Summary
Acquisition Specialist I
Noblis ESI is seeking an Acquisition Specialist I with a national space enterprise and ground systems acquisition background to work with our clients in supporting the future ground architecture located in Chantilly, VA. Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as acquisition support to the government Program Manager (PM) with responsibility for technical knowledge of the assigned teams and programs/projects.
- Provide acquisition guidance, planning, and recommendations related to the integration of National Systems-based capabilities.
- Assist the PM/COTR during development of RFP packages and coordinate completion of technical evaluation of proposals received in response to the RFPs, Task Orders, BAAs, and Other Transactions.
- Will support Agile-based program management.
- Support the PM in multiple areas at the systems, mission, and enterprise levels; with program management; acquisition support; analytic support and analysis; and budgetary practices.
- Serve as technical expert in their assigned area.
- Other responsibilities include administrative and technical support to the Government leadership team, internal cross coordination, external mission partners and other DoD/IC customers.
Required Qualifications
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Bachelor's degree OR Master's degree and 0 years OR Associate and 3 years OR High School/GED Diploma and 6 years.
- Experience in project management and acquisition, with emphasis on Government acquisition in DoD or IC.
- Familiarity with project management; monitoring developer cost, schedule, and performance; and program office processes, techniques, and documentation.
- Familiarity with different contracting types, e.g.: competition, sole source, IDIQ/TOs, Other Transactions, or Broad Agency Announcements).
- Ability to facilitate commonality within the enterprise by acquiring a multi-INT, multi-sensor, and multi-nodal processing capability.
- Ability to problem solve in a rapidly changing environment and interface with the customer daily.
- Track and respond to office tasking, build, and present program briefings, and update project schedules and calendars.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with the NRO's and DoD's national and tactical space architectures.
- Knowledge of Electro-optical, RADAR, SIGINT, Communications, Mission Management, and Mission processing systems supporting a space and ground architecture.
- Working knowledge of SAFe Agile or similar agile processes and JIRA and Confluence tools.
- Certified in one or more of the following: INCOSE (or DAWIA equivalent), OMG Systems Modeler, Agile, Project Management, MBSE.
- Be able to travel.
Job Description
Acquisition Specialist I
Noblis ESI is seeking an Acquisition Specialist I with a national space enterprise and ground systems acquisition background to work with our clients in supporting the future ground architecture located in Chantilly, VA. Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as acquisition support to the government Program Manager (PM) with responsibility for technical knowledge of the assigned teams and programs/projects.
- Provide acquisition guidance, planning, and recommendations related to the integration of National Systems-based capabilities.
- Assist the PM/COTR during development of RFP packages and coordinate completion of technical evaluation of proposals received in response to the RFPs, Task Orders, BAAs, and Other Transactions.
- Will support Agile-based program management.
- Support the PM in multiple areas at the systems, mission, and enterprise levels; with program management; acquisition support; analytic support and analysis; and budgetary practices.
- Serve as technical expert in their assigned area.
- Other responsibilities include administrative and technical support to the Government leadership team, internal cross coordination, external mission partners and other DoD/IC customers.
Required Qualifications
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Bachelor's degree OR Master's degree and 0 years OR Associate and 3 years OR High School/GED Diploma and 6 years.
- Experience in project management and acquisition, with emphasis on Government acquisition in DoD or IC.
- Familiarity with project management; monitoring developer cost, schedule, and performance; and program office processes, techniques, and documentation.
- Familiarity with different contracting types, e.g.: competition, sole source, IDIQ/TOs, Other Transactions, or Broad Agency Announcements).
- Ability to facilitate commonality within the enterprise by acquiring a multi-INT, multi-sensor, and multi-nodal processing capability.
- Ability to problem solve in a rapidly changing environment and interface with the customer daily.
- Track and respond to office tasking, build, and present program briefings, and update project schedules and calendars.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with the NRO's and DoD's national and tactical space architectures.
- Knowledge of Electro-optical, RADAR, SIGINT, Communications, Mission Management, and Mission processing systems supporting a space and ground architecture.
- Working knowledge of SAFe Agile or similar agile processes and JIRA and Confluence tools.
- Certified in one or more of the following: INCOSE (or DAWIA equivalent), OMG Systems Modeler, Agile, Project Management, MBSE.
- Be able to travel.
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