customer communications preparation.
Ability to independently develop and depict an approach to a project task. Oversee a small team to execute the approach and successfully complete the task to the customer’s satisfaction.
Structure and conduct research – open source and enclave specific.
Analyze, document, and implement changes to processes and procedures.
Develop process flow diagrams to depict current “as-is” processes for the customer and leverage those to conduct operational gap analysis. Develop “to-be” process flow diagrams to propose to the customer as an effective way forward.
Strong writing skills, ability to independently develop polished Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), user guides, policies, directives, etc.
Establish client relationships, assess client issues and propose project solutions; review, coordinate, and summarize client correspondence to assist the project leadership’s understanding of client priorities, scope changes, deadlines and deliverables; use this experience to develop project leadership skills and assume those responsibilities.
Design, analyze, and apply a variety of data collection and decision analytics processes.
Develop operational concepts and requirements that can be translated into technical requirements.
Prepare documentation, reports and presentations defining problems, evaluation, and possible/recommended concepts or solutions.
Ability to think creatively and communicate thoughts both in terms of structured narrative and visual graphics.
Demonstrate professional etiquette and ability to interact with leadership and staff personnel in both industry and government.
Proficiency with MS Office suite, specifically MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
Qualifications:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information ; Ability to obtain a top secret clearance is required
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience OR Associates degree with 8+ years of military experience.
Familiarity with systems architectures and process development practices.
Familiarity with SharePoint (site editing and management).
Abilities:
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
Sitting for extended periods of time.
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
We offer an excellent benefits package including
A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Paid-time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave