Senior System Acquisition Specialist (REMOTE)

KMS

Job ID 2445148

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Koniag Management Solutions, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior System Acquisition Specialist with a Secret Clearance to support KMS and our government customer. This is a Remote opportunity.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

We are looking for an individual with prior USG experience to join our team as a Senior System Acquisition Specialist to provide support services to the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Branch within the Army Reprogramming Analysis Team – Program Office (ARAT-PO). The Program Integrator shall perform integration and liaison between ARAT- FMS Branch, customers, and internal functional elements. This position requires extensive programmatic and organizational skills to be effective. The prospective employee will apply the attributes for effective writing for Army Leaders. The prospective employee must have analytical and problem-solving skills, be resourceful and able to work independently in support of on-going projects managed by the ARAT-PO.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a member of the ARAT-FMS staff in support of a Foreign Military Sales under U.S. government leadership, including software engineers, system engineers, test engineers, and administrative support.
• Consolidate inputs, organize and conduct regular meetings to provide status updates and recommendations on operations, personnel, software releases, and any outstanding and urgent issues that need to be addressed by mission management.
• Prepare and make recommendations for mission objectives, operational status, and issues for inclusion into executive level reports to Headquarters Department of Army, Army Materiel Command, and Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM).
• Track and report suspense dates across the Branch to ensure timely and accurate responses supporting action item suspense timelines are met.
• Gain and maintain visibility on every aspect of events and scheduling of efforts across the entire ARAT-FMS Branch.
• Perform independent reviews of briefings, reports, and information/issue papers produced by others.
• Lead the development, review, and consolidation of project data into PowerPoint briefings to support program management reviews and internal staff calls with division level and higher.
• Work in conjunction with the ARAT-Operations and Program Management Office personnel.
• Gather and integrate programmatic, budget, engineering, test, configuration management, and logistics data to assist the Team Lead, ARAT-FMS Branch in the management and integration of all transition and pre-sustainment functions in support of Software Engineering Center ARAT-Program Office.
• Review, compile, and integrate system software requirements into the planning process for transition and sustainment.
• Develop, deliver, and archive team products and timelines that relay policies and procedures, planning, risk, meeting results and solutions to and for U.S. Army Futures Command – Army Capability Managers and Aviation related Project Managers regarding ARAT software programs.
• Review all documents, regulations, policies, and products under the ARAT-FMS Branch areas of responsibility to ensure grammatical and programmatic correctness.
• Receive, assign, execute, and deliver all tasks from higher headquarters as it relates to ARAT-FMS areas of responsibility.
  
  

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of management and organizational principles and practices, and a comprehensive knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting regulations, guidelines and processes in acquisition program administration to effectively advise and analyze overall program performance to various objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of program operations and interrelationships, along with broad analytical ability to assess program accomplishments with a high degree of product knowledge and technical judgment, ability to recommend resolution options to substantive problems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of policy, procedures and practices related to multiple fields within program management to include quality and production, supply chain, engineering, earned value, risk management, financial and business systems and their interrelationship to program performance to evaluate program effectiveness. Such knowledge is related to these fields but does not require certification in the specialized subject matter or functional area.
• Working knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition policies and DoD program priorities to determine resolutions to problems. Such knowledge is related to these fields but does not require competency in the specialized subject matter or functional area.
• Skill in synthesizing and evaluating programmatic and administrative issues, as they may impact decisions at senior executive levels within the ARAT-PO and CECOM.
• Understanding of Defense Acquisition as demonstrated by broad knowledge of defense strategic planning, defense acquisition policies, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System and Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution.
• Ability to clearly articulate ARAT positions and issues, overall program issues, concerns and recommended actions to the Team Lead, ARAT-FMS Branch.
• Skill in facilitating and mediating resolution of complex program issues where differing objectives, agendas and priorities from involved groups exist.
• Ability to create and update briefings to a varied audience to provide program information or influence decision making in support of ARAT Program Objectives and recommendations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-centric environment.
• Proven experience meeting deadlines and short suspense’s.
• Ability to collaborate and work across functional teams/departments.
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Adept at applying the principles of Army effective writing.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and SharePoint skills.
  
  

Desired Skills:

• Experience with DoD Aircraft Survivability Equipment and/or Electronic Warfare systems.
• Prior experience with the software life-cycle development process and DoD sustainment policies.
• Acquisition Planning as demonstrated by determining the appropriate level of technical activity and resources required to develop cost estimates, acquisition strategies, technical contract language and artifacts supporting successful and comprehensive source selection and contract award.
• Five years of experience in a DoD Acquisition Program or experience with Acquisition strategy planning, analysis and execution.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years Professional experience showing increasing level of responsibility, enhancement of skills and knowledge.
• 4+ years’ experience with financial reporting and or software. USG financial software experience highly desired.
• 9 years min experience. Four Additional years of applicable experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
• Must be a US citizen and possess or obtain a valid U.S. Government SECRET security clearance.
• Must possess a broad knowledge of various functions performed for the organization they work for.
• Must be able to work independently, coordinate with external organizations, brief, develop information papers, decision papers, etc.
• Must be familiar with acquisition strategy, policy and regulation, Army Acquisition Corps Level 2 certification in logistics, program management is highly desired.
  
  

Working Environment & Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

This position is primarily indoors, consistent with a standard office position and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. The incumbent is required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The workload may require the incumbent to sit for extended periods of time. The incumbent must be able to read, do simple math calculations and withstand moderate amounts of stress.

The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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