Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Description

SAIC is seeking a motivated candidate to provide Business Operations Support with M&S acquisitions, requirements analysis as well as acquisitions lifecycle expertise, and PPB&E oversight. (This is an onsite position, based out of the Pentagon).

The candidate will provide Acquisitions Lifecycle Expertise and PPB&E Oversight to the Chief Modeling and Simulation Office (CMSO) SAF/SAA.

Duties include:

• Assist the CMSO’s coordination with organizations across the Department of the Air Force.

• Provide cost, schedule, standards, accreditation, technical, and performance assessments supporting the DAF M&S strategy and future DAF Ecosystem evolution and investment.

• Develop briefings and background papers to identify potential impacts and proposed courses of action.

• Assist the government with coordination across DAF, Joint, coalition partners, industry, and academia stakeholders to identify programs and actives with M&S equities.

• Provide cost, schedule, performance, and risk assessments of current and future M&S capabilities and related technologies.

• Establish a DAF M&S investment portfolio and supporting processes.

• Coordinate, plan, and prepare portfolio related events, formulating meeting agendas and attendance lists, preparing, and promulgating meeting minutes as required, and development of Milestone charts.

• Continuously evaluate portfolio current versus future status and make recommendations to senior leadership with briefings / background papers / discussions with stakeholders to identify potential impacts and proposed courses of action.

• Support development of program plans and provide assessments and indicators of cost, schedule, performance, risk / issues indicators for programs / activities.

• Implement and maintain control of portfolio related information / documentation to include routing and serialization of key portfolio documents. Ensure major decisions are documented along with justifying information / data.

• Provide support for action and milestone planning and tracking, review gates, project planning and progress, and program metrics establishment and tracking.

Qualifications

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's and fourteen (14), Masters and twelve (12) or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree

• Acquisitions experience in program management, technical, business analysis discipline, or related functional area supporting major weapon systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Service and OSD policy and documentation related to PPBS, life-cycle management of military acquisition programs (as specified in the DoD 5000 series).

• Demonstrated experience processing program acquisition, funding, and contract documentation for domestic and international military programs.

• Knowledge of the principles, policies, and practices of system acquisition to plan, organize, and coordinate critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, operation, and sustainment of systems, subsystems, and equipment.

• Knowledge of the FAR for the development of contracts and contract modifications.

• Expert skills in communicating complex programmatic issues and in providing comprehensive written, oral, and/or digital products (including document organization and technical writing).

• Must be a US Citizen and possess a Secret Clearance.

Target salary range: $150,001 - $175,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2403436

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