Operations Analyst

Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact – and Own a Piece of the Future

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

About the Role

This position description is for an Operations Analyst for the MQ-4C Triton program office PMA-262 at Patuxent River, MD. The Operations Analyst position supports the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-262) located at Patuxent River, MD. This role provides essential in-person business and operational management. The incumbent will also serve as a back-up for the Operations Officer as needed. This position directly supports the Operations Officer, Program Manager, and Deputy Program Manager in all aspects of program office operations.

Responsibilities

Serve as the central point of contact for internal and external tasks, actions, and briefings.
•Manage and track program initiatives using the 262-tasking application and the Enterprise TaskManagement Software Solution (ETMS2).
•Develop, coordinate, and prepare required program documentation, correspondence, andbriefings.
•Utilize digital tools to the maximum extent, including Microsoft Office 365 and governmenttools, such as ETMS.
•Coordinate executive meetings such as PM Calendar Syncs, Award boards, leadership meetings.
•Create and manage All Hands communications.
•Create and update program office guides and procedures for business operations.
•Coordinate All Hands meetings and special events, to include scheduling, content compilation,and hosting.
•Work with the Facility/Security Specialist to manage personnel check-in/check-out processesand update distribution lists.
•Coordinate, draft, and submit Navy End-Of-Tour (EOT) Awards, requiring familiarity with NDAWSand OPNAV Form 1650.
•Additional Operations duties as appropriate.

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Capacity to learn new processes and provide constructive feedback for process improvement opportunities.

Education Requirement: A Bachelor’s Degree or allowable substitutions is required.
Allowable substitutions for the Bachelor’s Degree include an Associate Degree plus two (2) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description, OR four (4) years additional work experience performing duties described in the functional description.

Desired Education Requirements: MA/MS degree

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Salary range: $95,000 - $115,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.) 

About being a part of Team AVIAN

As an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization.

Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.

You’ll Succeed Here If You...

• See opportunities where others see routine
• Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better
• Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks
• Believe in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching
• Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together
• Embrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork.
• Understand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.
• Real Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.
• Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.
• Culture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.
• Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.