Acquisition Program Manager - TS/SCI

Overview

Provide Acquisition Program Management to a Government lead and team that:

• Provides acquisition strategy program management services to senior management.
• Works across NGA directorates to help the Government coordinate development of new and/or modified/enhanced capabilities for operational use.
• Provides technical guidance to the Government Point of Contact (GPOC) on programmatic matters related to lifecycle engineering.
• Provides program management guidance in service frameworks and models, agile engineering processes, and industry best practices to achieve NGA's GEOINT mission.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, financial, schedule and risk management guidance to the project, program, or Program Management Office (PMO).
• Provide support to the drafting of interagency agreements and other documents required for the execution of AF9's and MIPR's.
• Provide business executive support in linking Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Planning with Budget Execution and Control.
• Provide programmatic risk assessments, mitigation strategies and risk burn down plans to achieve the desired program results.
• Support coordination of cost estimates and technical work scope with the PMO and appropriate project or program teams.
• Interface with NGA organizational areas, end users/customers including foreign and domestic agencies to identify and mitigate risks, develop, and manage budgets, create, and maintain schedules that ensure technical results and program performance.
• Provide program management support to NGA Management in strategic business planning, business development activities, product concept development and Information Technology engineering.
• Ensure programmatic alignment and adherence to the NGA Vision, Planning and Programs, CIOT Priorities and TA Priorities.
• Support the development, coordination, and governance management of Request for Change (RFC's) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECPs) requirements documents.
• Ensure the technical maintenance and configuration management of program and project plans, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), architecture diagrams, and other key program documents.
• Support the preparation of briefing packages for the Acquisition Governance Process and other related governance boards.
• Support the coordination of program management between the Engineering Divisions, CIO-T Offices, and NGA Directorates and Associate Directorates.
• Support NGA and IC Steering Groups, Advisory Groups and Governance Boards.
• Support Enterprise Release Planning.
• Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's) and / or Assessments.
• Maintain PMO artifacts using NGA approved software, tools, and processes.
• Provide acquisition program management expertise in lean six-sigma strategies and execution; working knowledge of agile methods, practices, and execution; or working knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methods and applications.
• Provide validation and verification of engineering results and deliverables to ensure the highest quality and traceability to requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business, or a related field such as Economics, Accounting, or Finance.
• 12 Years of demonstrated specialized experience as a Program Manager in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and risk management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management or equivalent specialized experience with Project Management tools and techniques.
• TS/SCI

Desired Qualifications

What We Offer:

• Family-wide Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 100% covered by company
• Competitive PTO Package + 11 Federal Holidays
• 401K - company contribution vested from Day 1 (don't need to invest to get it!)
• Life Insurance provided by company
• Long and short term disability insurance provided
• Flex Spending Account (FSA) available
• Access to Personal Financial Planner
• Free Legal Service
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program

WISC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.