Foreign Military Sales​/Defense Exportability Specialist - Clearance Required

Overview

LMI is seeking a Foreign Military Sales/Defense Exportability Features Analyst to support senior leaders in a high-visibility role in the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW). The analyst will work with the Office of the Director for International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) and the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSW/A&S), providing oversight of the Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Program.

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• Provide ongoing international acquisition and exportability program review support, including acquisition document reviews and written technical briefings.
• Support policy analysis for export policy and technology security, foreign disclosure, and actions required to maintain U.S. technological advantages.
• Manage the project execution of DEF Program studies and plan for research, development, test, and evaluation funding.
• Build relationships with DoW program representatives, nominate new programs to the DEF Program, and integrate activities across a wide range of topics and issues.
• Coordinate with the OUSW(A&S)/IAC Budget Analyst and other program points of contact to update DoW budget tracking systems with actual expenditures.
• Obtain required analytical products that support acquisition and requirements reviews.
• Maintain and update program governance documents and standard operating procedures.
• Provide analytical support for time-critical issues—including short-notice data calls, budget queries, project updates, presentations, and deliveries of salient information to IAC leadership.
• Help coordinate meeting support for principal attendance at DoW acquisition and security cooperation meetings and other high-level briefs.
• Review and coordinate DoW acquisition program documentation to ensure standardization and other requirements for international cooperative programs, defense exportability, and foreign sales.
• Analyze and coordinate DoW international standardization requirements, acquisition, and policy documentation relating to international cooperative opportunities, foreign materiel solutions and sales, technology transfer, foreign disclosure, Yockey Waivers, end-use certificates, and logistics.
• Develop and coordinate recommended positions for DoW leadership at senior-level acquisition management forums, including Defense Acquisition Boards (DABs), Overarching Integrated Product Team (OIPT), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) reviews, Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Pilot Program Interim Program Reviews, and Arms Transfer and Technology Review Senior Steering Group (ATTR SSG) meetings.
• Analyze, recommend, and implement best-practice program management, systems engineering, and program protection measures to enhance exportability of U.S. defense equipment and improve standardization with partners. This includes identifying critical protection information and developing anti-tamper, information assurance, and differential capabilities to enable defense exports.

• Bachelor’s degree (any field).
• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience in Foreign Military Sales programs and Defense Exportability policy.
• At least 5 years of experience in Department of War, OSW, or Service Headquarters international armaments cooperation activities.

• Experience in security disclosure, export control, and cooperative acquisition.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills to review and implement policies and guidance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite to produce executive-level briefing materials, presentations, and point papers.
• Experience employing electronic business tools to facilitate staffing and senior-leader decision making.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate tools to build workflows for repetitive tasks.

Target salary range: $110,000 – $135,000. The final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, and certifications. Individual salaries are determined by location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.