Operations Analyst

Tyto Athene, LLC; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyto Athene, LLC is seeking a Staff Operations Coordinator to support a Government Program Management Office in Suitland, MD. The role focuses on directing administrative, financial, and operational activities to enable executive decision making.

Responsibilities include coordinating with program managers and stakeholders, guiding project execution, and ensuring effective communications across sponsors and government agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in management, technical, or related discipline.
• Eight years of cross-functional experience in DOD program acquisition and related disciplines.
• Active TS/SCI clearance (SSBI) as reported in DISS.
• Master's degree in management or technical discipline.
• Completion of DAU and PM coursework/certifications (e.g. PMP).
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct administrative, financial, and operational activities for the Government Program Office executive.
• Act as gatekeeper between Program Managers and stakeholders; provide guidance to projects.
• Facilitate communications between the Program Office and sponsors, field and R&D facilities, and other agencies.
• Develop and implement goals, policies, and procedures to support functional objectives.
• Develop decision-support to monitor performance and assist with reporting and audits.
• Evaluate proposals, work plans, and schedules for cost, performance, and schedule impacts.

Skills

Excellent communication

Program management

DOD framework knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in management/technical discipline

Master's degree in management/technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web-based applications

Databases

Job description

Tyto Athene is searching for a a Staff Operations Coordinator to support a Government Program Management Office in Suitland, MD.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and direct administrative, financial, and operational activities for the Government Program Office executive. Identify, organize, and prioritize critical issues and required information for the executive to facilitate efficient decision making.
• Act as a point of contact and gatekeeper between Program Managers and other stakeholders. Provide oversight and guidance to projects of high importance in accordance with executive’s direction. May act as an advisor to the executive.
• Facilitate communications between the Program Office and various stakeholders, including resource sponsors, technical/design agents (field and R&D activities, test facilities, laboratories), platform Type Commanders, and other government agencies.
• Assist with developing and implementing department goals, policies, procedures, and initiatives to support broad functional objectives. Analyze business processes against industry best practices and identify areas where improvements could be made.
• Develop decision support system that monitors performance against department goals and assists with reporting and auditing processes used to analyze operational effectiveness. Assist with ensuring that department milestones/goals are met and within approved budgets.
• Ensure program-sponsored systems address defined requirements and are effective and suitable. Evaluate submissions from activities/vendors including proposals, project plans, statements of work, and development/delivery schedules. Identify cost, performance, and schedule impacts and recommend courses of action for
• Participate in Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Estimate Submission (BES) processes. Evaluate program cost realism.
• Some travel required (10-15%).

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in management, technical, or related discipline.
• Minimum of eight(8) years of experience in cross-functional disciplines of DOD program acquisition, RDT&E life cycle support, program management, acquisition planning, milestone review, financial control, scheduling, and quality management.
• Previous experience as an action officer, requirements officer, operations officer, chief of staff, program manager, or similar position.
• Understanding of the DOD Acquisition System, Planning Programming Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) system, and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral); able to effectively interact with customers, partners, and associates at all levels.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, web-based applications, and databases.
• Former DOD experience, especially with the Intelligence Community (IC) and Navy OPNAV organization.
• Master’s Degree in management or technical discipline.
• Completion of various DAU and Project Management coursework/certifications (e.g. PMP).

Clearance:

• Current active TS/SCI clearance (must have current SSBI) as reported in DISS.

Location:

• Suitland, MD. Work is located 100% on government site.