Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Senior

Apogee Engineering•St. Louis, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is seeking a Senior Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst to support the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Program Executive Office at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis, Missouri. The work is performed at an off-site contract facility and provides hands-on support throughout the acquisition lifecycle for designated programs. The role independently develops acquisition documents, participates in program and acquisition meetings, and coordinates with technical and functional teams to support timely, well-supported procurement actions. The position is contingent upon contract award. The analyst advises the Government on program planning, management, and execution; evaluates performance and execution risks; and recommends courses of action. Responsibilities span program management, acquisition, budgeting and financial management, cost estimation, documentation, stakeholder coordination, operational issue tracking, and audit readiness. The role supports designated efforts from concept through deactivation and disposal, and helps maintain the PEO roadmap in accordance with NGA policies.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
TS-SCI clearance and a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph completed within the last five years or within 90 days of hire.
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 proposal evaluations.
At least 12 years of senior-level IT program/project management experience.
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 six 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 provide comprehensive recommendations.
Support successful execution throughout the lifecycle of designated efforts, from concept through deactivation and disposal.
Create program documents, plans, and related artifacts, and review existing requirements and artifacts for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
Facilitate meetings and perform secretariat duties, including preparing and submitting detailed minutes and notes for TEMs, reviews, and milestone events.
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 and coordinate 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 preparing 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 in response to Government Requests for Change or impact assessment requests.
Coordinate acquisition, budget, and operational planning to support Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Generate independent program-office cost estimates and program-level cost models and documentation; improve estimating methods through collection, normalization, and analysis of cost and technical data.
Assist in producing documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts.
Coordinate and integrate work within the PEO and with partner and customer organizations, including other program offices, the sensor office, infrastructure team, SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and Source.
Conduct briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings, and other events.
Assist with preparation and coordination of delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
Participate in major program milestones, identify and raise programmatic issues, and propose solutions.
Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance and recommend paths forward.
Provide program-management-level awareness and tracking of NGA/PM SPIDs and security processes.
Assist in 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.
Provide program-management advice and recommendations on alternative courses of action and strategies for delivering Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Maintain the PEO roadmap in accordance with NGA policies and support the NGA/PM tasker process.
Analyze dormant commitments and Unliquidated Obligations; research discrepancies, recommend de-obligations, and maintain accurate Key Supporting Documents for audit readiness and compliance with audit mandates.