Apogee is seeking a Lifecycle Acquisition Program Manager supporting the GEOINT Functional Management and Enterprise Operations Directorate at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This work is located on-site and provides overarching strategic acquisition and program management support for a complex portfolio of programs. The role involves leading long-term acquisition planning, interfacing with senior agency executives, managing cross-functional dependencies, and ensuring that all procurement actions align with the agency's strategic, financial, and architectural objectives. Work at this level involves an extraordinary degree of specialized knowledge or expertise performing highly complex and ambiguous assignments that normally require integration and synthesis of a number of unrelated disciplines and disparate concepts.
This is a full-time position located on-site at a government facility in Fort Belvoir, VA.
****Contingent Upon Contract Award****
Responsibilities- Provide expert requirements, acquisition and program management counsel to senior government leadership on strategic planning, contract execution, and business development activities
- Support the creation, coordination and final review of complete requirements and procurement packages for Major System Acquisitions
- Coordinate high-level activities between Requirements, Acquisition, Contracts, Software Asset Management, Engineering, and Finance to enable the rapid and compliant acquisition of enterprise solutions
- Support agency-level governance groups in the formulation of sound, long-range capability requirements, acquisition strategies and spending plans
- Proactively identify existing and potential issues at a programmatic or portfolio level, analyze their systemic impact, and recommend courses of action to senior government leadership
- Research, compile, and edit technical requirement or capability documents on specific phenomenology in support of future GEOINT system development
- Develop and execute NGA and NSG studies, assessments, and analytic efforts
- Plan the overall contractor support strategy for IV&V and system security, ensuring the government receives a comprehensive and threat-informed assessment of the technical solution
Minimum Experience:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a TS/SCI level clearance with Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (within last 5 years or within 90 days of hire)
Education/Years of Experience: BS/BA
- A minimum of 12 years of demonstrated experience in Program Management, including cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for complex programs
- Expert-level experience in the full lifecycle of DoD or IC requirements and acquisitions, including the development and management of Major System Acquisitions
Preferred Qualifications:Certifications: ITIL certification for IT Service management; or, Project Management Professional (PMP)® and/or DAWIA Level II or III certification in Program Management or ContractingEducation: Masters+ Years of Experience:
- Demonstrated experience working directly with senior executives (SES/Flag Officer) on time-sensitive, complex acquisition matters
- Demonstrated knowledge of the relationship between IC agencies
- Expert-level knowledge of GEOINT phenomenology including radar, electro-optical, and full spectrum and other planned and potential capabilities
- Specialized Government agency or military experience in GEOINT or all source intelligence processes and activities
Additional InformationLocation: Fort Belvoir, VA (on-site at government facility) On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-siteTravel: 10%
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Must have and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Counter-Intelligence Polygraph, completed within the last five years or within 90 days of hire
- Bachelor’s degree in any relevant field
- At least 12 years of program management experience, including cost, schedule, performance, and risk management for complex programs
- Expert-level experience across the full lifecycle of Department of Defense or Intelligence Community requirements and acquisitions
- Experience developing and managing Major System Acquisitions
- ITIL certification for IT service management
- Project Management Professional certification
- DAWIA Level II or III certification in Program Management or Contracting
- Experience working directly with senior executives, SES officials, or Flag Officers on complex acquisition matters
- Knowledge of relationships among Intelligence Community agencies
- Expert-level knowledge of GEOINT phenomenology, including radar and electro-optical capabilities
- Specialized government agency or military experience in GEOINT or all-source intelligence processes and activities
- Master’s degree or higher
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