Acquisition Support Specialist

Tech7 Consulting•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Tech7 is seeking an Acquisition Support Specialist to provide acquisition lifecycle support to SYD 85/BI in all phases of an acquisition lifecycle. The position supports the System Delta 85 (SYD 85) Battlespace Intelligence System Program Office and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a hybrid work arrangement. The specialist will support an early-acquisition government program by developing foundational ideas, system engineering documentation, and processes; leading integration, project management, and interface resolution; and advising the government management team on programmatics, funding forecasts and execution, and risk management. The role also develops tracking and reporting tools, program management standards, and stakeholder communications; coordinates among developers, contractors, technical advisors, and government groups; and travels to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction. The role may also deliver Department of War (DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC) familiarization training to SYD 85/BI personnel using Microsoft Office and other virtual training platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or management.
7–10 years of experience in engineering and program management positions.
Experience in the early, fast-paced, and evolving startup phase of a government program.
Experience with Department of Defense or Intelligence Community space system acquisition processes, including Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation and Acquisition Reform.
Minimum Secret security clearance and eligibility for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information.
Must be 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 helping develop ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, milestone documentation, 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 its early-acquisition phase.
Lead integration, project management, and interface resolution; identify interface conflicts, coordinate cross-organizational resolutions, and track 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 plan development.
Define, draft, and disseminate organization-wide program management tools, metrics, and standards, including tools for configuration and change management and governance management.
Communicate with developers, Advisory & Assistance Services contractors, Systems Engineering Technical Advisors, Systems Engineering & Integration contractors, and government groups to support the creation of high-quality program products.
Recommend plans to advance transparency and accountability for annual funding across the portfolio of 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 upon government direction.
Deliver DoW and IC familiarization training to SYD 85/BI personnel using Microsoft Office programs and other virtual training platforms, if needed.