Expert Acquisition Program Manager

Provide Acquisition Program Management expertise to a Government lead and team that:

• Provides acquisition strategy program management services to senior management.
• Works across NGA directorates to help the Government coordinate development of new and/or modified/enhanced capabilities for operational use.
• Provides technical expertise and assistance to the Government on programmatic matters related to lifecycle engineering.
• Provides program management expertise in service frameworks and models, agile engineering processes, and industry best practices to achieve NGA’s GEOINT mission.

(U) Duties may include:

• Provide technical, financial, schedule and risk management expertise and assistance to the project, program or Program Management Office (PMO).
• Provide support to the drafting of interagency agreements and other documents required for the execution of AF9‘s and MIPR’s.
• Provide business executive support in linking Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Planning with Budget Execution and Control.
• Provide programmatic risk assessments, mitigation strategies and risk burn down plans to achieve the desired program results.
• Support coordination of cost estimates and technical work scope with the PMO and appropriate project or program teams.
• Interface with NGA organizational areas, end users/customers including foreign and domestic agencies to identify and mitigate risks, develop and manage budgets, create and maintain schedules that ensure technical results and program performance.
• Provide program management support to NGA Management in strategic business planning, business development activities, product concept development and Information Technology engineering.
• Ensure programmatic alignment and adherence to the NGA Vision, Planning and Programs, CIOT Priorities and TA Priorities.
• Support the development, coordination and governance management of Request For Change (RFC’s) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECPs) requirements documents.
• Monitor the technical maintenance and configuration management of program and project plans, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), architecture diagrams, and other key program documents.
• Provide decision support analysis, leveraging techniques, tools and models, to influence the definition and delivery of GEOINT Services priorities and objectives.
• Support the preparation of briefing packages for the Acquisition Governance Process and other related governance boards.
• Support the coordination of program management between the Engineering Divisions, CIO-T Offices, Planning and Programs Office, NGA Directorates and Associate Directorates.
• Support NGA and IC Steering Groups, Advisory Groups and Governance Boards.
• Support Enterprise Release Planning.
• Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA’s) and / or Assessments.
• Support cross functional/cross geographical team meetings.
• Maintain PMO artifacts using NGA approved software, tools and processes.
• Provide acquisition program management expertise in lean six-sigma strategies and execution; working knowledge of agile methods, practices and execution; or working knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methods and applications.
• Monitor validation and verification of various engineering results and deliverables to ensure the highest quality and traceability to requirements.

At least twenty (20) years of cumulative experience, with at least fifteen (15) years of specialized experience in the following:

• Skills and Experience:

  (U) Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business or a related field such as Economics, Accounting, or Finance.
  • 15 Years of demonstrated specialized experience as a Program Manager in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and risk management.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management or equivalent specialized experience with Project Management tools and techniques.

WISC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.