Technical, Acquisition SW Development Advisor

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth,we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission.

SPA:
Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Space and Intelligence Division provides professional services to the US Space Force, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes enterprise architectural assessments, systems engineering and integration, test, planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, acquisition support, and cybersecurity. We are trusted partners developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging high priority needs, assessing cutting-edge technologies, and supporting capabilities for our National Defense.

Come join the fastest growing Division at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.

The Strategic Technology Analysis Group, part of SPA’s Space and Intelligence Division, offers sophisticated capabilities (people, process & tools) to resolve unique problems in space, cyber, and special operations in support to military services, Secretary of Defense offices (OSD) and theater warfighters. Our portfolio includes the Assistant Secretary of Air Force for Space Acquisition & Integration (SAF/SQ), Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), US Space Command (USSPACECOM) and US Space Force (USSF).

Come be a part of a high-speed low-drag organization providing unique and tailored solutions for our National Defense!

SPA has an immediate need for a Technical, Acquisition, & SW Development Advisor
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Seeking a Senior Program Management and Agile Delivery Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor to provide programmatic, technical-delivery, and strategic advisory support to a fast-paced DoW Research and Development (R&D) office.

Project EQUINOX is a high-priority initiative focused on advancing data-enabled decision capabilities, including threat analytics, resilient software systems, and interoperable data architectures supporting operational users and mission partners. The successful candidate will translate customer priorities, technical requirements, and programmatic constraints into executable plans; support technology maturation and transition; and provide disciplined oversight of cost, schedule, performance, risk, and stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated experience managing multi-million-dollar R&D portfolios; developing transition roadmaps; leading Agile teams; and coordinating secure software delivery activities across government stakeholders. The candidate will support prototype maturation, test planning, resource forecasting, and transition planning from early development through operational deployment.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive government leadership, providing strategic insights to shape capability modeling, acquisition strategy, and technology transition plans.
• Translate complex warfighter capability gaps from Combatant Command (COCOM) s and DoD Services (countering advanced nation-state adversaries) into executable work plans, development backlogs, integrated schedules, and measurable delivery objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop value-driven program capability assessments, white papers, and rapid acquisition strategies (RFI, BAA, OTA).
• Advise government leads on scope, staffing, sequencing, and resource tradeoffs to mitigate delivery risk and inform Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) activities.
• Facilitate recurring stakeholder engagements, sponsor updates, and program reviews to maintain alignment across government customers, technical performers, and mission partners.

• Manage execution of a multi-program R&D portfolio by monitoring cost, schedule, technical performance, dependencies, and delivery risks.
• Lead and facilitate Agile planning and delivery activities across cross-functional teams that may include software engineers, data…