Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst – Expert Security Clearance

Position: Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst – Expert with Security Clearance
Overall Assignment

Description:

As a principal expert, this manager provides overarching strategic acquisition and program management support for a complex portfolio of programs. The role involves leading long- term acquisition planning, interfacing with senior agency executives, managing cross-functional dependencies, and ensuring that all procurement actions align with the agency's strategic, financial, and architectural objectives. Work at this level involves an extraordinary degree of specialized knowledge or expertise performing highly complex and ambiguous assignments that normally require integration and synthesis of a number of unrelated disciplines and disparate concepts.

Duties may include:
• Providing expert acquisition and program management counsel to senior government leadership on strategic planning, contract execution, and business development activities.
• Supporting the coordination and final review of complete procurement packages for Major System Acquisitions, including SOWs, Market Research, and IGCEs.
• Coordinating high-level activities between Acquisition, Contracts, Software Asset Management, Engineering, and Finance to enable the rapid and compliant acquisition of enterprise solutions.
• Supporting agency-level governance groups in the formulation of sound, long-range acquisition strategies and spending plans.
• Proactively identifying existing and potential contractual issues at a portfolio level, analyzing their systemic impact, and recommending courses of action to senior government leadership.
• Planning the overall contractor support strategy for IV&V and system security, ensuring the government receives a comprehensive and threat-informed assessment of the technical solution. Requirements

Required:

• TS/SCI
• Industry leader with exceptional expertise relevant to field, compliant with GSA standards.
• Demonstrated experience in Program Management, including cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for complex programs.
• Expert-level experience in the full lifecycle of DoW or IC acquisitions, including the development and management of Major System Acquisitions. Desired:
• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® and/or DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with senior executives (SES/Flag Officer) on time- sensitive, complex acquisition matters.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the relationship between IC agencies. Salary Description $196,347 - $236,947