Senior International Acquisitions Technical & Engineering Support (Lifecycle Acquisition)

Springfield, VA, US • Posted 4 days ago • Updated 43 minutes ago

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Skills

Red Gate
Engineering Support
Program Management Office
Nexus
Budget
IT Management
Business Requirements Gathering
Risk Assessment
Stakeholder Engagement
Microsoft Exchange
Design Review
Program Management
Collaboration
Testing
Management
Verification And Validation
Supervision
PMO
Computer Hardware
Reporting
TEMS
Regulatory Compliance
Accountability
Performance Management
Preventive Maintenance
Project Management
Identity Management
Security Clearance
Continuous Integration
Geospatial Analysis
Systems Engineering
Acquisition
Configuration Management
Microsoft SharePoint
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Risk Management
ISP

Summary

Description

The Red Gate Group is seeking a Senior International Acquisitions Technical & Engineering Support professional to provide lifecycle acquisition, engineering, and technical leadership in support of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) international program. This role serves as a senior subject matter expert (SME) within the Program Management Office (PMO), advising the Program Manager across the full system and acquisition lifecycle.

In this position, you will operate at the nexus of systems engineering, acquisition strategy, international mission integration, and risk management-ensuring technical rigor, compliance, and mission alignment across complex, multi-stakeholder programs supporting Geospatial Non-Standard Data Content and National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Lifecycle Acquisition Support

Provide senior SME support to the Program Manager throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including material solution analysis, source selection, task order proposals, Requests for Change (RFCs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and transition to operations.
Advise on cost, schedule, performance, and risk management strategies to ensure successful program execution.
Support early system lifecycle activities, including initiation and sustainment of Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes for new system capabilities.
Provide technical and acquisition input for budgets, taskers, and program actions in support of international geospatial mission objectives.

Systems Engineering & Technical Leadership

Author and review system CONOPS, system architectures, and requirements documentation.
Conduct risk, issue, and opportunity analysis, including qualitative risk assessments and mitigation planning.
Support the development of quality assurance plans, technical metrics, and performance measures.
Review Technical Measurement Parameters and provide assessments to inform deployment decisions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination

Provide senior SME support at briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), design reviews, readiness reviews, and program management reviews.
Coordinate planning and technical exchanges between prime contractors, NGA segments, projects, and mission stakeholders.
Participate in NSG and ASG forums, evaluating external system changes for impacts to international program objectives.
Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and development contractors to ensure integration of requirements and functionality across program elements.

Testing, Transition & Operations

Plan, coordinate, and oversee formal test activities under Verification and Validation Group (VVG) supervision.
Track and coordinate test events for future software and hardware deliveries at factory and deployment sites.
Serve as PMO lead validator during formal test events and provide results and recommendations to support operational baseline deployment decisions.
Support the development and execution of integration and transition plans to move capabilities into the NSG Enterprise.
Coordinate transition of software builds, hardware deployments, and discrepancy report (DR) fixes into operations.

Security, Compliance & Governance

Coordinate with development contractors, NCAT security, NGA security offices, and OCIO to maintain active C&A programs.
Facilitate TEMs to resolve C&A issues and ensure ongoing compliance.
Provide property accountability support to the PM and COR, advising on actions required under agency Total Access Management systems.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree
Demonstrated experience supporting the acquisition of U.S. Government systems
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI eligibility

Desired Qualifications

Understanding of the geospatial intelligence mission and its contribution to the Intelligence Community
Knowledge of NGA processes and tools, including systems engineering, acquisition, configuration management, quality, readiness, and security
Familiarity with NGA requirements processes for Non-State Entities (NSEs) and NGA Crisis Action Teams (NCATs)
Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint
Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control processes
Detailed knowledge of risk management methodologies
Familiarity with NSG and ASG architectures
Familiarity with the NGA ISP/ASP Model
Familiarity with NGA/TI programs

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10349707
Position Id: 1602a003f457930b08631a6e0312a142
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