AQQ S86 - Senior Acquisition Program Analyst - Secret

Sr.

Acquisition Program Analyst Secret Clearance Pentagon, Arlington VA 5 days onsite Pentagon Position Overview :

• Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking an Acquisition Program Analyst, APA, for our STAQSS II contract.  The STAQSS II contract supports the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF / AQ).  The objective is to provide specialized expertise to complement the organization’s inherent resources for effective and efficient mission accomplishment and continuity, introduction of innovation, and enhancement of technical competence.
• The contractor shall support the entire spectrum of acquisition and sustainment efforts as necessary to support the respective Government organizations.
• Responsibilities Supporting Headquarters Air Force (HAF) budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraft platform.
• 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 honest broker 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 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, Major Air Command (MAJCOM), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), coalition, or bi-lateral activities Preparing Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) documentation to ensure they accurately articulate the current program.
• Supporting the HAF review process - Air Force Requirements Oversight Council (AFROCs), Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment (JWCAs), Defense Acquisition Boards (DABs), Congressional cycle, Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASPs), Air Force Review Board (AFRBs), Configuration Steering Board (CSB), Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, etc.
• Reviewing and documenting Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
• Monitoring ongoing studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems Supporting program-specific efforts like Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development, Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD), Information Exchange Requirements (IER), and requirements working groups Reviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages and read-ahead, 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.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.
• Program Objective Memorandum (POM) & Program Planning, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE)   Qualifications Active TS Clearance with SCI eligibility Master’s degree in a Business, Finance, or Engineering discipline.
• A total of 10 years of acquisition experience in a System Program Office and / or Air Force Headquarters.
• Experience with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including development of budget documentation and familiarity with analyzing budget execution.

MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint Work Experience Substitutions :