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Odyssey Systems Consulting Group

Knowledge Manager

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Bedford, Massachusetts, us, 01730


Knowledge Manager

Job Locations:

US-MA-Bedford

Position Summary:

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a

Knowledge Manager

providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM). Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM's main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space. This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB.

Responsibilities:

Finding, mapping, gathering, and filtering information

Supporting development of new knowledge

Conversion of personal knowledge into shared knowledge

Shaping understanding and learning to include training manager functions including MICT and employment knowledge, ENT Tools/Resources (via solutions like SharePoint and OneWeb).

Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and development efforts.

Provide program level acquisition support to the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition battle rhythm and deliver warfighter capability.

Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyzes overall program health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectives.

Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.

Provide expert Program Management inputs to Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs, Electronic Warfare Systems (SRDs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), and other RFP products.

Review acquisition documents and provide comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Support, prepare, review and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02.

Support implementation and execution of acquisition and development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractors.

Provide non-technical acquisition program management guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, NSSAP 03-02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents as applicable.

Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition efforts.

Advise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance.

Assist with planning, evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies.

Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel.

Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition.

Assist with development, maintenance, and update of acquisition reports such as the Monthly Activity Reports (MAR), Source Approval Request (SAR), and other reports as required by DoD policy.

Provide direct support in preparing and submitting funding documents.

Assist with preparation of briefings, graphics and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management functions.

Provide services critical to Life Cycle Logistics and operational supportability.

Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate acquisition project assignments and make recommendations to Government Program Manager.

Review and track prime contractor deliverables status and schedules.

Monitor interface control between IT systems.

Assist with drafting contractual letters on program management issues.

Assist with development of source selection strategies, evaluation criteria, Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation.

Keep abreast of DoD acquisition reform policies and Air Force Instructions.

Assist with mission execution including operational planning, operational analysis, capability development, event integration, event execution, analysis and reporting.

Ensure Mission Planning Environment systems are planned, managed and developed to support requirement and capability demonstrations testing.

Prepare and review ECPs/RFPs for MPEC DOs.

Support development of the key criteria for Incentive clauses for the MPEC-II Dos.

Correlate EVM Cost Performance Report analysis with the monthly IMS CDRLs for programs.

Support risk assessments for these strategies based on evaluation.

Provide guidance and advice to division branch chiefs and individual program/project managers regarding DoD Directives.

Experience working with Mission Planning Independent Validation, Verification & Evaluation.

Qualifications:Minimum Required Qualifications:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level clearance.

Education: High-school diploma or equivalent.

Years' experience: 7+ years of directly related experience, five of which must be in the DoD.

Familiar with cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performance.

Familiar with agile methods and CI/CD, DevSecOps and DevOps principles.

Comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management.

Possess knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness of acquisition programs.

Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.

Will need access to classified meeting space and classified emails.

Additional Information:Location:

Hanscom AFB

Travel:

Travel is mandatory per the customer's discretion.

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Company Overview:Odyssey Systems Consulting Group

is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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