Software Acquisition Program Manager

Job ID: 2508337

Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US

Date Posted: 2025-08-19

Category: Program Management

Subcategory: Project Analyst

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description
SAIC is on the lookout for a dynamic Software Acquisition Program Manager for the Horizon 2 contract, aimed at bolstering the US Space Force (USSF) in developing and deploying critical warfighter capabilities within the Program Executive Office's Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power portfolio in Colorado Springs, Colorado. If you have a mastery of the Commercial acquisition processes and a passion for pioneering space systems, this is your opportunity to influence the next frontier of defense technology. In this role, you will provide strategic advice to the Program Manager and Senior Space Force Leadership on acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution, while also leading the transition strategy from a mixed cloud/on-premise environment to a multi-hybrid cloud environment.

The Horizon 2 contract plays a pivotal role in furnishing the Government with top-tier Advisory and Assistance Services, aiding program offices in acquiring cutting-edge space systems. We're seeking subject matter experts with robust experience in acquisition and program management support for major weapon system development programs. As a member of our forward-thinking team, you will navigate the intricacies of system requirements, driving the full lifecycle development of system acquisitions. You will also create impactful presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communications to assist government customers in achieving favorable outcomes, while developing comprehensive program planning and execution documents tailored to DoDI 5000.02, Adaptive Acquisition Framework, and relevant DoD, AF, and SSC policies.

The responsibilities for this positions include:

• Provide expert advice to the Program Manager and Senior Space Force Leadership regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
• Drive a strategy for migration from a mixed cloud/on-premise environment to a multi-hybrid cloud environment.
• Develop/coordinate acquisition planning briefings and documents (AoA, ASP, ASD, J&A, etc.).
• Develop/coordinate solicitation planning and execution documents (RFP (SOW, CDRLs, Incentive Plans, etc.), Source Selection Strategy, etc.).
• Develop/coordinate overarching program planning and execution documents as prescribed by/tailored from DoDI 5000.02, Adaptive Acquisition Framework, and relevant DoD, AF, and SSC policies.
• Draft technical evaluations and function as an advisor in source selections.
• Generate presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication products to assist the government customer in achieving favorable program outcomes.
• Manage EVMS and support POM input as part of the Programming Phase of the Program, Planning, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process.
• Manage and integrate activities in accordance with contract requirements and ensure technical, schedule, cost, and financial performance.
• Perform analyses of program business cases and risk assessments. Offer actionable recommendations to the program manager.
• Provide technical and programmatic assessments of contractor designs and milestone reviews to assess progress, risks and issues, and the ability to achieve mission requirements.

Qualifications
This is you:

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 15 years of related experience with:
  
  • Cost, schedule, and Performance.
  • Risks and Opportunities.
  • Department of Defense Major Capability Acquisition System process.
  • Commercial experience developing software using industry best practices for a CI/CD pipeline (Agile, DevSecOps, etc.).
• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).
• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.

Desired Skills:

• Professional certification (e.g., PMI PMP).
• Experience within the National Security Space domain.
• Experience managing and interpreting software dev metrics.
• Development of a combination of expert engineering knowledge enterprise IT solutions to design, develop and/or implement solutions to ensure they are consistent with architecture policies and best practices.
• Understanding of software changes and configuration management policies, implementing changes within pipeline development. (e.g. access management, monitoring, configuration management, etc.).
• Understanding of different levels of security controls, principles, and best-practices within commercial cloud offerings (e.g. access management, monitoring, configuration management, etc.).
• Experience with Cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Azure, familiarity with Kubernetes, Online Services, and Active Directory, Confluence, JIRA and or smart sheets.
• Application Programming Interface (API) development/management.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.