Senior Acquisition & Program Management Advisor

Serco; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Inc. seeks a seasoned Acquisition & PM Professional III – Cost to provide senior-level expertise in cost estimating, acquisition strategy, and program analysis for DoD, IC, and Federal Civilian programs.

You will advise government leaders, deliver decision-ready analysis, and guide modernization investments across cloud, software, and IT programs. The role emphasizes life-cycle cost estimating, cloud cost modeling, benchmarking, data analytics, and executive communications to support

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required and US citizenship.
• Extensive experience supporting DoD, Federal Civilian, or IC programs.
• Experience defending life-cycle cost estimates and affordability analyses.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level technical leadership and independent advisory services for large federal programs.
• Develop and review LCCEs, IGCEs, affordability assessments, and cost-benefit studies.
• Support acquisition planning, strategy development, source selections, budgeting, and investment decisions.
• Perform advanced cost estimating for software-intensive systems, cloud environments, IT programs, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and mission-support systems.
• Create executive-level presentations and acquisition documentation for senior leadership.
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical oversight across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Cost estimation

Acquisition strategy

Program analysis

Technology modernization

Executive briefings

Data analytics

Cloud cost modeling

Life-cycle costing

Cost realism

Risk assessment

Education

Master's degree in Tech/Eng/Business

Bachelor's degree + 4 years experience in lieu of Masters

Tools

Galorath SEER Suite

PRICE TruePlanning

ACEIT

Crystal Ball

@RISK

Advanced Microsoft Excel

AWS pricing frameworks

Azure pricing frameworks

GCP pricing frameworks

Oracle Cloud pricing

IBM Cloud pricing

Job description

Serco Inc. seeks a seasoned Acquisition & PM Professional III – Cost to provide senior-level expertise in cost estimating, acquisition strategy, and program analysis for DoD, IC, and Federal Civilian programs.

You will advise government leaders, deliver decision-ready analysis, and guide modernization investments across cloud, software, and IT programs. The role emphasizes life-cycle cost estimating, cloud cost modeling, benchmarking, data analytics, and executive communications to support