Innovation Analyst — Data Strategy & Federal Acquisition

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HII Mission Technologies in Fairfax, VA seeks an Innovation Analyst to advance commercial-first federal procurement strategies. You will help productize offerings, support BD and capture, and influence cross-functional teams through data-driven insights.

The role requires experience with IDIQ/CSO/OT and OT non-traditional methods, plus the ability to obtain a DoD clearance. This is a full-time on-site position in Fairfax, VA.

Qualifications

• 6 years relevant experience with Bachelor's in related field; 4 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant experience
• Experience in federal contracting, BD, strategy, or innovation with direct procurement exposure
• Experience supporting Department of War, Intelligence Community, or other high priority federal customers, and familiarity with the business development lifecycle phases
• Proven contributions to captures using innovative or non traditional acquisition pathways
• Understanding of commercial business models and go to market strategies
• Experience with FAR Part 12 commercial-item acquisitions and hands-on experience applying OT and CSO non-traditional acquisition methods in a federal or DoW context
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross functional teams
• Familiarity with federal market research and competitive intelligence tools
• Advanced analytical and data visualization skills
• Excellent writing and presentation abilities
• Proficiency in SharePoint, Salesforce, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

• Monitor federal solicitations and innovation channels to provide timely opportunities to BD and capture teams
• Identify trends across IDIQ, CSO, and OT activity to support early shaping and smarter decision-making
• Help develop and refine productized service offerings for repeatability, scalability, and commercial alignment
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives that expand modern procurement approaches and internal innovation acquisition models
• Support capture teams with innovative technical, pricing, and competitive strategies
• Work with business development, engineering, and delivery teams to build prototypes, pilots, and differentiated solution concepts
• Manage a customer-facing website featuring productized offerings, for example Statements of Work, and other ready-made materials for potential federal customers
• Maintain knowledge libraries and content repositories to speed development of high-quality proposals
• Track the impact of innovation initiatives and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership
• Lead lessons-learned activities and support continuous improvement in contract and vehicle management
• Use AI tools to streamline workflows while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and quality

Skills

Strong collaboration

Excellent writing

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

DoD security clearance

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

SharePoint

Salesforce

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Teams

Job description

HII Mission Technologies in Fairfax, VA seeks an Innovation Analyst to advance commercial-first federal procurement strategies. You will help productize offerings, support BD and capture, and influence cross-functional teams through data-driven insights.

The role requires experience with IDIQ/CSO/OT and OT non-traditional methods, plus the ability to obtain a DoD clearance. This is a full-time on-site position in Fairfax, VA.