Acquisition Program Analyst, Senior - Secret

Responsibilities

OBXtek is currently staffing an Acquisition Program Analyst in one of the Program Directorates.  This position supports the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ) on the Staffing and Technical Acquisition Services Support II (STAQSS II) contract.

A Directorate plans, and programs for development, procurement, and product support of a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of global programs.  The portfolio varies by directorate. 

*This position is currently on-site at work 5 days per week.

The tasks for this position include:

- Supporting HAF budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraft platforms.- 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 impartial 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 documentation for 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, MAJCOM, NATO, coalition, or bi-lateral activities.

- Preparing PPBE documentation to ensure it accurately articulates the current program.- Supporting the HAF review process- AFROC, JWCAs, DABs, Congressional cycle, ASPs, AFRBs, CSBs, GAO reports, etc.- Performing the Secretariat function for ASPs, AFRBs, and CSBs.- Reviewing and documenting MDR and FOIA requests.- Reviewing capability area analysis and compare current and programmed capabilities/scenarios to determine and clarify Air Force weapon system acquisition requirements.- Monitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems.- Supporting program-specific efforts like CONOPS development, CDD, CPD, IER, and requirements working groups.- Handles confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications.- Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.

Qualifications

Applicants should have an Active Secret or Top Secret clearance; SCI eligibility may be required

• A minimum of 10 years of experience with DoD acquisitions in a System Program Office, Air Force Headquarters, or both.
• Master's degree in any discipline.
• Experience with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including development of budget documentation and familiarity with analyzing budget execution
• Must be proficient in computer-based communication/office IT tools especially including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel), SharePoint, TEAMS; Adobe (both reader and Pro)
• Demonstrated ability to learn new software and IT tools as needed in a timely manner.
• Must be proficient in public speaking; capable of delivering briefs, speaking in meetings in person / online, and giving presentations

Work 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.

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to move or traverse throughout a large, secure facility and between multiple work areas
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists and fingers
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer

How to Stand Out and get seen faster: 

Resumes showing the following experience Stand Out:

• Acquisition knowledge and experience
• Years of experience as required above
• Clearance and current status
• Where you were an Action Officer or similar leadership support role
• PEO - Program Executive Office experience (or similar)
• Pentagon or DoD HQ support
• PEM - Program Element Monitor(or other program support)
• TMT - Task Management Tool (or other tasker experience)
• Budget experience (ideally PPBE, BES, PB, etc.)
• Education

Security Clearance

Company Information

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People…Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers’ knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement program and much more.

OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with best practices and industry standard quality practices such as CMMC Level 2, CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.