AQQ S62 - Acquisition Program Analyst, Senior - TS/SCI

Nationwide-IT-Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision insurance

life and disability insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

paid holidays

PTO (sick/vacation)

commuter benefits

employee assistance program (EAP)

educational reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Analyst to support SAF/AQQ at Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and on-site work five days a week.

Responsibilities include budget preparation, program analysis, and lifecycle management across mobility and aircraft programs such as C-5, C-17, C-130 variants. Strong PPBE experience and public speaking are required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility.
• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering.
• Total of 10 years acquisition experience in a System Program Office and/or AF Headquarters.
• Experience with PPBE process and budget documentation.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel); TEAMS; Adobe.
• Ability to learn new software/office IT tools quickly.
• Public speaking: briefs, meetings, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support Headquarters Air Force budget preparation and defense activities.
• Maintain and analyze planning, scheduling, and management data.
• Analyze requirements, acquisition strategies, and program documentation.
• Provide assessments on program milestones and contractor issues.
• Research trends, identify issues, and propose solutions.
• Make recommendations on funding allocation and program goals.

Skills

Security Clearance TS/SCI

Acquisition Planning

Budgeting

DoD PPBE

Public Speaking

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Business/Finance/Engineering

BA/BS degree + 8 years relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

TEAMS

Adobe

Job description

Acquisition Program Analyst – Senior

Clearance: TS/SCI

Onsite 5 days per week

This position provides critical PEM support for programs of record (PoR) across the AQQ portfolio.

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking a Sr. Acquisition Program Analyst – to support SAF/AQQ Directorate) at Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon

SAF/AQQ directs, plans, and programs for development, procurement, and product support of Global Reach programs. Serves as the focal point within the HAF for Global Reach matters associated with integrated product life cycle management and facilitates Global Reach stakeholder collaboration in addressing lifecycle issues. The portfolio includes current and future mobility, special operations, trainer, and special mission aircraft programs, as well as related systems. Programs include C-5, C- 17, C-130J variants, C-130H, VC-25, Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR), C- 12/20/21/32/37/40, KC-10, KC-135, KC-46A, CV-22, HH-60G, Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), UH-1N Replacement, T-1, T-6, T-38, Advanced Pilot Trainer (APT or T-X), Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM), Combat Air Forces/Mobility Air Forces (CAF/MAF) Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), and the Air Force Academy Powered Flight and Glider programs.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Headquarters Air Force (HAF) budget preparation and defense, SAE oversightand decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraftplatform.
• 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, andprogram execution.
• Providing honest broker assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and ofprime contractor 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 compliance with stated program direction and identifying issues.
• Identifying and researching programmatic issues and tradeoffs in terms of requiredcapabilities, costs, and schedules.
• Reviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisitionand capability area policies and implementation.
• Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policiesand 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 contextof Congressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, Major Air Command (MAJCOM),North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), coalition, or bi-lateral activities
• Preparing Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) documentation toensure they accurately articulate the current program.
• Supporting the HAF review process - Air Force Requirements Oversight Council (AFROCs),Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment (JWCAs), Defense Acquisition Boards (DABs),Congressional cycle, Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASPs), Air Force Review Board (AFRBs),Configuration Steering Board (CSB), Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, etc.
• Reviewing and documenting Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) and Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) requests.
• Monitoring ongoing studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems
• Supporting program-specific efforts like Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development,Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD),Information Exchange Requirements (IER), and requirements working groups
• Reviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, programdocumentation, briefing packages and read-ahead, Congressional staffer visits, and otherevents to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressionalquestions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program/portfolio.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and ascoordinated with the COR.
• Program Objective Memorandum (POM) & Program Planning, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE)

Qualifications

• Active TSClearance with SCI eligibility
• Master’s degree in a Business, Finance, or Engineering discipline.
• A total of 10 years of acquisition experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters.
• Experience with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including development of budget documentation and familiarity with analyzing budget execution.
• Must be proficient in allcomputer-based communication/office IT tools, to include the following: Microsoft (MS) Office Suite – Word, Power Point, SharePoint, Excel, TEAMS; Adobe (both reader and Pro).
• Must have the ability to learn new software/office IT tools as needed in a timely manner.
• Must be proficient in public speaking: capable of delivering briefs, speaking in meetings in person and online, and giving presentations.

Work Experience 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

About Nationwide IT Services

NIS is an IT and Management consulting company, is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.

• medical
• dental
• vision insurance
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• paid holidays
• PTO (sick/vacation)
• commuter benefits
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• educational reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability or protected veteran status.

We provide reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable law.