Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst – Senior

Overall Assignment Description:

As a senior analyst, this individual provides full lifecycle acquisition and requirements management for complex government programs. The role requires validating and refining requirements, leading the development of comprehensive capability requirements documentation and procurement packages, and actively monitoring contract execution to ensure compliance and mission success, often serving as the primary acquisition expert to the Program Manager. Work at this level involves a wide range of complex assignments and non-routine situations that require extensive knowledge in the specialty discipline.

Duties may include:

• Leading the process of validating program requirements to ensure they are complete, well- defined, and within the scope of the intended program and/or contract vehicle.

• Managing the development of complete procurement packages, including acquisition schedules, financial plans, SOWs, and evaluation criteria (Section L & M).

• Leading the technical evaluation of contractor proposals, documenting the findings of the evaluation board, and providing data-driven recommendations to the program manager.

• Proactively monitoring the execution of all requirements under contract, identifying potential performance issues, and recommending corrective actions.

• Serving as the primary author for the most complex requirements documents (SOCs, ECDs, AoA/study reports, SOWs, PWSs) for a contract.

• Lead planning activities and improve NGA’s GEOINT readiness through attendance in readiness activities (e.g. exercises, experiments, wargames, GEOINT Intelligence Support Planning), as well as anticipate and forecast events that could impact NGA mission support.

• Reviews and edits technical requirement or capability documents on specific phenomenology in support of future GEOINT system development.

• Designs, coordinates, executes, and analyzes NGS and NSG studies, assessments, and analytic efforts.