Job Description

Acquisition Program Management Support Specialist

Peterson SFB, United States (On-site)

Job Title: Acquisition Program Management Support Specialist

Job Code: ADM556

Location: Peterson SFB

Reports to: Program Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervisory: No supervisory/management authority

Prepared Date: 9/25/2026

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Position Summary:

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking a qualified Acquisition Program Management Support Specialist to provide Acquisition Program Management support to Space Operations Command.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Salary Range for Acquisition Program Management Support Specialist: $108,000 - $110,000

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

Highlights include:
• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following:
• Provide project management expertise for acquisitions strategies and management of portfolios.
• Research, evaluate, and provide technical reviews on technologies, data, programs, efforts, and capabilities; provide recommendations, reports, resolutions, advice, and assistance to improve Space ISR mission effectiveness and future acquisitions efforts.
• Support SpOC Requirements and Configuration Control forums.
• Draft acquisition support required documentation.
• Draft, analyze, review, advise, and assist with test and evaluation program planning; provide installation, testing, and execution scheduling and timeline documentation of platforms and weapons systems and participate in tests and trials; perform coordination with site leads, development contractors, and Government program managers.
• Develop COA analysis, including sourcing research, quality analysis, sustainability research, pairwise analysis of competing technologies, and Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis.
• Coordinate, manage, advise, and assist with intelligence requirements and tasking requirements for acquisitions organizations leading to intelligence planning, collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination activities.
• Analyze technical evaluation reports and provide advice and assistance with determining key performance parameters, track and resolve milestone conflicts in line with joint capabilities integration and systems development.
• Document processes, operating instructions, and standard operating procedures for inclusion into future operations and program efforts.
• Develop detailed analysis and strategies supporting technologies, techniques, and/or tactics for intelligence systems, to include ongoing advanced cryptologic initiatives, and counter communications system(s) requirements.
• Advise and assist with planning, organizing, and managing critical aspects of the development, production, and/or deployment of capabilities, including coordination and de-confliction with development contractors, Government site leads, and SpOC/S2 acquisition program managers and financial managers.
• Participate in and provide advice and assistance with Working Groups (WGs), TEMs and PMRs, create meeting invitations and agendas, document presentations for decision-making forums, take meeting minutes and disseminate to forum participants, and follow-up on action items as directed.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and intelligence requirements managers to identify intelligence needs and gaps.
• Draft, analyze, and submit reports summarizing conclusions, advice, and recommendations for meeting space intelligence needs and gaps in support of stakeholder requirement generation, allocation, verification, and validation.
• Develop acquisitions strategies and manage portfolios supporting SpOC/S2 and DEL 7 mission systems and provide acquisition life cycle support.
• Track, advise, and assist supported organizations with creation and maintenance of the organization's intelligence lifecycle program management processes consistent with government approved priorities, vision, and requirements.
• Devise and execute Government-approved strategies for acquisition of intelligence collection capabilities and advise the Government on the movement and/or placement of collection assets to improve collection efforts.
• Develop, update, sustain, and provide advice, assistance, and support toward Intelligence Architecture Plans (IAP), Information Support Plans (ISP), technical reports, and modernization efforts of the ISR operations integration.
• Analyze and determine associated ISR capability requirements, gaps and shortfalls and recommend new or modified ISR system capabilities.
• Create, plan, and maintain master schedules supporting all intelligence support to systems and intelligence systems acquisition efforts for the Space ISR enterprise.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory/management authority

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: (Basic Qualifications)
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Desired to have a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience performing duties and responsibilities related to the position's responsibilities.
• Experience supporting Space Operations Command is highly desired.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.