This Key Personnel Program Analyst role supports U.S. national security objectives by strengthening the Nation's position in the global intelligence environment. As a Program Analyst, you will improve situational awareness, help inform senior leaders, and strengthen the Department of Defense's ability to anticipate, assess, and respond to emerging threats. You will work alongside a small, fast-moving team that supports a government program management office.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide program support across analysis and program management functions.
- Assist Government program managers in planning, executing, and monitoring complex portfolios.
- Draft, review, and coordinate key defense acquisition documents, including acquisition strategies, program protection plans, technology transition plans, and performance work statements.
- Support the customer's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) activities.
- Maintain program schedules, milestone trackers, action item logs, risk registers, and deliverable status reports under Government direction.
- Compile, review, and summarize programmatic, financial, acquisition, and technical information for briefings, reports, and management reviews.
- Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, read-ahead materials, briefing packages, white papers, and follow-up action summaries for Government review.
- Coordinate with Government, contractor, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs, track open actions, and document program status.
- Track cost, schedule, performance, risk, and deliverable data, identify variances or trends, and raise findings for Government consideration.
- Support acquisition and contract activities, including requirements documentation, market research inputs, deliverable tracking, and contractor performance data collection.
- Proven ability to collaborate within and across organizational boundaries
- Excellent writing, communication skills with experience presenting to executives and customers
Minimum Qualifications
- At least eight (8) years of progressive professional experience in program, project, or financial analysis supporting a DoD program management office or major federal program.
- Direct experience with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and relevant policies.
- Strong written and verbal communication, including experience presenting to executives and customers.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to handle complex and highly detailed responsibilities.
- Experience working collaboratively with others and providing excellent customer service.
- Ability to prioritize work and make sound decisions.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent activities of varying complexity, adapt to changing priorities, and meet short turnarounds.
Education Requirements
- Associate's degree in a related analytical discipline.
- We will accept four (4) additional years of related experience in place of the degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active U.S. military duty experience.
Citizenship
Travel
- Within the NCR as needed, less than 10%.
Security Clearance
This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for clearance level.
Work Location and Environment
This role is on site daily at a government facility located at Fort Washington, MD.
Compensation
The pay range for this position is $115,000 to $140,000 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Actual pay depends on qualifications, experience, clearance level, contract requirements, and work location.
