Acquisition Specialist I Jobs

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.