Senior Acquisition Analyst

Title:

Senior Acquisition Analyst

Job Posting Description

K ’s Mission Engineering Division delivers complex technical solutions and expert support to the U.S. Department of War, specializing in modeling and simulation, cyber transformation, air vehicle mission integration, and lifecycle support. As a trusted partner with a proven history in mission technology, K  collaborates closely with clients to develop innovative and effective solutions. With a strong ethical framework, K  prioritizes data security, privacy, and responsible information management to ensure mission success.

K  is seeking a Senior Acquisition Analyst with an expert understanding of Department of War (DoW) acquisition and program management procedures and policies and a basic understanding of Counter Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (C-UxS) technologies to support the DoN’s Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)
at the Pentagon
. Analyst will support the OPNAV N4I C-UxSTeam, and may directly interact and support OPNAV Installations and Logistics (N4) Director, Deputy Director and other N4 staff members by applyingacquisitionsubject matter expertise to the OPNAV planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of C-UxS developmental projects. Analyst will also apply program management subject matter expertise to conduct regular program management reviews of active developmental projects and to conduct reviews of new project proposals and to staff those proposals through the process for approval.

The analyst will coordinate directly with stakeholders in the Office of the Secretary of War, the Joint Staff, the Services, and other DoW and U.S. Government organizations.

• Working closely with OPNAV N4 military and civilian leads and executing their guidance.
  
  Maintaining situational awareness of current and developing threats and C-UxS solutions and understanding and following DoW standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies.
• Maintaining situational awareness of and following applicable DoWacquisitionand program management procedures and policies.
  
  Coordinating and leading regular program management reviews of active (currently funded) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) projects to develop C-UxS solutions.
• Coordinating and leading corrective actions for underperforming projects.
  
  Coordinating and leading annual reviews of proposals for RDT&E projects to develop C-UxS materiel solutions.
  
  Identifyingacquisitioncourses of action (COAs) for new RDT&E proposals and staffing them through the process for approval.
• Coordinating with the DON Resource Management team and the supportingacquisitionorganization for accurate and timely reporting of project budget execution for the current fiscal year (FY) and planning for future FYs.
• Providing project management coordination and leadership for DON-led projects.
  
  Coordinating operational planning teams and working groups with staff and external stakeholders as needed for special subjects/issues.
• Coordinating staffing actions and taskers in accordance with OPNAV SOPs and policies.
  
  Preparing written products (emails, presentations, info papers, reports, and executive summaries) based on military and civilian lead guidance in accordance with OPNAV procedures and policies.
• Support the Project Objective Memorandum (POM) and budget formulation process as directed by the resource sponsor.
  
  Prepare, process, and respond to tasking received via
  Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2)as well as generate tasking assignments to subordinate commands as required.
• Displaying oral and written communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word).Possess a working understanding of the relationships and…