Acquisition Analyst, Junior
About The Position
Join the MiDAS team as an Acquisition Analyst supporting enterprise-level defense acquisition activities across Air Force and Space Force programs. You'll support development of acquisition documentation, milestone preparation, and coordinated program execution while expanding your technical and analytical skillset. You’ll support research and interpretation of Defense Acquisition and Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) policies. You’ll coordinate with cross-functional teams across cost, schedule, engineering, and programmatic disciplines. You’ll track tasks, maintain action logs, and support review and approval processes. You’ll participate in technical and programmatic working sessions with government and contractor partners. You’ll support activities related to Major Capability Acquisitions (MCA), Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA), Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP), and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) efforts. You’ll communicate information clearly in written products, meeting notes, and oral updates. You’ll demonstrate initiative, accountability, and attention to detail while working with some guidance. In this role, you will receive mentorship from seasoned acquisition professionals while contributing directly to key defense programs. The position is designed to help you build strong analytical and acquisition fundamentals, grow your responsibilities, and advance along the associate-to-mid career path.
Requirements
- 1+ years of experience supporting DoD acquisition, program management, financial management, engineering, or business administration or management
- Experience in Microsoft Office tools, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with some guidance and operate in a dynamic environment
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Air Force or Space Force programs
- Experience with acquisition pathways, such as MCA, MTA, SWP, or OTA
- Experience with Power BI, MS Project, or Kanban boards
- Experience using AI-enabled tools for research, analytical automation, and integrated data environments
- Possession of excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Completion of DAU Course APDP Certification
Responsibilities
- Support development of acquisition documentation
- Support milestone preparation
- Support coordinated program execution
- Support research and interpretation of Defense Acquisition and Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) policies
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams across cost, schedule, engineering, and programmatic disciplines
- Track tasks
- Maintain action logs
- Support review and approval processes
- Participate in technical and programmatic working sessions with government and contractor partners
- Support activities related to Major Capability Acquisitions (MCA), Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA), Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP), and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) efforts
- Communicate information clearly in written products, meeting notes, and oral updates
- Demonstrate initiative, accountability, and attention to detail while working with some guidance
Benefits
- health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- paid leave
- professional development
- tuition assistance
- work-life programs
- dependent care
- recognition awards program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
