Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Senior

Apogee Engineering•Fort Belvoir, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is seeking a Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Senior to support the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Program Executive Office at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The position provides full-lifecycle acquisition management for complex government programs, including validating and refining requirements, developing procurement packages, and monitoring contract execution for compliance and mission success. The analyst may serve as the primary acquisition expert to the Program Manager. This full-time role is located off-site at a contractor facility in Fort Belvoir, VA, and is contingent upon contract award. The position supports program management, acquisition, budgeting and financial management, cost estimation, operational tracking, and coordination across the PEO and its partners. It also supports NGA/PM leadership and government representatives with planning, documentation, briefings, process improvement, and audit readiness.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
TS-SCI clearance and a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph completed within the last five years or within 90 days of hire.
BAC+ certification in business, computer science, or an engineering-related field.
Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or an engineering-related field.
At least 12 years of senior-level experience with NGA, DoD, or other IC Agencies acquisition processes and procedures, particularly creating RFP documentation such as SOWs, SOOs, PWSs, and IGCEs and performing technical evaluations of proposals.
At least 12 years of senior-level experience in IT program or project management.
At least 12 years of senior-level experience applying systems engineering processes, requirements analysis, interface definition, and detailed implementation planning for large, complex systems or enterprises and enterprise-wide interoperability.
At least 6 years of mid-level experience and practical application with NGA, IC, or DoD budgeting and financial tools and processes.

Nice To Haves

Program/Project Management Professional certification, DAWIA certification in PM or E&TM, or Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA) certification.
Master’s degree or higher.
At least 12 years of senior-level experience providing long-term, direct acquisition and program-management support services to NGA at the NSG Segment level.
At least 12 years of senior-level experience and practical application with NGA, IC, or DoD budgeting and financial tools and processes.
At least 12 years of senior-level experience with NGA processes and tools, including systems engineering, acquisition, configuration management, readiness, and security.

Responsibilities

Advise the government on planning, managing, and executing programs and projects.
Evaluate performance and execution risks, and make comprehensive recommendations to the Government.
Support designated efforts throughout their lifecycle, from concept through deactivation and disposal.
Create program documents, plans, and related artifacts; review existing requirements and artifacts for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
Facilitate meetings and perform secretariat duties.
Support program management, business management, and budget execution reviews, and provide feedback to the Government.
Support program finance activities, including assessing, coordinating, scheduling, and executing management briefings.
Analyze program- and division-level financial management plans and reports, including POM inputs, fiscal-year spend plans, variance analyses, and corrective action plans.
Assist government representatives in generating the annual NGA/PM spend plan and POM, including short-, mid-, and long-term goals and deliverables.
Assess the realism of contractor cost estimates submitted for Government Requests for Change or impact assessment requests.
Support coordinated acquisition, budget, and operational planning to enable Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Generate independent program office cost estimates for future requirements and acquisition activities.
Generate program-level cost models and documentation, and improve estimating methods through collecting, normalizing, and analyzing cost and technical data.
Assist in producing documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts.
Collaborate and integrate with stakeholders within the PEO and its partners and customers, including program offices, the sensor office, infrastructure team, SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and Source.
Prepare and submit detailed minutes and notes regarding TEMs, reviews, and milestone events.
Conduct briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings, and events.
Assist with preparation and coordination of delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
Participate in major program milestones and identify and raise programmatic issues and potential solutions.
Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance and recommend paths forward.
Track NGA/PM SPIDs and security processes at the program-management level.
Assist with drafting and presenting PEO and project presentations to external organizations and customers.
Monitor designated Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy operational systems, support resolution of operational issues, and track test events and related software deliveries.
Recommend and help implement improvements to program-management processes led or used by NGA/PM.
Assist the government in responding to senior leadership requests.
Advise on alternative courses of action and strategies to effectively deliver Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Maintain the PEO roadmap in accordance with NGA-prescribed policies.
Provide expertise and techniques for incorporating best-practice Agile program-management methods into acquisition programs.
Assist government program managers with answers and input regarding funding from NGA, OUSD(I), DNI, and Congress.
Assist in writing and defending Overseas Contingency Operations Funds and PEO unfunded requirements.
Analyze dormant commitments and Unliquidated Obligations; research discrepancies, recommend de-obligations, and maintain accurate Key Supporting Documents for audit readiness.