Acquisition Principal SME

Cyberstar USA•Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Acquisition Principal, SME Arlington, VA Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer's core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level! The Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army (IPPS-A) is the Army project office for overseeing acquisition programs for the department's human capital solutions. IPPS-A is chartered to modernize and integrate more than 30 current Army Human Resource systems for readiness, talent management, personnel management, and pay activities that support 1.1 million soldiers. The team from Chenega-Cyberstar is responsible for providing program management support services across the IPPS-A program. The Acquisition Principal, SME supports IPPS-A INC2 by executing acquisition management activities within the PMO to include implementation of agile best practices and achievement of DoD 5000.87, Software Acquisition Pathway milestones/requirements.

Requirements

MA/MBA degree OR BS degree with equivalent years of experience
15+ years of government acquisition experience and at least 10+ years supporting DoD 5000 activities - particularly supporting DoD 5000.87 (Software Acquisition Pathway) and the DoD 5000.75 (Defense Business System Pathway) programs
Possesses DAWIA Advanced Certification or equivalency
Must be agile certified (SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) is desired) or agree to complete training and obtain certification within 30 days of hire
Active Secret clearance required
Possesses experience guiding programs that are pursuing the DoD 5000.87 Software Acquisition Pathway.
Shall have proven interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, able to convey information across multiple customers and corporate audiences.
Shall have the required skills, training, and experience necessary to use the following software program(s): Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook), Microsoft Products (SharePoint, Visio, and).

Nice To Haves

Business Management preferred
Experience with ACAT I programs and associated reporting (desired).
Experience leading integrated product teams (desired).

Responsibilities

Employ strong skill sets in Acquisition Program Baselines, consider adding Simplified Acquisition Management Plans, Life Cycle Management Plan, Test and Evaluation Strategies, Test Evaluation Master Plans, overarching program schedules, Acquisition Status Reports, and Program Objective Memorandum strategies and budgets to support the PM acquisition programs.
Analyze, evaluate, and advise the PM on operational impacts.
Provide pre-award acquisition support, to include translating task requirements into well-documented, well-written solicitation packages. These activities include preparing, managing, updating, and reviewing Acquisition Requirements Package (ARPs) in support of solicitations and associated timelines.
Provide acquisition life-cycle support, program analysis, project management (including cost analysis, risk analysis, schedule analysis), strategic planning, and continuous performance improvement for an assigned portfolio of programs.
Review, analyze, and interpret policy emanating from the Army Acquisition Executive relating to acquisition program management and formulate program management policies and procedures, and provide technical direction and assistance to support installations.
Ensure that proposed and implemented policies and procedures are in accordance with DoD/Department of the Army (DA)/PEO objectives. Monitor DoD and DA guidance to identify programmatic information and ensure that specific planning guidance is provided for assigned programs.
Represent the PM on all Acquisition working groups and related organizations to identify requirements and recommend solutions for acquisition within assigned programs.
Participate in Milestone Readiness Reviews, Configuration Steering Boards, and other acquisition management meetings.
Interface with the DoD and various combat developers associated with PM systems.
Maintain a "user-level" awareness of requirements associated with assigned programs to analyze, evaluate, and implement user requirements; and to ensure compliance with acquisition policy and procedures.
Establish and maintain a working relationship with the acquisition communities as well as the evaluation communities to stay abreast of all the essential programmatic activities, and assist the PM and PM Staff.
Collect, analyze, and maintain acquisition-related data required to support assigned programs.
Proficient in all applications within Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT). Assist PMs in completing monthly and quarterly reports.
Other duties as assigned.