Senior Acquisition Program Analyst & Operations Research

Applied Research Solutions; Riverdale (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Solutions seeks a Senior Acquisition Program Operations Research Analyst to support Hill AFB in Ogden, Utah, applying advanced analytical methods to improve acquisition program execution and organizational alignment.

The role involves DoDAF/JCIDS product development, NR-KPP documentation, information security, and collaboration with IPTs and government partners; strong leadership and communication are essential for influencing decisions across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Demonstrated senior-level ability to independently analyze complex, high-visibility or mission-critical program and organizational problems.
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition program management, business or systems analysis, business process improvement, organizational analysis.
• Experience developing DoDAF, JCIDS, CBA, ICD, CDD, CPD, NR-KPP, ISP, IASP, PPP, or related architecture products.
• Experience with digital modeling, requirements traceability, and collaboration tools such as Cameo/SysML, DOORS, Confluence, Jira.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform needs analysis and consult with customers to identify opportunities and requirements for new or improved business process and information system solutions.
• Recommend functional and systems requirements, specifications, scope, and objectives; conduct business process reengineering, feasibility studies, trade-off analyses, business cases, cost estimates, and implementation planning.
• Integrate systems components, including procedures, databases, and policies, and support rigorous application of information security and cybersecurity principles and practices to the systems analysis process.
• Develop organizational analyses, benchmarking, communications plans, and decision-support products; facilitate organizational off-sites, brainstorming sessions, and structured decision-making activities.
• Lead strategic alignment exercises across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and enterprises, and use manpower and task-to-manpower modeling tools to conduct what-if analyses and produce reports supporting manpower assessment, process flow, planning, and optimization.
• Support implementation and execution of Agile software development in coordination with Government organizations, weapon system prime contractors, and suppliers.
• Develop Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) documentation, Information Support Plans (ISPs), Information Assurance Support Plans (IASPs), Program Protection Plans (PPPs), and DoDAF 2.2 or later architecture views; provide training on DoDAF policy, processes, procedures, and tools.
• Support JCIDS and requirements activities, including Capability Based Assessments (CBAs), Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), requirements traceability, and digital modeling using tools such as DOORS, Cameo/SysML, Confluence, Jira, or equivalent suites.
• Provide acquisition program management support in areas including rapid response and delivery, source selection, configuration management, program communication and reporting, schedule and risk management, contract support, technical data management, enterprise integration, developmental planning, and FMS case management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Senior-level analysis

Strong communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 15 yrs exp

Master’s degree + 10 yrs exp

PhD + 5 yrs exp

Tools

DOORS

Cameo/SysML

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Applied Research Solutions seeks a Senior Acquisition Program Operations Research Analyst to support Hill AFB in Ogden, Utah, applying advanced analytical methods to improve acquisition program execution and organizational alignment.

The role involves DoDAF/JCIDS product development, NR-KPP documentation, information security, and collaboration with IPTs and government partners; strong leadership and communication are essential for influencing decisions across multidisciplinary teams.