Acquisitions and Sustainment Contracts Specialist

About the role

As a sustainment acquisitions contracts specialist, you will support the government and help defend national missions by managing federal contracts and improving the acquisition and contract processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and control contractual, financial, and technical aspects of projects or programs through designated phases of the acquisition cycle
• Develop the management and acquisition strategy for assigned projects or programs within cost, schedule, and performance baselines as directed by the Program Director
• Organize, direct, and coordinate activities of functional specialists, including contracting, engineering, manufacturing, program control, configuration or data management, testing, and logistics
• Deliver meaningful acquisition support by navigating staff coordination for acquisition activities and delivering acquisition support

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with program integration and logistics planning of Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including space, ground, software, or hardware systems
• 5+ years of experience with DoD Acquisition Program Management, Acquisition Planning, Sustainment Infrastructure, and Organizational Planning
• Experience with acquisition management support, including developing and coordinating briefings, developing PWS/SOW/CDRL documents, performing and documenting market research, developing acquisition strategy documents, and performing technical evaluations
• Knowledge of the execution processes unique to the sustainment and logistics organization
• Knowledge of contracting strategies, contract types, Justification and Authorization (JA), Interim Contractor Support (ICS), and organic support attributes

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to navigate staff coordination for acquisition activities
• Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
• Experience with OTA
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience leading IPTs, WGs, PSRs, PMR, and other Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM)

Skills

• Systems engineering
• Integration and test on space-based remote sensing systems
• Contracting strategies
• Contract types
• Justification and Authorization (JA)
• Interim Contractor Support (ICS)
• Organic support attributes
• Agile methodologies
• Leadership in technical interchange meetings

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

This position offers a flexible schedule, including remote, hybrid, and onsite options.