What are the responsibilities and job description for the PROGRAM INTEGRATOR SME (OPERATIONS) position at IGNITE?
Job Description
Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in defense, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.
Ignite is seeking driven, detail-oriented Program Integrators (Ops) to join our team supporting ASA(ALT) modernization initiatives at Ft. Belvoir, VA headquarters. Positions are on-site.
Job Requirements
Position Overview
Supports day-to-day management and coordination of a senior Army acquisition organization. Working directly with the organization’s senior leadership, ensures effective execution of operational activities including task management, staff coordination, meeting synchronization, and internal program integration. This position helps maintain situational awareness across a geographically-dispersed organization while ensuring leadership priorities are executed efficiently. The Senior Program Integrator coordinates internal operations, manages taskers, and facilitates communication across government stakeholders, program offices, and supporting teams.
Supports execution of organizational deliverables by maintaining visibility of activities across operational integration, experimentation, engineering evaluation, and capability transition efforts. The Program Integrator ensures leadership has timely insight into organizational performance, key activities, and progress toward mission objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in defense, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.
Ignite is seeking driven, detail-oriented Program Integrators (Ops) to join our team supporting ASA(ALT) modernization initiatives at Ft. Belvoir, VA headquarters. Positions are on-site.
Job Requirements
Position Overview
Supports day-to-day management and coordination of a senior Army acquisition organization. Working directly with the organization’s senior leadership, ensures effective execution of operational activities including task management, staff coordination, meeting synchronization, and internal program integration. This position helps maintain situational awareness across a geographically-dispersed organization while ensuring leadership priorities are executed efficiently. The Senior Program Integrator coordinates internal operations, manages taskers, and facilitates communication across government stakeholders, program offices, and supporting teams.
Supports execution of organizational deliverables by maintaining visibility of activities across operational integration, experimentation, engineering evaluation, and capability transition efforts. The Program Integrator ensures leadership has timely insight into organizational performance, key activities, and progress toward mission objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain awareness of ongoing initiatives and ensure alignment with leadership guidance. Establish and support organization’s battle rhythm, including leadership meetings, synchronization of events, and periodic program reviews; coordinate across teams.
- Manage incoming taskers, action items, and organizational responses from Army headquarters, senior leadership, and external stakeholders. Coordinate staff inputs and ensure timely completion of assignments and deliverables.
- Maintain visibility of activities across operational integration, experimentation, engineering evaluation, and acquisition transition efforts; Coordinate information flow between
- Provide operational support, develop presentation materials, info papers, talking points, and knowledge management products. Ensure leadership visibility into critical issues, emerging opportunities, and upcoming decision points.
- Track execution of key metrics related to capability identification, experimentation, and technology transition activities. Develop and maintain reporting to document progress against organizational objectives; Prepare execution reports and updates for senior leadership.
- Experience: 15 years (SME), 10 years (Senior)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
- Clearance: Secret
- Experience preparing senior leader briefings and coordinating high-level engagements.
- Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes, policies, and regulations.
- Strong understanding of Army staff processes and organizational coordination.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple taskers, priorities, and coordination activities simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in roles such as Executive Officer, Operations Chief, Program Integrator, DA Systems Coordinator, or similar coordination position.
- DAWIA Program Management, Engineering, Logistics, or Business certification and/or similar industry certification
- Experience supporting ACAT or major acquisition programs, Urgent Operational Needs, adaptive acquisition programs, and/or capability development efforts
- Familiarity with ASA(ALT), Program Executive Offices/Program Acquisition Executive Offices, and/or Army/DoD headquarters structures.
- Clearance: Top Secret
- Expected Travel: 10-25% (CONUS and OCONUS)
- US Citizenship