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BTAS, Inc. · 5 months ago

Acquisition Specialist

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$144K/yr - $250K/yr

15+ years exp

BTAS, Inc. is a woman-owned small business specializing in IT, Engineering, and Program Management for the Department of Defense. They are seeking an Acquisition Specialist to provide technical advice and assistance throughout the acquisition life cycle for space systems, ensuring the United States Space Force maintains a strategic advantage in space operations.

FinanceInformation Technology

Diversity & Inclusion

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Provide space acquisitions, engineering, operations, and technical advice and assistance for projects and programs at any acquisition life cycle stage

Support program acquisition for advanced technology, future concept development, and integration

Advise on cost, schedule, and performance issues

Revise or draft Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS) and acquisition documentation for government program managers

Support presentation of products to internal and external customers

Documentation includes Initial Capability Documents, Interface Control Documents, Capability Development/Production/Requirements Documents, Milestone documentation, Acquisition Strategies, Analysis of Alternatives, Concept of Operations, Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding, Technical/Systems Requirement Documents, Defense Acquisition Board documentation, Technical Evaluations, System Specifications, enabling concepts, training material, briefings, white papers, reports, and analysis results

Develop all work using latest applicable government guidance (e.g., MIL-STD)

Provide draft SME-level technical and/or programmatic status reports of programs or portfolio as requested

Identify improvement areas in acquisition processes and provide actionable recommendations

Assist in building and maintaining government risk program including risk identification, process definition, and technical risk mitigation plans

Support government program manager in managing commitments, obligations, and expenditures of funds

Perform earned value management and schedule analysis for program office defense contracts

Understand distribution of classified funding and provide Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) support including congressional reporting, fiscal year planning, continuing resolution management, unfunded requirement development and submittal, end-of-year funding actions, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development

Provide expertise in Integrated Baseline Reviews/Business Financial Reviews to assess defense contractor cost and schedule performance

Maintain awareness of current program schedule, monitor acquisition implementation, report requirement shortfalls, and assess programs based on identified risks

Combine and correlate program execution data with program baselines to maintain and update acquisition reports

Qualification

TS with SCI eligibilityDoD financial managementPlanningProgrammingBudgetingExecutionMAMSDegreeSME Recognized Industry Leader

Required

Active TS with SCI eligibility

15 years of experience with classified government financial management IT systems and in working with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process

Demonstrates ability to manage all aspects of program financial management for an ACAT-like weapon system program, including but not limited to fiscal year planning, continuing resolution management, unfunded requirement development and submittal, spring execution reviews, end-of-year funding actions, and program objective memorandum (POM) development

This position is required to be an SME Recognized Industry Leader

MA, MS, or MBA degree is required