Strategic Senior Acquisition Support Specialist

Description

• Lead and coordinate all acquisition activities in preparing for Planning/Execution events
• Develop, draft, tailor, and coordinate overarching program planning and execution documents as prescribed by DoDI 5000.02 / Acquisition Framework, and relevant DoD Instructions (DoDI 5000.85 and DoDI 5000.87), AF, and local unit instructions and policies.
• Provide advice to Program/Project Managers regarding acquisition strategies, schedules, contracting, budgeting and execution
• Provide technical and programmatic assessments of contractor design planning/execution reviews to assess progress, risks and issues, and the ability to achieve mission requirements
• Support the development of the ASP, RFI/Market Research, RPP, Milestone Statutory and Regulatory requirements, Statement of Work, Compliance and Reference Document, Contract Deliverable Requirements List, and Rights in Technical Data and Software
• Prepare periodic status reports, coordinate, and execute periodic staff meetings and technical interchange meetings, and develop acquisition plans, schedules, and executive program briefings
• Provide program element coordination, staffing and monitoring; advise and assist government customer regarding funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures sustainment objectives and perform engineering analysis and system-level assessments for decision support at various meetings

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
• Certifications in Systems Engineering (INCOSE ESEP, CSEP)
• MILSATCOM experience
• Certifications in DoD acquisition
• Systems engineering experience
• Top Secret Clearance
• Must be able to demonstrate engineering principles and concepts
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Demonstrated knowledge of DoDI 5000.85 and DoDI 5000.87
• 7+ years’ experience in government weapon systems acquisitions and program management and/or contracts management within the Department of Defense
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with DoD customers
• AN ACTIVE DOD SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION, FOR WHICH YOU MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN
• Demonstrated understanding of DoD acquisition policies and processes and ability to apply DoD policies to program plans
• Masters degree
• Ground systems acquisition experience
• Experience leading DoD acquisition programs through major milestone for an ACAT I program
• Bachelor’s degree in technical field, such as engineering, math, physics, and computer science
• Familiarity with Agile development, Jira and Confluence tools, cloud architecture systems as well as relational and non-relational databases

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance