Program Analyst, Level I

Seneca Holdings; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Creek Federal, part of the Seneca Nation Group, is seeking a Program Analyst to support ARAT at Aberdeen and adjacent sites. The role focuses on manpower and financial reporting, travel QA, and CAC tracking within an Agile, DevSecOps environment.

You will prepare briefing materials, maintain records, and assist in monthly reporting for ARAT-funded activities, interfacing across engineering briefs, staff briefings, and reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline.
• 2–4 years of program and project management experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application.
• Position-specific training: Identifying and Safeguarding PII.
• Willingness to travel to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Responsibilities

• Prepare manpower reports, financial records, and briefing charts for the ARAT program office.
• Perform quality assurance, tracking, and archiving of travel requests and associated trip reports.
• Execute and maintain CAC tracking, handling PII per Army requirements.
• Support monthly financial reporting across ARAT activities and assemble data for Monthly Status Report and POM.
• Capture and publish meeting minutes across the annual meeting rhythm.
• Maintain document version control and file plan discipline for program records.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Power BI

Excel

GitLab

DTS

GFEBS

Job description

Clear Creek Federal is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings' federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visitthe website and follow us onLinkedIn.

Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs.Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

About the Program

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center, Intelligence Electromagnetic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S) Directorate, operates the Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT) at Aberdeen Proving Ground. ARAT builds, tests, and distributes mission software for fielded electromagnetic warfare systems, including the AN/APR-39 radar warning receiver family, the AN/APR-48A/B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer, the Aircraft Gateway Processor on the AH-64, and the AN/VLQ-12 CREW Duke. ARAT targets its mission software products to 14 geographic areas of responsibility across six combatant commands.

The ARAT Innovation Initiatives effort modernizes that infrastructure: browser-based threat modeling in the Signal Modeling Framework, automated RF hardware-in-the-loop testing through the Unified Test Automation Suite and software-defined radios, an automated Air/Terrestrial Testbed, test data warehousing, automated mission data product generation, and the ASPEN software distribution portal across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS. Work is executed in Agile sprints with DevSecOps practices in a Government-approved GitLab environment.

Position Summary

The Program Analyst provides administrative and business-management support to the ARAT program office, preparing manpower reports, financial records, and briefing charts. The role performs quality assurance, tracking, and archiving of travel requests and associated trip reports, and executes and maintains Common Access Card tracking. It supports monthly financial reporting across all ARAT-funded activities and assembles the data that feeds the Monthly Status Report and POM review packages.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare manpower reports, financial records, and briefing charts for the ARAT program office.
• Perform quality assurance, tracking, and archiving of travel requests and associated trip reports.
• Execute and maintain Common Access Card tracking, handling personally identifiable information in accordance with Army records and privacy requirements.
• Support monthly financial reporting across all ARAT-funded activities and assemble the data that feeds the Monthly Status Report and Program Objective Memorandum review packages.
• Capture and publish meeting minutes across the annual meeting rhythm, including engineering briefs, staff briefings, financial meetings, and ad hoc sessions.
• Maintain document version control and file plan discipline for program records.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant professional experience in program and project management.
• Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application.
• Position-specific training beyond the common set: Identifying and Safeguarding PII. CAC tracking involves PII. Records management where the analyst maintains ARAT financial records.
• Ability to travel to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland for reviews and integration events. Contractor location carries flexibility for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt.
• Microsoft Office Specialist (Excel Expert).
• Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300).
• Familiarity with Army financial systems, including GFEBS, and with the Defense Travel System.
• Experience supporting a Government program office in an administrative or business management capacity.

Technical Skills and Tools

Financial and manpower report preparation; travel request QA and trip report archiving; CAC lifecycle tracking; meeting minute capture (DI-ADMN-81505); PowerPoint briefing production; Excel modeling and pivot tables; records and file plan discipline; document version control.

Vendor and tool training that carries weight: GitLab; Microsoft Excel and Power BI; Army financial systems (GFEBS familiarity); DTS for travel QA.

Security and Training Requirements

• • An active DoD clearance at the level shown above is required. Secret is the floor across this contract.
  • A signed non-disclosure agreement is required before start of performance.
  • Common Access Card issuance runs approximately 24 hours; full network and facility access typically takes three to four business days after in-processing.
  • Every position carries the universal DoD and Army training set, completed at start of performance and refreshed on the Army cycle: DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge, Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), annual security refresher, insider threat awareness, controlled unclassified information handling, Antiterrorism Level I, iWATCH briefing, ATCTS registration, and installation access processing.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.