Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist

Culmen International, LLC; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401k - 4% match

Life insurance and disability

Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International, LLC is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in Fort Belvoir, VA. This position requires active Top Secret clearance and relevant program management experience.

The ideal candidate will develop program support documentation, facilitate procurement sessions, and assist in preparing necessary documentation for acquisitions. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage and a 401k match.

Qualifications

• Must have a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Ten years of general experience and six years in a program office.
• Three years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop program support documentation for acquisition strategy.
• Assist Government personnel in procurement and acquisition planning.
• Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&As) documentation.

Skills

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Experience supporting Department of Defense acquisition programs

Experience supporting Special Operations Forces operations or acquisitions

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree with additional relevant experience

Job description

Job ID: 2026-4328

Position Type: Regular Full-Time W2

Clearance Requirements: Top Secret with SCI eligibility

Job Locations: US-VA-Fort Belvoir

About the Role

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Culmen is seeking to hire a Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist will work closely with government Assistant Program Managers (APMs) to support specific programs and large Acquisition Category (ACAT) Level III projects, which include regimented, acquisition-specific actions requiring command-level oversight. Work must be performed on-site at Fort Belvoir, VA.

What You'll Do in Your New Role

• Develop program support documentation (e.g., Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), etc.) in order to support the acquisition strategy/plan, acquiring appropriate approvals specified by the APMs, Program Executive Officer (PEO) and the Acquisition Executive.
• Assist Government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user departments' representatives to ensure understanding of the procurement process and associated timeframes, and establishing respective roles and responsibilities.
• Advise Government personnel in the preparation of new requirements documentation. In addition, he/she shall assist Government personnel in preparing new equipment and system SOOs and SOWs to satisfy validated unit requirements.
• Track the status of procurement actions.
• Prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply support activity.
• Perform market research to identify potential vendors using open source research methods based upon Government-established requirements and reliance upon its knowledge of advancements in the communications industry, Other Government Agencies (OGAs), and academia to determine new applications to unit requirements.
• Maintain commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment awareness and insights on technological advances in order to recommend methods to enhance future research and development or procurements, through modification and application of evolving technology.
• Provide alternatives and recommendations for the appropriate method of solicitation in accordance with applicable laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), SOF Acquisition Regulation 70-1 and organizational policies, provided as GFI.
• Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&As) for Other Than Full and Open Competition documents, threshold dependent sole source justifications, and any other associated requisition documentation based on templates provided as GFI.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Master's degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.)
• Ten (10) years of general experience and six (6) years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program.
• As a tradeoff, Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.), as well as twelve (12) years of general experience and eight (8) years of relevant experience in a DoD program office or SOCOM program.
• Five (5) years of experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs.
• Three (3) years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations or acquisitions.

Desired Qualifications

• Equivalency of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III training in Program Management or Contracting.
• Experience staffing documentation packages at the Major Command (MACOM) level. Familiarity with USSOCOM Directives 70-1 and 71-4, as well as all of the associated references listed within.

Benefits

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all eligible employees and their eligible dependents (including same or opposite-sex domestic partners)
• 401k - Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• AFLAC Available
• Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education
• 12 Paid Holidays

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Culmen International, we are committed to creating and sustaining a workplace that upholds the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We believe in the importance of fair treatment and equal access to opportunities for all employees and applicants. Our commitment to these principles is unwavering across all our operations worldwide.