Acquisition Program Analyst

Zachary Piper Solutions; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Acquisition Program Analyst to support the Air Force within the AQX Directorate. This on-site Pentagon role involves providing insights into the Defense Industrial Base and supporting strategic programs, budgets, milestones, and policy reviews.

The candidate will have a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, a master's degree, and 10+ years of acquisition experience, with strong MS Office skills and public-speaking abilities.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
• Master's degree in business or related field.
• At least 10 years of acquisition experience in a relevant DoD context.

Responsibilities

• Support HAF budget prep and defense decision activities.
• Maintain and analyze planning, scheduling, and management data.
• Provide recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, and program execution.
• Offer impartial assessments of programs approaching milestones and related issues.
• Research program trends and identify issues, proposing solutions.
• Make funding, goals, and schedule recommendations for programs.
• Track documentation for compliance with program direction.
• Review and evaluate AF acquisition policies and their impact on programs.
• Prepare briefings and training material.
• Handle confidential and classified information as part of duties.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Public speaking

Software learning

Acquisition program mgmt

Education

Master's degree in business/related

10+ years acquisition experience

Tools

MS Office (Word/PP/Excel)

SharePoint

TEAMS

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Acquisition Program Analyst for our partner supporting the Air Force. This role supports (ILO) Tactical Industrial Base branch within the Acquisition IntegrationDirectorate (AQX). This position providesinsights into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Responsibilities include supporting the Defense Production Act, managing industrial facilities, reviewing mergers and acquisitions, and contributing to OSD Industrial Base Assessments. The right candidate will join a team supportingthe Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ) on the Staffing and Technical Acquisition Services Support II (STAQSS II)contract.

*This position is currently on-site at the Pentagon 5 days per week.

The tasks for this position include:

• Supporting HAF budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities,PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraft platforms.
• Maintaining and analyzing planning, scheduling, and management data.
• Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies,program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and programexecution.
• Providing impartial assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of primecontractor technical and operational issues.
• Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
• Making recommendations on the allocation of funding, establishment of program goals,objectives, and schedules, and the formulation of program direction.
• Tracking documentation for compliance with stated program direction and identifying issues.
• Identifying and researching programmatic issues and tradeoffs in terms of required capabilities,costs, and schedules.
• Reviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisition andcapability area policies and implementation.
• Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect Air Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
• Maintaining historical Air Force weapon program documentation and developing summarydocuments/briefings and training material.
• Providing short-notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the context ofCongressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, MAJCOM, NATO, coalition, or bi-lateralactivities.
• Preparing PPBE documentation to ensure it accurately articulates the current program.
• Supporting the HAF review process- AFROC, JWCAs, DABs, Congressional cycle, ASPs,AFRBs, CSBs, GAO reports, etc.
• Performing the Secretariat function for ASPs, AFRBs, and CSBs.
• Reviewing and documenting MDR and FOIA requests.
• Monitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems.
• Supporting program-specific efforts like CONOPS development, CDD, CPD, IER, andrequirements working groups.
• Reviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages and read-aheads, Congressional staffer visits, and other events to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressional questions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program/portfolio.
• Handles confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, andcommunications.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinatedwith the COR.

Qualifications

Active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility

• Master's degree in business or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant acquisition (programs of record) experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters
• A minimum of 10 years working on strategic initiatives for programs of record (PoR), to include an understanding of the DoD PPBE process.
• Must be proficient in computer-based communication/office IT tools especially including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel), SharePoint, TEAMS; Adobe (both reader and Pro)
• Demonstrated ability to learn new software and IT tools as needed in a timely manner.
• Must be proficient in public speaking; capable of delivering briefs, speaking in meetings in person / online, and giving presentations

Work Substitutions:

• 12 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA/MS degree.
• BA/BS degree plus 8 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA/MS degree.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to move or traverse throughout a large, secure facility and between multiple work areas
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists and fingers
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer

How to Stand Out and get seen faster:

• Acquisition knowledge and experience
• Years of experience as required above
• Clearance and current status
• Where you were an Action Officer or similar leadership support role
• PEO - Program Executive Office experience (or similar)
• Pentagon or DoD HQ support
• PEM - Program Element Monitor(or other program support)
• TMT - Task Management Tool (or other tasker experience)
• Budget experience (ideally PPBE, BES, PB, etc.)
• Education

Security Clearance

Top Secret with SCI eligibility, mandatory for consideration

Salary

Salary for this position is up to $160,000, dependent on experience.

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