Senior Strategic Acquisition Advisor - Top Secret

Maania Consultancy Services • Fort Belvoir, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Our client is looking for a Senior Strategic Acquisition and Industry Engagement ETA Advisor. This is a full-time position requiring an active TS/SCI Clearance and is located at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, acquisition management, public administration, national security studies, economics, program or engineering management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience in defense acquisition, federal program management, technology transition, capability development, industry engagement, commercial technology, or related national-security work.
• Experience supporting federal or defense acquisition activities, including market research, requirements support, acquisition planning, and program management.
• Knowledge of acquisition, resourcing, cost, schedule, performance, and program-risk considerations.
• Experience assessing commercial firms or emerging technologies for adoption by government, defense, intelligence, or similarly complex enterprises.
• Familiarity with IP, software licensing, data rights, supply-chain risk, and vendor viability.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare executive-level products, brief senior leaders, engage credibly with government and industry stakeholders, and synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in business administration, public policy, acquisition management, national security, engineering management, economics, or a related field.
• Experience supporting the Army, Joint Force, Department of War, Intelligence Community, or another federal national-security organization.
• Experience as a program, product, acquisition, portfolio, or technology-transition manager; business-development executive; or senior defense-industry leader.
• Experience with nontraditional acquisition, commercial technology engagement, rapid prototyping, experimentation, small-business engagement, defense innovation organizations, or venture-backed technology firms.
• Familiarity with Army intelligence missions, systems, modernization priorities, data environments, or enterprise requirements.
• DAWIA, PMP, or comparable acquisition, program management, business, Agile, or project-management credential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare executive-level products.
• Brief senior leaders.
• Engage credibly with government and industry stakeholders.
• Synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Support federal or defense acquisition activities, including market research, requirements support, acquisition planning, and program management.
• Assess commercial firms or emerging technologies for adoption by government, defense, intelligence, or similarly complex enterprises.

What This Job Offers

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