Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Principal

i270 Solutions Group LLC; New Mexico; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

i270 Solutions Group LLC seeks a principal expert to lead strategic acquisition and program management across a complex portfolio, interfacing with senior agency executives and aligning procurement actions with strategic, financial, and architectural goals.

The role requires senior-level expertise in DoW/IC acquisitions, major system acquisitions, and a TS/SCI clearance, with responsibilities spanning governance, program planning, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Extensive experience in DoW or IC acquisitions and Major System Acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert acquisition and program management counsel to senior government leadership on strategic planning and contract execution.
• Coordinate and review procurement packages for Major System Acquisitions, including SOWs and IGCEs.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across Acquisition, Contracts, Engineering, and Finance for rapid, compliant enterprise solutions.
• Support governance groups in formulating long-range acquisition strategies and spending plans.
• Identify contractual issues at portfolio level and advise senior leadership on actions.
• Plan contractor support strategy for IV&V and system security to ensure risk-informed assessments.

Skills

Program Management

Acquisition Strategy

Executive Liaison

DoW/IC acquisitions

TS/SCI clearance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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

• Industry leader with exceptional expertise relevant to field, compliant with GSA standards.
• 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.
• Active TS/SCI clearance

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.

Location sites

• Patrick AFB - Location: Brevard County (Central) Florida
• Holloman AFB - Location: New Mexico's Tularosa Basin, about 10 miles west of Alamogordo
• NGA Washington and nearby facilities, Ft Belvoir VA (NGA-WASH)
• NGA St Louis and nearby facilities, St Louis, MO (NGA-STL)
• NGA Arnold and nearby facilities, Arnold, MO (NGA-ARN)
• NST Denver, CO

Equal Opportunity

i270 Solutions Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affiantive Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.