Acquisition SME Security Clearance

Position Summary:

SWIFT Federal is seeking a senior Acquisition Lead to support a dynamic System Program Office serving the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, Virginia. This role will provide SETA support across multiple major satellite programs, advising government leaders on acquisition strategy, contract execution, requirements, budgeting, source selection, and contractor performance. The ideal candidate has deep experience supporting NRO or Intelligence Community acquisition programs, particularly within satellite, space, or major systems environments.

This position requires strong technical writing, executive briefing, acquisition planning, and stakeholder coordination skills in a fast‑paced classified environment.

• Support development and execution of acquisition plans for major satellite programs.
• Advise Program Directors, Program Managers, contracting staff, COTRs/CORs, and technical stakeholders on acquisition strategy, contract execution, budget planning, and program risk.
• Develop, review, and refine Statements of Work, CDRLs, CONOPS, specifications, requirements documents, test plans, and related acquisition artifacts.
• Coordinate with government and contractor teams to maintain accurate contract documentation and acquisition records.
• Support contract negotiations, price reasonableness assessments, administrative modifications, period‑of‑performance extensions, and other contract actions.
• Draft technical evaluations and provide acquisition advisory support during source selection activities.
• Review contractor designs, program milestones, risks, and issues against mission requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance with contract terms, deliverable timelines, technical requirements, and program objectives.
• Review CDRL submissions for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with acquisition and mission needs.
• Participate in program reviews, milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and Acquisition Planning Sessions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline with 18+ years of relevant experience; master’s degree with 16+ years; or PhD/JD with 15+ years.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting NRO programs.
• Experience supporting major system acquisition for satellite, spacecraft, space systems, or classified mission programs.
• Experience developing or reviewing SOWs, CDRLs, CONOPS, requirements documents, specifications, test plans, or acquisition documentation.
• Experience with DOORS or similar requirements management tools.
• Familiarity with major systems engineering milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, and CDR.
• Knowledge of federal acquisition processes, contract administration, source selection, technical evaluations, and contractor performance oversight.
• Ability to support senior government customers, program managers, contracting officers, and technical stakeholders.
• Strong written communication, briefing, analytical, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, classified, mission‑focused environment.
• Ability to work on‑site in Chantilly, Virginia.

• Prior SETA experience supporting NRO, Intelligence Community, DoD, or classified space programs.
• Experience supporting satellite payload, ground, space vehicle, SIGINT, GEOINT, or mission systems acquisition.
• Experience supporting System Program Office or program office acquisition execution.
• Experience with award fee support, acquisition strategy development, contract change management, and milestone decision support.
• Experience advising COTRs/CORs, contracting officers, acquisition executives, or senior government program leadership.
• Familiarity with DAWIA, FAC‑COR, PMP, CSEP, INCOSE, or related acquisition/program management practices.
• Experience preparing executive‑level briefings and acquisition decision materials.
• Background supporting complex, multi‑contractor classified programs.

• DOORS, IBM DOORS, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, CDRL systems, SOW templates, CONOPS documentation, requirements management tools, acquisition planning documentation, source selection documentation, technical evaluation materials, program review briefings.

• DAWIA, FAC‑COR, FAC‑C, PMP, CSEP, INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, DAWIA Program Management, DAWIA Contracting, COR/COTR training, Security+.