PROGRAM ANALYST, SENIOR

ADEPT Force Group Incorporated; Alexandria (VA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ADEPT Force Group Incorporated is seeking a Senior Program Analyst in Alexandria, VA to support execution and performance tracking across a complex Army program portfolio. You will align resources, monitor progress, and translate policy into action within an Agile, milestone-driven environment.

The role requires building cross-functional coordination, ensuring regulatory and fiscal compliance, and delivering data-informed insights to leadership.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Program Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Research)
• 8+ years of professional experience in program management, budgeting, or acquisition within a DoD or Army environment
• Strong understanding of DoD program lifecycle processes, FAR, and Army reporting frameworks
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex program requirements and financial products
• Excellent analytical and data presentation skills for senior leaders
• Ability to meet tight deadlines with fast, coordinated responses
• Must possess and maintain a Secret Security Clearance

Aufgaben

• Interpret regulations and policies to ensure governance and ethics across activities
• Review spend plan requirements for accuracy and alignment with funding goals
• Evaluate program policy against FAR and guidance
• Assess fiscal and manpower accountability across contract portfolios
• Monitor expenditures, analyze budget trends, surface insights for leadership
• Track funding allocations in Army systems and report changes
• Apply models to evaluate performance and improve execution
• Collaborate with acquisition and finance teams to ensure data consistency
• Generate program analyses at leadership direction
• Define and analyze metrics aligned with cost, schedule, and performance
• Contribute to budget planning and stakeholder coordination
• Maintain manpower data per BMD requirements
• Identify risks and propose mitigations and phased actions
• Prepare responses to high-level DoD/Army taskers
• Deliver reports, white papers, and briefs communicating findings

Kenntnisse

DoD program management

Budget & forecasting

Data analysis

Written and verbal briefing

Regulatory compliance

Agile principles familiarity

Communication with senior leaders

Problem solving under deadlines

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Teams

Jobbeschreibung

PROGRAM ANALYST, SENIOR

Full Time Alexandria, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1011

Description:

The Program Analyst plays a critical role in enabling execution and performance tracking across a complex Army program portfolio. This position focuses on aligning resources, monitoring progress, and identifying performance trends to help leadership make data-informed decisions. Operating within an Agile-informed, milestone-driven environment, the analyst works across financial, contractual, and operational domains - translating policy into action, promoting cross-functional coordination, ensuring regulatory and fiscal compliance, and enhancing transparency across program activities.

Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Interpret regulations, directives, and policies to ensure program activities reflect appropriate governance, controls, and ethical standards
• Review and validate spend plan requirements for accuracy, completeness, relevancy, and alignment with strategic funding goals
• Evaluate program policy and confirm that contract actions conform to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and other applicable guidance
• Assess fiscal and manpower accountability within contract portfolios and ensure consistency across related business units
• Monitor current and projected expenditures, analyze budget trends, and surface insights to program leadership
• Track changes over time to projected funding allocations through Army systems
• Apply analytical models to evaluate program performance, improve execution efficiency, and enable strategic adjustments
• Develop methodologies for contract resource allocation and define funding distribution profiles by program
• Collaborate with acquisition and financial teams to ensure consistency of data across program and contract functions and products
• Generate program/project analyses at the direction of government leadership
• Define, manage, and analyze program metrics aligned with cost, schedule, and performance parameters
• Contribute to budget planning and execution activities, coordinating closely with stakeholders
• Maintain and update manpower data in accordance with Business Management Division (BMD) requirements
• Identify cost, schedule, and performance risk, and provide recommended mitigation strategies and time-phased steps to reduce/eliminate
• Identify cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs and formulate recommendations that support informed decision-making
• Manage/support tasks associated with cost, budget, or financial execution as directed by government leadership
• Contribute to, review, and provide feedback on Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions, Army Program Budget Briefs (APBB), Program Execution Group (PEG) products, and Procurement and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) (P&R) Form products
• Contribute to/prepare responses to high-level taskers from DoD, Army, or Congress
• Deliver work products including reports, white papers, and presentations that communicate findings, options, and recommended actions

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Program Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Research, or related discipline)
• 8+ years of professional experience in program management, budgeting, or acquisition functions within a Department of Defense (DoD) or U.S. Army environment
• Strong understanding of DoD program lifecycle processes, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Army-specific program reporting frameworks, and compliance requirements
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex program requirements and financial products
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to present data in clear, concise, and actionable formats for senior leaders and stakeholders
• Ability to support short-notice tasks with quick turnaround (within 24 hours before suspense deadlines), ensuring timely responses and proper coordination, collaboration, and configuration control
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing formal briefings and technical reports for senior decision-makers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, and Teams
• Demonstrated experience conducting data analysis, preparing spend plans, and delivering program recommendations to leadership
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and drive program outcomes independently in a mission-critical environment
• Must possess and maintain a Secret Security Clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Agile principles and their application to program planning, metrics, and iterative process improvements
• Agile certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist (SA), orProgram Management Institute (PMI) Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Experience coordinating across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and navigating cross-functional roles and responsibilities
• Working knowledge of applicable DoD and Army financial (cost and budget) policies and standards, including Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution (PPBE) processes and responsibilities
• Working knowledge of Army-specific budgeting systems, planning documentation, and manpower tracking tools
• Proficiency in financial dashboards or visualization tools such as Power BI for program and financial reporting
• Experience producing reports, decision briefs, and milestone documentation for DoD and Army programs
• Excellent communication skills with a track record of presenting complex program data to senior government stakeholders