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Senior Program Analyst

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El Segundo, CA, USA

In-Office

Senior level

Security

The Role

Leads program management support for U.S. Space Forces weapon system acquisition portfolios. Advises government program managers on acquisition strategies, schedules, contracting, budgeting, execution, and mission readiness. Develops acquisition plans, program documentation, executive briefings, status reports, and financial reports. Coordinates reviews, meetings, staffing, funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures while assessing contractor milestones, risks, issues, and schedule impacts.

Summary Generated by Built In

SAIC's Horizon program is seeking you, our latest Senior Program Analyst to support the U.S. Space Forces mission of delivering warfighter capability via the Space Systems Command's Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power and Battle Management, Command, Control and Communications weapon system portfolios. We work out of our sunny El Segundo, California office.

The Horizon program is supporting Government weapon systems program offices with subject matter experts that have a background with the Department of Defense major capability acquisition process. Horizon team members provide systems acquisitions and program management support on various capability development programs that are intended to protect and defend the Nation's most valuable space assets. Our team is at the forefront of the advising and assisting the Government throughout the full lifecycle of systems acquisition processes that enable in most instances, rapid fielding to meet warfighter needs.

Typical responsibilities include:

Lead a small team of project management professionals. Advise Government program managers regarding acquisition strategies, schedules, contracting, budgeting and execution.
Lead and prepare periodic status reports, coordinate and execute periodic staff meetings and technical interchange meetings, and develop acquisition plans, schedules, and executive program briefings.
Lead, develop, draft, and coordinate overarching program planning and execution documents as prescribed by/tailored from DoDI 5000.02 / Acquisition Framework, and relevant DoD, AF, and local unit policies that pertain to rapid prototyping.
Lead and provide programmatic assessments of contractor design/milestone reviews to assess mission requirements, risks & issues, and the ability to analyze schedules for impacts/opportunities to support mission readiness.
Lead and provide program element coordination, staffing and monitoring; advise and assist government customer regarding funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures as well as drafting and supporting delivery of program funding documentation and monthly financial reports.

Qualifications

This is you:

Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent business-related, or in engineering, and with fifteen (15) or more years (Master’s degree thirteen (13) or more years) in government weapon systems acquisitions, and program management or business management within the Department of Defense.
Experience with the:
- Department of Defense Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) System process.
- Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process.
- Planning, Programing, Budget and Execution (PPB&E) process.
Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) program, (if applicable).
Must be willing to be nominated for access to SCI and Special Access Programs (SAP) and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.

You will wow us even more if you have these skills:

Master’s degree in business management, technical management, and/or engineering.
Professional certifications (e.g., PMI PMP).
Experience in the National Security Space and, or the Space Control mission area.

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Skills Required

Bachelor’s degree in business management, an equivalent business-related field, or engineering, plus 15 or more years of DoD government weapon systems acquisition and program or business management experience
Alternatively, a master’s degree plus 13 or more years of relevant DoD weapon systems acquisition and program or business management experience
Experience with the Department of Defense Major Capability Acquisition process
Experience with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process
Experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process
In-scope T5 or SSBI security background investigation adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrollment in Continuous Evaluation, if applicable
Willingness to be nominated for SCI and Special Access Program access
Willingness to consent to a polygraph examination
Master’s degree in business management, technical management, and/or engineering
Professional certification such as PMI PMP
Experience in National Security Space and/or the Space Control mission area