Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Expert with Security Clearance

RTI Consulting, LLC; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RTI Consulting, LLC is seeking a principal expert to lead strategic acquisition and program management for a complex portfolio in Springfield, VA. The role focuses on long-term planning, senior-level interfacing, and alignment of procurement actions with agency objectives.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of program management experience, a Bachelor's degree, and expert knowledge of DoW/IC acquisitions, with PMP/DAWIA credentials and comfort working with SES/Flag leadership on time-sensitive

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of demonstrated experience in program management, including cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for complex programs.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Expert-level experience in full lifecycle of DoW or IC acquisitions, including development and management of Major System Acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert acquisition and program management counsel to senior government leadership on strategic planning, contract execution, and business development.
• Coordinate and review complete procurement packages for Major System Acquisitions, including SOWs, Market Research, and IGCEs.
• Coordinate high-level activities across Acquisition, Contracts, Software Asset Management, Engineering, and Finance to enable rapid, compliant acquisition of enterprise solutions.
• Support governance groups in formulating sound long-range acquisition strategies and spending plans.
• Identify contractual issues at portfolio level, analyze impact, and advise senior leadership on courses of action.
• Plan contractor support strategy for IV&V and system security with threat-informed assessment.

Skills

Program Management

Cost & Schedule Management

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Location: Springfield, VA Clearance Required: US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI or TS/SCI w/polygraph. If polygraph is not held, candidates must be willing to take a polygraph.

Position Description: As a principal expert, this manager provides overarching strategic acquisition and program management support for a complex portfolio of programs. The role involves leading long-term acquisition planning, interfacing with senior agency executives, managing cross-functional dependencies, and ensuring that all procurement actions align with the agency's strategic, financial, and architectural objectives. Work at this level involves an extraordinary degree of specialized knowledge or expertise performing highly complex and ambiguous assignments that normally require integration and synthesis of a number of unrelated disciplines and disparate concepts.

Duties may include:

• Providing expert acquisition and program management counsel to senior government leadership on strategic planning, contract execution, and business development activities.
• Supporting the coordination and final review of complete procurement packages for Major System Acquisitions, including SOWs, Market Research, and IGCEs.
• Coordinating high-level activities between Acquisition, Contracts, Software Asset Management, Engineering, and Finance to enable the rapid and compliant acquisition of enterprise solutions.
• Supporting agency-level governance groups in the formulation of sound, long-range acquisition strategies and spending plans.
• Proactively identifying existing and potential contractual issues at a portfolio level, analyzing their systemic impact, and recommending courses of action to senior government leadership.
• Planning the overall contractor support strategy for IV&V and system security, ensuring the government receives a comprehensive and threat-informed assessment of the technical solution.

Required Skills

• A minimum of 12 years of demonstrated experience in Program Management, including cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for complex programs.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Expert-level experience in the full lifecycle of DoW or IC acquisitions, including the development and management of Major System Acquisitions.

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® and/or DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with senior executives (SES/Flag Officer) on time-sensitive, complex acquisition matters.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the relationship between IC agencies. All employment decisions at RTI are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. RTI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.