Program Analyst

ACT1 Federal LLC.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ES

Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Company Paid Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401K with employer match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Military Leave

Education, Training & Professional Dev

Job summary

ACT1 Federal LLC is seeking an experienced Program Analyst to provide tasker support, schedule management, briefing materials, and general program analysis in support of industrial base decisions.

The role requires a Top Secret clearance, full‑time in‑office work at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, and compensation in the $150k–$165k range. Responsibilities include coordinating with DASN DIB, Navy offices, and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related discipline.
• 8+ years’ experience in program analysis, coordination, or defense acquisition support.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining schedules, actions, risks, issues, decisions, and program documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, review, and analyze program, schedule, resource, and risk data from authorized sources.
• Support development and maintenance of program plans, schedules, milestones, and performance measures.
• Track actions, decisions, risks, deadlines; identify overdue items requiring Government attention.

Skills

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Position Title: Program Analyst

Location: Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

Category: Contingent upon contract award

Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time

Travel Required: N/A

Shift: Day

Remote Type: In-Office

Clearance required: Top Secret required

Salary: ** $150,000 - $165,000**

***THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD***

Who is ACT1 Federal? ACT1 Federal LLC is a 100% employee-owned company. We’ve served the Department of War (DoW) for nearly thirty years. Our core missions include weapon systems engineering, logistics, space domain expertise, global defense and security, business and financial management for security assistance and major defense articles, as well as military training and arctic security. Join us!

Description

ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Program Analyst to provide tasker support, correspondence, schedule, briefing, action-control, and general program-analysis in support of industrial base and fifth shipyard decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, review, and analyze program, schedule, resource, performance, risk, and stakeholder information from authorized sources.
• Support development and maintenance of program plans, schedules, milestones, work breakdowns, implementation roadmaps, and measures of performance.
• Track actions, decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables, and deadlines; identify overdue items and matters requiring Government attention.
• Compare planned and actual progress, identify variances and emerging constraints, and support development of corrective‑action alternatives.
• Assist with data calls, recurring reports, status reviews, and rapid‑response analytical tasks involving production, suppliers, infrastructure, investment, acquisition, or other industrial‑base priorities.

Coordination and Documentation:

• Coordinate information and inputs among DASN DIB directorates, Navy organizations, program offices, technical personnel, financial managers, and other authorized stakeholders.
• Plan and support meetings, working groups, and program reviews; prepare agendas, read‑aheads, presentation materials, minutes, action items, and follow‑up correspondence.
• Maintain program files, decision records, reference materials, points of contact, document versions, and other information needed for continuity and auditability.
• Review draft products for accuracy, completeness, consistency, formatting, and alignment with tasking or approved Government direction.
• Support onboarding, transition, and knowledge‑management activities for assigned programs and emerging requirements.

Analytical and Executive Products:

• Prepare charts, tables, status summaries, issue papers, briefing slides, decision‑support materials, and concise responses to leadership questions.
• Synthesize technical, programmatic, financial, acquisition, and schedule information into clear findings for Government review.
• Document assumptions, data sources, limitations, open questions, and recommended next actions in analytical products.
• Support senior analysts and subject matter experts during assessments, site visits, interviews, workshops, and implementation reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in business, management, engineering, economics, finance, operations research, public administration, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years’ experience in program analysis, program coordination, management analysis, defense acquisition support, project controls, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining schedules, actions, risks, issues, decisions, deliverables, and program documentation for complex efforts.
• Experience collecting and analyzing information from multiple sources and preparing accurate status, variance, and decision‑support products.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and collaboration or program‑management tools.
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401K with employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Military Leave
• Education, Training & Professional Development
• Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care
• Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection

Our people‑first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a ACT1 Federal or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.