Contract Acquisition Manager

MITRE; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is seeking an Acquisition Manager in McLean, Virginia, to support IT transformation for the IRS. The role involves developing acquisition strategies, conducting lifecycle activities, and providing expert recommendations to government sponsors. Ideal candidates have significant experience in budgeting and cost analysis, along with a strong educational background in relevant fields. The position offers a hybrid work environment with a commitment to employee well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Diversity and Inclusion Culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Experience in cost estimating and budgeting for defense and intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate program technical baselines.
• Conduct acquisition lifecycle activities and create contracts.
• Provide actionable recommendations to government sponsors.

Skills

Cost Estimating

Budgeting

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Economics

Master’s in Finance

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.

Department Summary :

MITRE’s Department for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Information Technology (IT) Transformation provides IT modernization and transformation support across the IRS enterprise. We provide strategic and technical expertise to build an effective and efficient technical environment. A critical component of our IT work is helping the IRS acquire solutions. To this end, we provide the full gamut of acquisition support to the IRS IT team as specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and in accordance with IRS policies.

We are truly an interdisciplinary department that thrives on having adaptable and diverse skillsets to support comprehensive analysis and to drive analytical, evidence-based decision making with our sponsors. We value people who can bring unique perspectives, experiences, and who are driven to learning novel technologies. Our department works to solve problems in the public interest, in partnership with the government. We also actively conduct independent research in areas of interest to our government partners.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Develop and / or evaluate program technical and programmatic baselines.
• Conduct Federal Government acquisition lifecycle activities, with emphasis on creating contracts and supporting artifacts that provide best value to the government.
• Identify and define contracting requirements to support specific Federal Government acquisition activities in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Provide acquisition and contracting actionable recommendations to various government sponsors.
• Develop acquisition strategies and plans as well as studies and assessments that support acquisition and contracting activities for Federal Government sponsors.
• Perform independent validation and verification of government contracts.
• Recommend and support implementation of acquisition and contracting industry best practices.

Serve as trusted advisor and thought leader to government sponsors while acting in the public interest.

Basic Qualifications :

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• BS or Master’s in Economics, Finance, Business, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, or other engineering field
• Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.
• Experience with cost estimating, cost risk analysis, and / or budgeting and the CPIC process in defense, intelligence and / or civil agencies
• Significant experience providing pre- and post-award acquisition support, including market analysis, cost analysis, requirements, rough orders of magnitude, and contract changes.
• Demonstrated understanding of Budget formulation, development, and planning lifecycle
• Proficiency in development of risk-adjusted LCCEs and investment economic and decision analyses
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, and other tools for analysis
• Technical depth with demonstrated skills and experience in presenting analytical results both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to engage at executive and C-suite levels
• Must be eligible to receive an IRS Suitability Clearance
• This position requires a minimum of % hybrid on-site

PreferredQualifications :

• Experience providing acquisition support in acquiring managed services (technical and business) to achieve desired outcomes.
• Knowledge of IT Portfolio Investment management and CPIC processes of select, control, and analyze.
• Knowledge of Technology Business Management (TBM) framework and potential solutions to aligning costs to services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize across multiple projects and handle diverse assignments simultaneously.
• Advanced analytics skills

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s) :

Suitability - IRS

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s) :

None

Work Location Type : Hybrid

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Acquisition Manager • McLean, Virginia, United States of America