Senior Program Management Analyst

Overview

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGMENT ANALYST (PMW220)

Bowhead is seeking a Senior Program Management Analyst / Senior Functional Analyst to provide support to our senior PEO MLB leadership at the Washington Navy Yard for the Navy ERP program.

The candidate will provide SAP expertise to Government Leads to support integrating numerous emerging requirements and ongoing projects.

The candidate will provide systems checks and monitor the health and performance of the Navy ERP system. This position acts as the Senior SME to the government in the sustainment of the Navy ERP system.

This position can be remote.

Responsibilities

Essential duties include :

• Create high-level schedules and identify milestones.
• Provide consultation on all technical work sustaining the Navy ERP system.
• Perform basic system checks in the production system for daily readiness.
• Provide specifications for new technical environments including infrastructure, networking and applications.
• Track POA&Ms and provide status updates.
• Assist the Government with the preparation of documents and briefs that will be utilized during the governance board meetings to facilitate Government decisions regarding proposed changes in terms of cost, schedule, technical impact, and business impact.
• Provide assessment and recommendations for the Government, including likely impacts to system(s), configuration(s), sustainment, and user experience enhancements.
• Monitor and evaluate results of existing plans and recommend adjustments as necessary. Keep leadership apprised of changes to existing projects and implement updates to those project plans as necessary.
• Provide technical expertise necessary to prepare, revise, and review briefing material.
• Identify risks associated with schedule dependencies and clearly communicate these risks to project team leadership.
• Participate in an advisory role in Program Office planning meetings and strategy sessions; provide documentation as tasked.

Provide strategic planning, analysis and advisory assistance to the organization in decision-making processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum must have a BA / BS / MS degree, with preference in IT.
• Able to communicate with Technical, Functional and upper management in a clear concise manner.
• Ten (10+) or more years of SAP Basis and Technical architecture
• Deep technical understanding of HANA and Oracle Databases.
• Technical understanding of AWS GovCloud.
• Ten (10+) or more years’ experience supporting management consultation support in acquisition community within Navy or DoD environments.

Prefer recent experience (within past 5 years) working on Navy / DoD ERP projects.

• Experience managing helpdesk and technical teams.
• Experience in IT project management framework especially in a DoD environment.
• Ten (10+) or more years of experience in a manager or lead position.
• Ability to interact and negotiate with senior stakeholders on deliverables in support of project completion.

Proficient in Microsoft applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Experience in developing and delivering briefings to all levels of Government leadership.

Physical Demands :

• Must be able to lift up to 5 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED : Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

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