Senior Acquisition Operations Specialist

Title:

• Facilitate acquisition planning activities, systems readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and other formal program reviews supporting Army acquisition programs.
• Execute recurring acquisition data collection, analysis, validation, and reporting requirements across Army and defense program management systems and databases.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on acquisition oversight processes, reporting tools, lifecycle management requirements, and program tracking systems.
• Develop executive briefings, decision papers, executive summaries, reports, and recommendations for senior government and PMO leadership.
• Analyze complex acquisition, management, and technical issues and recommend solutions to improve program execution and organizational performance.
• Review and coordinate action papers, staff studies, regulations, policies, manuals, and investigative reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of organizational policies, procedures, information management processes, and security-related initiatives.
• Coordinate special projects and sensitive initiatives involving senior Army leadership, program executive offices, and external government organizations.
• Evaluate organizational budget requirements and provide analysis and recommendations supporting special programs and strategic initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned in support of mission and business requirements.

• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense acquisition programs.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Experience supporting Army Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Project Manager Offices (PMOs), or equivalent federal acquisition organizations.
• Experience preparing acquisition documentation, executive briefings, decision papers, and program review materials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Defense acquisition policies, lifecycle management processes, and program oversight requirements.

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field.
• DAWIA certification or equivalent acquisition certification.
• Experience supporting Army modernization, weapons systems, aviation, missile defense, or command-and-control programs.
• Experience with acquisition reporting systems, portfolio management tools, and enterprise-level program tracking databases.
• PMP certification or comparable program management credential.

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