Senior Defense Program & Acquisition Analyst

ADP, Inc.; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401(k) Program

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

ACET in Maryland is seeking a Senior Program / Project / Management Analyst to drive strategic program analysis and operational planning for the NAS Patuxent River F/A-18 variants program. The role requires expert analytical and predictive modeling, cross-functional requirements synthesis, and management of budgets and schedules to support senior leadership.

Applicants should hold a MA/MS, possess 10+ years in program analysis or defense acquisition, and have strong technical writing skills; DoD

Qualifications

• Must possess elite analytical and predictive modeling capabilities.
• Experience in program analysis, defense acquisition, or project management.
• Strong technical writing skills suitable for senior leadership review.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques to evaluate high-level program objectives.
• Critique and synthesize requirements, statuses, budgets, and master schedules for risk assessments.
• Lead complex analyses to support trade-off studies and long-range strategies.
• Direct collection and translation of vast data across programs.
• Enforce government change control processes and milestone documentation lifecycles.
• Develop tracking frameworks and write executive summaries for stakeholders.

Skills

Program analysis

Defense acquisition

Project management

Analytical modeling

MS Project

Advanced Excel

Technical writing

Education

MA or MS degree

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Job description

ACET in Maryland is seeking a Senior Program / Project / Management Analyst to drive strategic program analysis and operational planning for the NAS Patuxent River F/A-18 variants program. The role requires expert analytical and predictive modeling, cross-functional requirements synthesis, and management of budgets and schedules to support senior leadership.

Applicants should hold a MA/MS, possess 10+ years in program analysis or defense acquisition, and have strong technical writing skills; DoD