NGA - Springfield, VA - TS/SCI Required

Program Overview:

Board is seeking a candidate to 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

Principal Duties And 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

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information systems, Business or a related field such as Economics, Accounting, or Finance
12 years of overall experience, with 8 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
Experience with drafting MIPRs and AF9 Forms (must have)

Desired Experience:

Demonstrated specialized experience in Cost/ Price analysis, cost estimating or financial management
Demonstrated specialized experience in Department of Defense (DoD) and or NGA acquisition processes
Demonstrated specialized experience with the development and/or review of cost estimates and the associated technical work scope necessary to achieve stated objectives
Demonstrated knowledge of the geospatial intelligence mission and its contributions to the Intelligence Community
Demonstrated specialized experience in managing Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive
Fee, Cost Plus Award Fee, Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials or Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts
Demonstrated specialized experience in lean six-sigma, Agile or SAFe methods with demonstrated results
Demonstrated specialized experience tailoring and using both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies to support acquisition planning, execution, integration and transition to operations
Demonstrated specialized experience with the identification of technical issues and proactive communication of possible impacts
Demonstrated specialized experience in performing validation and verification of various engineering results and deliverables to ensure the highest quality results against customer requirements
Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) Configuration Management (CM) processes
Demonstrated specialized experience with developing and validating system roadmaps, project plans and mission capabilities
Demonstrated specialized experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's)

Benefits

Healthcare, Vision, and Dental Insurance
20 Days of Paid Time Off
11 Observed Federal Holidays
Military Leave
401K Matching
Training/Certification Reimbursement
Short term/Long term disability
Parental/Maternity Leave
Life Insurance

STEMBoard is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation. STEMBoard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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