Senior Engineer - Lifecycle Manager

Systems Planning and Analysis

103d

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. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues. SPAs NATO Allied Command Transformation Group within JOID provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage. SPA has an immediate need for a Senior Engineer - Lifecycle Manager to provide contracting services to NATO onsite in Norfolk, VA.

Requirements

• Active NATO or National Secret clearance.
• Master's degree in electronics engineering, computer science, telecommunications, systems engineering, information systems and technology, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years in project management of complex systems or projects in a military Communication and Information Systems environment using MSP, PRINCE2, or PMI methodologies and the ITIL service management approach.
• 5+ years in program management and a program management office within a technological area with specific exposure to lifecycle management, lifecycle costing, and change management.
• 4+ years in requirements and concept of use planning, system engineering design, development and analysis techniques, installation, integration, and verification testing of modern information systems and technology, communication systems, and networks.
• 4+ years assisting in leading teams in project or program management to ensure delivery of high-quality, impactful work products on time.
• 3+ years in effective oral and written communication, including briefing and coordination with different international stakeholders.
• 2+ years in engineering and operational analysis of requirements for IT systems and applications, including functional requirement verification, change management, and traceability of requirements based on requirements traceability matrix.
• 2+ years in requirement management, analysis, decomposition, and allocation of requirements, management, and maintenance of the requirement databases.
• 1+ year working in NATO or a multi-national program environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001 (3333) or demonstrate native English speaker background.
• Demonstrated working level knowledge with MS Office tools (Outlook, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint).
• Availability to travel to any NATO entity within the 31 Nations (valid passport with no travel restrictions to NATO nations).

Responsibilities

• Support requirements management and execution for the Bi-Strategic Commands SATCOM Program Management Office.
• Assist in project management and execution, including financial analysis, budget management, performance evaluation, project scheduling and planning, requirements definition, scope management, cost control, and risk analysis.
• Ensure project costs are clear, accurate, fully reported, and transparent.
• Capture, assess, and provide situational awareness over any changes to the program and its projects.
• Translate changes in actions and recommendations including acceptance/rejection of change and advise to the Bi-SCs.
• Establish, document, and maintain issue management processes within the Bi-SCs based on PRINCE2 definition of an issue.
• Capture and log all program issues affecting SATCOM in a project Issue Log.
• Coordinate staffing relevant to Subject Matter Experts and prepare integrated assessments for the Change Management Board.
• Conduct user and stakeholder analyses and manage oversight to a program or project.
• Collect, interpret, and analyze results of integrated cost and schedule and risk models, and prepare reports and briefings.
• Interface with the client or internal program management and work within a multi-stakeholder, technical, and matrixed organizational environment.
• Develop and sustain a consistent means to track project expenditure against its approved investment costs.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees