Acquisition Program Analyst
Zachary Piper Solutions · Arlington, VA · 3 wk ago
On-siteBusiness Development$160k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Supporting HAF budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraft platforms.
- Maintaining and analyzing planning, scheduling, and management data.
- Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution.
- Providing impartial assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime contractor technical and operational issues.
- Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
- Making recommendations on the allocation of funding, establishment of program goals, objectives, and schedules, and the formulation of program direction.
- Tracking documentation for compliance with stated program direction and identifying issues.
- Identifying and researching programmatic issues and tradeoffs in terms of required capabilities, costs, and schedules.
- Reviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisition and capability area policies and implementation.
- Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect Air Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
- Maintaining historical Air Force weapon program documentation and developing summary documents/briefings and training material.
- Providing short-notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the context of Congressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, MAJCOM, NATO, coalition, or bi-lateral activities.
- Performing the Secretariat function for ASPs, AFRBs, and CSBs.
- Reviewing and documenting MDR and FOIA requests.
- Monitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems.
- Supporting program-specific efforts like CONOPS development, CDD, CPD, IER, and requirements working groups.
- Reviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages and read-aheads, Congressional staffer visits, and other events to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressional questions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program/portfolio.
- Handling confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility
- Master's degree in business or related discipline.
- At least 10 years of relevant acquisition (programs of record) experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters
- A minimum of 10 years working on strategic initiatives for programs of record (PoR), to include an understanding of the DoD PPBE process.
- Must be proficient in computer-based communication/office IT tools especially including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel), SharePoint, TEAMS; Adobe (both reader and Pro)
- Demonstrated ability to learn new software and IT tools as needed in a timely manner.
- Must be proficient in public speaking; capable of delivering briefs, speaking in meetings in person / online, and giving presentations
Qualifications
- Master's degree in business or related discipline.
- At least 10 years of relevant acquisition (programs of record) experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters
- A minimum of 10 years working on strategic initiatives for programs of record (PoR), to include an understanding of the DoD PPBE process.
- Must be proficient in computer-based communication/office IT tools especially including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel), SharePoint, TEAMS; Adobe (both reader and Pro)
- Demonstrated ability to learn new software and IT tools as needed in a timely manner.
- Must be proficient in public speaking; capable of delivering briefs, speaking in meetings in person / online, and giving presentations
Physical Requirements
- Ability to move or traverse throughout a large, secure facility and between multiple work areas
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer