​​Apogee is seeking a Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Senior to provide support for the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Program Executive Office at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in Fort Belvoir, VA. This position provides full lifecycle acquisition management for complex government programs. The role requires validating and refining requirements, leading the development of comprehensive procurement packages, and actively monitoring contract execution to ensure compliance and mission success, often serving as the primary acquisition expert to the Program Manager.

This is a full-time position located off-site at a contractor facility in Fort Belvoir, VA.

****Contingent Upon Contract Award****

• • Provide advice to assist the government in planning, managing, and executing programs and projects
  • Evaluate performance, execution risks, and make comprehensive recommendations to the Government
  • Support the government in successful execution throughout the entire lifecycle of designated efforts from concept to deactivation & disposal
  • Create program documents, plans, and other related artifacts as well as review, evaluate, and assess existing requirements, documents, plans, and other related artifacts for accuracy, consistency, and compliance
  • Facilitate meetings and perform secretariat duties
  • Support program management, business management, and budget execution reviews and provide feedback to the Government
  • Support NGA/PM programs in all program finance related issues to include assessing, coordinating, scheduling, and executing briefings for management
  • Provide analysis (to include "what ifs") and coordination of program level & division-level financial management plans (to include POM inputs) and reports, to include Fiscal Year spend plans, variance analysis, and corrective action plans
  • Assist NGA/PM government representatives in generating the annual NGA/PM spend plan and POM that articulates short, mid, and long-term goals for the NGA/PM as well as deliverables
  • Assist with assessing realism of contractor cost estimates submitted in response to Government Requests for Change (RFC) or impact assessment requests
  • Support Source and NGA/PM in coordinated planning of acquisition, budget, and operational activities to enable the success of the holistic Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy capabilities
  • Generate independent program office cost estimates for future requirements in support of program activities, new requirements, and acquisition processes
  • Generate program level cost models and documentation and improve estimating methods and techniques through the collection, normalization and analysis of cost and technical data
  • Assist with the production of documentation to support new acquisitions and follow on contracts
  • Assist with collaboration and integration both within the PEO and between the PEO and its partners/customers including but not limited to other program offices, the sensor office, the infrastructure team, the SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and Source
  • Prepare and submit detailed minutes, notes regarding TEMs, reviews and milestone events
  • Conduct briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), and events
  • Assist the program office with preparation and coordination of delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable
  • Participate in major program milestones and use expertise to identify and raise programmatic issues as well as solutions for those issues
  • Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance, and recommended paths forward
  • Provide program management level awareness and tracking of NGA/PM SPIDs and security processes
  • Assist with drafting and presenting PEO and project presentations to external organizations and customers
  • Monitor the status of designated Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy operational systems and support the resolution of operational issues and track test events and related software deliveries
  • Provide recommendations to improve the program management processes that NGA/PM leads and/or participates in and assist the government in implementing process improvements
  • Assist the government in responding to senior leadership requests
  • Provide program management advice and recommendations for alternative courses of action and strategies to effectively deliver Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy capabilities
  • Maintain the PEO roadmap following NGA prescribed policies
  • Provide expertise and techniques to incorporate best practice Agile program management methods into acquisition programs
  • Assist government program managers in providing answers/input on funding from NGA, OUSD(I), DNI and Congress
  • Assist in writing and defending Overseas Contingency Operations Funds and PEO unfunded requirements
  • Support the NGA/PM tasker process
  • Analyze dormant commitments and Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs). Ensure compliance with audit mandates by researching discrepancies, recommending de-obligations, and maintaining accurate Key Supporting Documents (KSDs) for audit readiness

Minimum Requirements 

​Citizenship: US 

​Clearance: TS-SCI, Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (within last 5 years or within 90 days of hire)

Certifications: BAC+ in business, computer science or engineering-related field

​Experience/Education: Bachelor's Degree in business, computer science, or engineering-related field

• Demonstrated senior-level (12 or more years) experience with NGA, DoD, or other IC Agencies acquisition processes and procedures especially creating RFP documentation such as SOW, SOO, PWS, and IGCEs and performing technical evaluations of proposals
• Demonstrated senior-level (12 or more years) experience in IT program/project management
• Demonstrated senior level (12 or more years) experience in applying systems engineering processes, requirements analysis, interface definition, and detailed implementation planning of large complex systems or enterprises and enterprise-wide interoperability
• Demonstrated mid-level (6 or more years) experience and practical application with NGA, IC, or DoD budgeting and financial tools and processes
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​Preferred Requirements 

Certifications: Certified as a Program/Project Management Professional or DAWIA certification in PM or E&TM or certified Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA)

Education: Master's Degree or higher

Years of Experience:

• Demonstrated senior level (12 or more years) experience providing long-term, direct acquisition and program management support services to NGA at the NSG Segment level
• Demonstrated senior level (12 or more years) experience and practical application with NGA, IC, or DoD budgeting and financial tools and processes
• Demonstrated senior level (12 or more years) experience with NGA Process and tools, to include System Engineering, Acquisition, Configuration Management, Readiness and Security
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Additional Information
Location:  Fort Belvoir, VA
On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-site
Travel: 10%