AQQ 018 - Senior Acquisition Program Analyst - Secret

Sr. Acquisition Program Analyst

Secret Clearance

Pentagon, Arlington VA

Telework Eligible - 4 days onsite Pentagon

Position Overview :

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking an AcquisitionProgram 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.

This position is currently telework eligible, with on-site work happening 4 days per week. This position may be on-site more frequently as the mission requires. Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Headquarters Air Force (HAF) budget preparation and defense, SAE oversightand decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraftplatform.
• 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, andprogram execution.
• Providing honest broker assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and ofprime 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 requiredcapabilities, costs, and schedules.
• Reviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisitionand capability area policies and implementation.
• Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policiesand activities that affect Air Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
• Maintaining historical Air Force weapon program documentation and developing summarydocuments / briefings and training material
• Providing short notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the contextof 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 toensure 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 ofInformation 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, programdocumentation, briefing packages and read-ahead, Congressional staffer visits, and otherevents to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressionalquestions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program / portfolio.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and ascoordinated with the COR.

Qualifications

• Active Secret
• 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 :

• 12 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA / MS degree.
• BA / BS degree plus 8 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA / MS degree.

About Nationwide IT Services

NIS is an IT and Management consulting company, is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick / vacation), commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP) and educational reimbursement along with Pet Insurance.

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability or protected veteran status.