Defense Mission Expert, Lead

How You'll Contribute

• Provide acquisition expertise to the United States Space Force (USSF)
• Collaborate with financial management of a Systems Command to plan for out-year funding from congressional appropriations to achieve mission readiness
• Write budgetary artifact documents for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to submit to leadership for congressional budget requests via National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and defense budget appropriations
• Support a Government Budget Analyst (BA) with budgets, budget estimate submission, and spend plan management, including coordinating monthly spend plan meetings and drafting initial spend plan for the upcoming fiscal year
• Develop and document acquisition strategies for the USSF, including Acquisition Strategy Documents (ASD), market research, Justification and Approval (J&A), Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP) briefings, and other strategic documentation
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve USSF acquisition processes
• Develop and maintain acquisition templates and training materials

You Have

• 5+ years of experience with USSF or USAF acquisition processes
• Experience with Program Objective Memorandum (POM) generation and the PPBE process for an operational program
• Experience executing DoD 5000.02 and DoD 5000.74 processes
• Experience with SharePoint and Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience communicating with contractors on behalf of the government and working in the client environment
• Knowledge of enterprise issues and FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS regulations
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to clearly brief any level of leadership and provide constructive and actionable feedback
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have

• Experience with Space Force acquisition processes
• Experience supporting USAF and USSF budget planning and execution processes
• Experience with DoD project management, acquisition, and sustainment
• Experience with sustainment acquisition activities
• Knowledge of Launch Test Range Systems (LTRS)
• Ability to pay strict attention to detail
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent client relationship skills

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,900.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD).