Acquisition Program Management Support Senior

Mtsi Va; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mtsi Va is seeking a senior program management professional to support horizontally integrated capability development within the DoD ICT portfolio. The role requires experience in acquisition processes, cross‑platform coordination, and IMS management across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities include developing integration plans, coordinating with ICT leads and stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with security and information assurance requirements for sensitive environments.

Qualifications

• MS/MA or higher in business administration, management, accounting, finance, logistics, or a STEM discipline or an MBA.
• In lieu of a MS/MA or higher or an MBA, a BS/BA degree and fifteen (15) years of relevant experience with the DoW, other government agency, or DoW contractor.
• Must possess an active DoD Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI eligibility
• U.S. Citizenship LI-HP1
• Apply working knowledge of DoW acquisition processes and analytical methods to gather, analyze, and present information needed by program managers, ICT leads, and other stakeholders supporting horizontally integrated capability development.
• Use integration, communication, coordination, organizational, and planning skills to support technical and acquisition activities across multiple functional areas, helping ICTs align capability efforts across platforms.
• Identify issues and recommend practical solutions related to acquisition effectiveness, compliance, and cross‑platform integration within the ICT environment.
• Assist in developing and drafting clear and accurate acquisition documentation that supports ICT objectives, cross‑system applicability, and enterprise alignment.
• Interpret relevant department and center digital transformation guidance and support implementation efforts tailored to ICT portfolio needs.
• Organize, track, and coordinate assigned program management tasks and ICT activities to help maintain synchronized capability development across platforms.
• Support program/project integration activities, including ICT-driven horizontal integration, cross‑platform coordination, and collaboration with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Develop and update a program's Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), ensuring dependencies account for ICT activities and cross‑platform integration requirements.
• Apply program management and basic systems engineering principles to ICT projects and acquisition challenges, providing informed input to project leads and engineers.
• Assist program leadership and ICT leads by providing analysis and recommendations related to capability development, demonstrations, and integration across multiple systems.
• Monitor program information assurance activities associated with classified networks and provide status updates to the program manager and ICT leadership as required.
• Support the program director and ICT leadership during high‑level meetings, reviews, integration forums, inspections, conferences, and milestone events tied to cross‑platform capability development.
• Coordinate interactions and maintain productive working relationships between the program office, ICTs, government organizations, contractors, and higher headquarters to support horizontally integrated capability initiatives.
• Coordinate and collaborate with various stakeholder across multiple systems, technologies, and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and present information needed by program managers, ICT leads, and other stakeholders.
• Support acquisition activities across multiple functional areas and ensure enterprise alignment.
• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for cross‑platform capability initiatives.
• Coordinate with ICTs, contractors, and government stakeholders to synchronize capabilities.
• Monitor information assurance activities for classified networks and report status.

Skills

DoD acquisition

Program management

IMS development

Systems engineering

Cross-platform integration

Stakeholder coordination

Information assurance

Analytical skills

Documentation drafting

Security awareness

Education

MS/MA or MBA

BS/BA + 15 years DoW experience

Job description

Experience contributing to horizontally integrated systems, cross-cutting capability development, or enterprise-level acquisition efforts is highly desirable. Possess a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant Department of War (DoW) work experience Have no less than three (3) years' experience in a Special Access Program (SAP) and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) environment within the last eight (8) years MS/MA or higher in business administration, management, accounting, finance, logistics, or a STEM discipline or an MBA.

• In lieu of a MS/MA or higher or an MBA, a BS/BA degree and fifteen (15) years of relevant experience with the DoW, other government agency, or DoW contractor.
• Must possess an active DoD Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI eligibility
• U.S. Citizenship LI-HP1
• Apply working knowledge of DoW acquisition processes and analytical methods to gather, analyze, and present information needed by program managers, ICT leads, and other stakeholders supporting horizontally integrated capability development.
• Use integration, communication, coordination, organizational, and planning skills to support technical and acquisition activities across multiple functional areas, helping ICTs align capability efforts across platforms.
• Identify issues and recommend practical solutions related to acquisition effectiveness, compliance, and cross‑platform integration within the ICT environment.
• Assist in developing and drafting clear and accurate acquisition documentation that supports ICT objectives, cross‑system applicability, and enterprise alignment.
• Interpret relevant department and center digital transformation guidance and support implementation efforts tailored to ICT portfolio needs.
• Organize, track, and coordinate assigned program management tasks and ICT activities to help maintain synchronized capability development across platforms.
• Support program/project integration activities, including ICT-driven horizontal integration, cross‑platform coordination, and collaboration with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Develop and update a program's Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), ensuring dependencies account for ICT activities and cross‑platform integration requirements.
• Apply program management and basic systems engineering principles to ICT projects and acquisition challenges, providing informed input to project leads and engineers.
• Assist program leadership and ICT leads by providing analysis and recommendations related to capability development, demonstrations, and integration across multiple systems.
• Monitor program information assurance activities associated with classified networks and provide status updates to the program manager and ICT leadership as required.
• Support the program director and ICT leadership during high‑level meetings, reviews, integration forums, inspections, conferences, and milestone events tied to cross‑platform capability development.
• Coordinate interactions and maintain productive working relationships between the program office, ICTs, government organizations, contractors, and higher headquarters to support horizontally integrated capability initiatives.
• Coordinate and collaborate with various stakeholder across multiple systems, technologies, and organizations.