DoD Program Analyst — Acquisition & Planning

Malama Kai; Fort Washington (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Malama Kai Technologies seeks a Key Personnel Program Analyst to support U.S. national security objectives by strengthening the Nation's position in the global intelligence environment.

You will help senior leaders, improve situational awareness, and support a DoD program management office at a government facility in Fort Washington, MD. On-site position requiring TS/SCI clearance, involving planning, analyzing, and coordinating acquisition, cost, schedule, and performance data.

Qualifications

• Eight years of progressive professional experience in program, project, or financial analysis supporting a DoD program management office or major federal program.
• Direct experience with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and relevant policies.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including experience presenting to executives and customers.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to handle complex and highly detailed responsibilities.
• Experience working collaboratively with others and providing excellent customer service.
• Ability to prioritize work and make sound decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent activities of varying complexity, adapt to changing priorities, and meet short turnarounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide program support across analysis and program management functions.
• Assist Government program managers in planning, executing, and monitoring complex portfolios.
• Draft, review, and coordinate key defense acquisition documents, including acquisition strategies, program protection plans, technology transition plans, and performance work statements.
• Support the customer's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) activities.
• Maintain program schedules, milestone trackers, action item logs, risk registers, and deliverable status reports under Government direction.
• Compile, review, and summarize programmatic, financial, acquisition, and technical information for briefings, reports, and management reviews.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, read-ahead materials, briefing packages, white papers, and follow-up action summaries for Government review.
• Coordinate with Government, contractor, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs, track open actions, and document program status.
• Track cost, schedule, performance, risk, and deliverable data, identify variances or trends, and raise findings for Government consideration.
• Support acquisition and contract activities, including requirements documentation, market research inputs, deliverable tracking, and contractor performance data collection.
• Proven ability to collaborate within and across organizational boundaries
• Excellent writing, communication skills with experience presenting to executives and customers

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

DoD program management knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Associate's degree in a related analytical discipline

Four additional years of related experience in place of the degree

Job description

Malama Kai Technologies seeks a Key Personnel Program Analyst to support U.S. national security objectives by strengthening the Nation's position in the global intelligence environment.

You will help senior leaders, improve situational awareness, and support a DoD program management office at a government facility in Fort Washington, MD. On-site position requiring TS/SCI clearance, involving planning, analyzing, and coordinating acquisition, cost, schedule, and performance data.