AQP 070 - Acquisition Program Analyst SME (Fighter Modernization)

Acquisition Program Analyst - SME, Fighter Modernization Programs
Clearance: TS/SCI
Hybrid - four-five days onsite at the Pentagon

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is currently staffing for an Acquisition Program Analyst, SME to support the Fighter Modernization programs for SAF/AQP, Global Power Programs Directorate. AQP directs, plans, and programs for development, procurement, and product support of $10B portfolio of global power programs. The portfolio includes legacy fighters, fifth-generation aircraft, as well as sixth generation aircraft programs. It encompasses the entirety of the DAF munitions procurements to include weapons currently used in Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) such as Joint Directed Attack Munition (JDAM), Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), and Hellfire missiles. Finally, the Global Power portfolio captures the DAF investments in the nuclear triad to include the legacy and modernized of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and Cruise Missile programs. The portfolio is increasingly vital cross-cutting Air Force Global Power priorities such as Nuclear Command Control & Communications, Operational Imperatives, and emerging Air Force kinetic priorities.

This position directly supports Headquarters-level actions regarding the Air Superiority 2030 implementation and modernization of the Combat Air Forces (CAF) fighter force structure to provide continuity, operational experience, and technical expertise for force structure implementation.

The tasks for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting HAF budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraft platforms.
• Maintaining and analyzing planning, scheduling, and management data.
• Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution.
• Providing impartial assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime Contractor technical and operational issues.
• Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
• Making recommendations on the allocation of funding, establishment of program goals, objectives, and schedules, and the formulation of program direction.
• Tracking compliance with stated program direction and identifying issues.
• Identifying and researching programmatic issues and tradeoffs in terms of required capabilities, costs, and schedules.
• Reviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisition and capability area policies and implementation.
• Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect Air Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
• Maintaining historical Air Force weapon program documentation and developing summary documents/briefings and training material.
• Providing short notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the context of Congressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, MAJCOM, NATO, coalition, or bi-lateral activities.
• Preparing PPBE documentation to ensure they accurately articulate the current program.
• Supporting the HAF review process - AFROCs, JWCAs, DABs, Congressional cycle, ASPs, AFRBs, CSBs, GAO reports, etc.
• Reviewing and documenting MDR and FOIA requests.
• Monitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systems.
• Supporting program-specific efforts like CONOPS development, CDD, CPD, IER, and requirements working groups.
• Reviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages and read-aheads, Congressional staffer visits, and other events to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressional questions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program/portfolio.
• Handles confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.

Qualifications:

• A master's degree in business or engineering, or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant acquisition (programs of record) experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters.
• At least 5 years' experience working on Air Force fighter programs, with participation in technology development, requirements, acquisition, or test programs.
• At least 5 years' experience working on or directly supporting advanced technology efforts involving the integration of new capabilities into combat platforms, extensive knowledge of the Air Force requirements development process, demonstrated experience collaborating decisions across multiple and diverse stakeholders to meet a common and challenging technical objective, particularly objectives that address current and emerging threats, and a strong background on the process for transitioning a technology from the lab environment to an executing program.

Work Experience Substitutions:
12 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA/MS degree.
BA/BS degree plus 8 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA/MS degree.

About Nationwide IT Services
NIS is an IT and Management consulting company, is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP) and educational reimbursement along with Pet Insurance.

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability or protected veteran status.