Acquisition Program Analyst, Senior - TS/SCI

OBXtek•Pentagon/WDC, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

OBXtek is hiring a Senior Acquisition Program Analyst to support the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ) on the Staffing and Technical Acquisition Services Support II (STAQSS II) contract. The position supports a Program Directorate responsible for planning and programming the development, procurement, and product support of a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of global programs. The role is currently on-site five days per week. The analyst supports Headquarters Air Force budget preparation and defense, senior acquisition executive oversight and decision-making, and Program Executive Office program execution and oversight. The work includes analysis of acquisition strategies, requirements, program documentation, execution, costs, schedules, and policy; preparation and review of PPBE documentation; and support for Air Force and DoD review processes, Congressional activities, and program-specific requirements efforts. The analyst also maintains historical weapon-program documentation and prepares briefings, summaries, training materials, and short-notice analyses.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering, or an accepted work-experience substitution.
Ten years of acquisition experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters, or an accepted work-experience substitution.
Experience with the DoD PPBE process, including developing budget documentation and analyzing budget execution.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite tools, including Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Teams, and Adobe Reader and Pro.
Ability to learn new software and office IT tools in a timely manner.
Public-speaking proficiency, including delivering briefings, speaking in in-person and online meetings, and giving presentations.
Ability to move or traverse throughout a large secure facility and between multiple work areas.
Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists, and fingers.
Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk while working on a computer.

Nice To Haves

Acquisition knowledge and experience.
Experience as an Action Officer or in a similar leadership-support role.
PEO or similar experience.
Pentagon or DoD Headquarters support experience.
PEM or other program-support experience.
TMT or other tasker experience.
Budget experience, ideally PPBE, BES, or PB.

Responsibilities

Support Headquarters Air Force budget preparation and defense, senior acquisition executive oversight and decision-making, and Program Executive Office program execution and oversight for aircraft platforms.
Maintain and analyze planning, scheduling, and management data.
Study and analyze requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution; provide recommendations.
Provide independent assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime contractor technical and operational issues.
Research and analyze program trends, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
Recommend funding allocations, program goals, objectives, schedules, and program direction.
Track compliance with program direction and identify issues.
Identify and research programmatic issues and tradeoffs involving capabilities, costs, and schedules.
Review Air Force acquisition and capability-area policies and implementation, both existing and proposed, and provide recommendations.
Evaluate the effects of national, DoD, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and civil government policies and activities on Air Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
Maintain historical Air Force weapon-program documentation and develop summary documents, briefings, and training materials.
Provide short-notice analyses of critical programmatic issues relating to Congressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, MAJCOM, NATO, coalition, or bilateral activities.
Prepare PPBE documentation that accurately describes the current program.
Support HAF review processes, including AFROCs, JWCAs, DABs, Congressional cycles, ASPs, AFRBs, CSBs, and GAO reports.
Review and document Mandatory Declassification Review and Freedom of Information Act requests.
Monitor studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems.
Support program-specific efforts such as CONOPS development, CDDs, CPDs, IERs, and requirements working groups.
Review and provide data for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages, read-aheads, Congressional staff visits, and other events to support a consistent Air Force position on assigned programs and portfolios.
Perform other closely associated duties as coordinated with the COR.