Senior Acquisition Analyst (Job #593) - Defense Acquisition Support Services LLC

Summary

DAS Services is seeking an experienced Senior Acquisition Analyst to join our team.

Position Description:

Duties and Responsibilities (to include but not be limited to the following): Serve as a Senior Acquisition Analyst for the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), which is responsible for the rapid and efficient research, develop, prototype, test, evaluate, procure, transition, and/or field critical enabling technologies and capabilities that address near-term and mid-term threats. Primary responsibility will be in support of project office operations which include:

• Provide counsel to government customer on developing and refining acquisition pathway for prototypes and ensuring external stakeholders are informed and engaged.
• Maintain visibility on status of cost, performance, and schedule of Integrated Fires Protection Capability – High Energy Laser and High-Powered Microwave programs.
• Use commander’s intent and guidance to ensure a clear message is delivered from this office to outside stakeholders on all matters effecting program execution.
• Attend and participate in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, project office tag-ups, working groups, IPRs or similar events; capture, assess and monitor action items from meetings and engage in the resolution process; and propose responses to inquiries based on actions assigned. Prepare notes or after-action summaries, track actions items, and making recommendations on response for closure.
• Assist with daily office operations and prioritization of events based on known activities or guidance provided such as synchronization and integration of events and activities for RCCTO through coordination, consolidation, and collaboration of information.
• Maintain operations calendar and provide recommendations to resolve issues or conflicts; coordinate impacts and changes, receiving direction from senior operations specialist for non-routine matters.
• Create, compose, consolidate, and review documentation, e.g., correspondence, briefings, response to inquiries, and talking points for correctness, format, spelling, and grammar before sending out for approval or signature. Draft responses to internal and external taskers, RFIs, Congressional delegations and other key stakeholders.
• Support program updates and assist in developing executive-level briefings, including accomplishments, impacts, risks, issues, and challenges, etc.; coordinate documents, e.g., white papers; conduct pre-meetings to prepare and distribute read-aheads; and secure approval of documents to meet read ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums.
• Coordinate with and brief senior leadership within the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the Army and other Service Partners.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Active Secret Clearance
• Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and work multiple tasks

Required Experience:

• DAU Project Manager (PM) Level II or Practitioner
• 10 years of acquisition experience with major defense program
• Experience developing information papers and decision briefings
• Experience serving and managing mission/information demands of executive members of the Army or DoD staff

Desired Qualifications:

• DAU PM Level III or Advanced
• Previous Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) Experience
• Served as Project Manager (PM) or Assistant Project Manager (APM)
• Knowledge of DOD 5000 and JCIDS process and tailoring methodologies
• Experience with Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA)
• Ability to work in dynamic environment
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Excellent Organizational Skills

Travel: 15%

About DAS: Defense Acquisition Support Services is a Women Owned Small Business focused on hiring the very best people in Defense Contracting. As a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) focused organization, we partner with the government to help them achieve Mission Success. Established in 2007, we have remained “People Focused” and understand the secret to organizational success is the team. Our “People Focused” approach enables us to hire, retain, and help our teammates succeed and assist them by providing the very best possible support available to our government customers.

The DAS Culture: We are “People Focused.” Each team member gets an employee concierge who is charged with helping ensure personal and professional success for our people. We care and try to help people find the right fit so they can find happiness, development, and a rewarding career. We succeed by helping you succeed.

DAS Benefits: We provide real benefits for our team that includes:

• Free Health Care from Aetna
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• 401K
• Employer Paid Group Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Professional Development Training