Program Analyst

About the role

The Defense Sector, Decision Advantage Business Area at Leidos is seeking a project analyst to support the Program Manager as a project analyst. This role is 75% remote but candidates located in the Warner Robins, GA area are strongly preferred. There can be up to 25% in-office work at the customer location on Warner Robins Air Force Base.

Responsibilities

• Help develop WBSs, schedules, track status of CDRLs and work products and ensure they are delivered on time
• Review the work of the teams to ensure high quality products are delivered to the customer
• Clearly communicate with the PM on status of workload and provide early identification of issues
• Work with the PM to assist with management of subcontractors including developing SOWs, SSJs, and monitoring performance post-award
• Manage metrics for monthly status reports
• Prepare briefings and assist the PM with collecting technical data to generate reports
• Support the PM for program planning and cost estimating
• Aid in establishing and defining program plan requirements, delivery timeline, key performance indicators, including monitoring and reporting performance
• Develop graphs and trend analysis for various technical documents and CDRLs
• Establish and maintain SOPs, user documentation, and training material
• Aid in change management activities, including agile software development methodologies
• Aid in managing Jira Boards and developing automation to generate reports
• Interface with task and functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of prior relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 6-10 years of prior relevant experience
• A U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance is required
• Experience managing and leading small teams
• Ability to lead teams to develop technical solutions that require collaboration with internal experts, deep analyses and understanding of impact on end-product/solution
• Experience with technical writing and understanding technical documentation requirements
• Experience reviewing technical work products
• Experience generating trend analysis and working with datasets to create graphs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex DoD systems
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex system problems and develop innovative solutions
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of system integration activities
• Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience
• Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to travel when needed by the program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Administration or other relevant technical field
• Knowledge of Confluence and Jira
• Prior experience working for the Department of War, Air Force or as a government contractor

Skills

• Technical writing and understanding technical documentation requirements
• Generating trend analysis and working with datasets to create graphs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Collaboration with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers
• Diagnosing complex system problems and developing innovative solutions
• Participating in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations
• Expressing complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing

Benefits

Pay Range $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.