Junior Acquisition Analyst - DoD/Naval Programs

Ignite Digital; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Federal program work

Volunteer/community engagement

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ignite Digital seeks a Junior Acquisition Analyst to support NAVWAR and Navy stakeholders in achieving program objectives through milestones, acquisition and contract events. The role focuses on risk management, administration, training, and support to Acquisition Manager and APMs, connecting acquisition, business research, logistics, and Fleet readiness for DoD compliance.

The position emphasizes DoD acquisition lifecycle tasks, documentation, and coordination across government-contractor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to conduct research, organize and review information, identify discrepancies, follow established processes, and communicate matters requiring additional review
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear status updates, reports, meeting documentation, and briefing materials
• Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 productivity and collaboration environment, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Access, with the ability to efficiently create, manage, analyze, communicate, and maintain information in support of program and acquisition requirements
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform tools, including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate, with the ability to navigate and use existing reports, dashboards, applications, and automated workflows, as applicable, to support assigned responsibilities
• Strong organization, attention to detail, records discipline, and ability to manage multiple assigned priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively in a Government-contractor team environment and independently complete assigned tasks within established guidance
• Ability to obtain and maintain the clearance, credentials, and system access required by the contract.

Responsibilities

• Provides foundational acquisition, administrative, and coordination support under established direction.
• Collect, validate, organize, and maintain acquisition documentation, milestone schedules, action item logs, risk inputs, dashboards, technical documents, and stakeholder inputs from program office
• Provide recommendations for all phases of Department of Defense acquisition lifecycle processes and procedures
• Research and provide inputs to acquisition documents such as the Acquisition Strategy (AS), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), Capability Development Document (CDD), Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master/Management Schedules (IMS) and any other application documentation
• Facilitate routing process for acquisition documents, following DoD processes and procedures
• Support meetings, including work group meetings, Integrated Product Team (IPT) sessions, and other cadences supporting Navy programs
• Review routine records and data for completeness, consistency, and accuracy; reconcile discrepancies when possible and elevate issues requiring additional analysis or Government direction
• Track deliverable development, submission, review, approval, and closure; identify late or at-risk actions and communicate status to the appropriate team members
• Assist with the collection and organization of cost, schedule, performance, resource, and readiness information for analysis and reporting
• Prepare routine written analyses, status summaries, briefing materials, data-call responses, and recommendations for internal and Government review
• Support acquisition related data calls and inquiries and deliver responses compliant to the requested format
• Support the COR and APM with acquisition or contract strategy support, which includes approaches, options, risks, contracting methods, competition type, sources, budget, funding, cost information and milestone schedule

Skills

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical field

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

OneDrive

Access

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

Job description

Ignite Digital seeks a Junior Acquisition Analyst to support NAVWAR and Navy stakeholders in achieving program objectives through milestones, acquisition and contract events. The role focuses on risk management, administration, training, and support to Acquisition Manager and APMs, connecting acquisition, business research, logistics, and Fleet readiness for DoD compliance.

The position emphasizes DoD acquisition lifecycle tasks, documentation, and coordination across government-contractor