Acquisition Support Specialist

Tech7 Consulting LLC•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•$126,000 - $154,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Tech7 is seeking an Acquisition Support Specialist to provide acquisition lifecycle support to SYD 85/BI throughout all phases of an acquisition lifecycle. The position supports the System Delta 85 (SYD 85) Battlespace Intelligence System Program Office, including development of acquisition and systems engineering documentation, integration and project management, programmatics, funding forecasts, risk management, and stakeholder communications. The role also advises the government management team and develops tools, metrics, and standards to support program governance, configuration and change management, transparency, and accountability across software efforts. The position is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a hybrid work arrangement. Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations may be required at the direction of the government. The role may also deliver DoW and Intelligence Community familiarization training to SYD 85/BI personnel using Microsoft Office programs and other virtual training platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or management.
Seven to ten years of experience in engineering and program management positions.
Experience in the early, fast-paced, and evolving start-up phase of a government program.
Experience in Department of Defense or Intelligence Community space system acquisition processes, including Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation and Acquisition Reform.
Minimum Secret security clearance; must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information and agreeable to a Counterintelligence polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Project Management Professional certification.

Responsibilities

Support acquisition lifecycle activities for the SYD 85 Battlespace Intelligence System Program Office, including development of ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, milestone and DAB documentation; monitor implementation; identify shortfalls; and provide risk and impact assessments and recommendations for process improvements.
Develop foundational ideas, systems engineering documentation, and processes for a government program in the early-acquisition phase.
Lead integration, project management, and interface resolution by identifying interface conflicts, coordinating cross-organizational resolution, and tracking corrective actions to enable system-of-systems integration.
Advise the government management team on programmatics, forecasting of funds obligation and execution, and risk management.
Develop and deploy tracking and reporting tools for annual budgets, matriculation from Project to Program of Record activities, and stakeholder communication plans.
Define, draft, and disseminate organization-wide program management tools, metrics, and standards, including tools for configuration and change management and governance management.
Communicate among developers, Advisory & Assistance Services contractors, Systems Engineering Technical Advisors, Systems Engineering & Integration contractors, and government groups to support high-quality program products.
Recommend and plan efforts to further transparency and accountability of annual funding across software efforts within the system delta.
Develop systems engineering documentation, including security classification guidance, change and configuration management documents, requirements documents, CONOPs, and Integrated Master Schedule updates.
Maintain positive customer and team relationships at strategic and tactical levels.
Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations when directed by the government.
Deliver DoW and Intelligence Community familiarization training to SYD 85/BI personnel using Microsoft Office programs and other virtual training platforms, if needed.