Program Analyst - VA Class Cybersecurity Support

Systems Planning and Analysis

9h • $120 - $140 • Onsite

About The Position

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The AUKUS, Submarines, and Industrial Base Group (ASIG), within the Sea, Land, Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA Team Submarine program offices and key stakeholders surrounding submarine platform construction. Team Submarine unifies submarine platform procurement activities, which includes the Columbia-class SSBN program (a Major Defense Acquisition Program and the Navy’s top acquisition priority), the Virginia-class SSN program and the new SSN-X program (developing the next generation attack submarine), to bring improved capabilities to our undersea forces. Analysts and Engineers supporting Team Submarine will continue SPA’s decades of support to the SSBN force, as well as supporting oversight of cutting-edge attack submarine construction, assisting in developing the design requirements for the SSN platform of the future, and helping plan and execute new and innovative strategies to strengthen the critical submarine shipbuilding industrial base. These are high-profile, major acquisition and manufacturing programs of significant importance to the future capabilities of the US Navy in an era of renewed strategic competition. #MC

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in technical or management field with a focus on cybersecurity
• 3+ years in program analysis, preferably on DoW acquisition programs
• Experience with cybersecurity requirements, DoW Risk Management Framework, and implementing DoW cyber policies
• Proficient in using Microsoft Excel to analyze and represent data for engineering or project management efforts
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint, to communicate to decision makers
• Ability to work on-site at the Washington Navy Yard up to full time
• Current DoW security clearance - minimum Secret, with the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on submarine or undersea related programs
• Experience with Defense Acquisition System DoW 5000 series and Navy or DoD program planning
• Certified Navy Qualified Validator (NQV) credentials preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide technical analysis as it relates to design, deployment, integration, testing and implementation of Navy systems into the VIRGINIA Class SSN platform.
• Facilitate timely decisions in the review and adjudication of all design products and written correspondence by the appropriate NAVSEA and government technical stakeholders.
• Establish and manage Cybersecurity commitments including tracking, status reporting and participation in weekly commitment meetings and other applicable meetings required to support Cybersecurity SIT Lead.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level