Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With more than 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the U.S. and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA strives to be a value-added Objective, Responsive, and Trusted partner and premier provider.

The Space and Intelligence (S&I) Division provides engineering services and analytic support to the Air Force, Space Force, Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes systems engineering and integration, test planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging, high priority National Defense needs, and assessing and developing cutting-edge computer-based solutions, advanced technologies and progressive capabilities to meet those needs.

The S&I Division comprises the Intelligence Programs Group (IPG), the Space Systems Group (SSG), and the Strategic Technology Analysis Group (STAG), which collectively provide outstanding support to help their customers achieve our nation’s most critical objectives and goals designed to protect the safety and livelihoods of all U.S. Citizens, military forces at home and abroad.

S&I Division’s SSG has a near-term need for highly qualified Senior Administrative Specialists to support our U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SDA&CP) and Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Support Services contract (Hemisphere) in the Huntsville, AL area.

Senior Administration Specialists assist Program Office leadership performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis. Will work with program and project managers to support the design, development, and instantiation of space systems and advanced system capabilities. Successful candidates for this important opportunity will help enable advanced capabilities and proactive protective understanding of how space-based assets and programs operate, interact, and serve our highest priority national defense.

Key duties associated with this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform executive-level support services with an emphasis on ability to effectively communicate with Senior Government, Military, and industry leaders and their supporting staffs.
• Process, receive, track, coordinate, and store large volumes of program critical information.
• Coordinate and organize multiple geographically-dispersed team members.
• Manage taskers.
• Help improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of Government Program Office processes.
• Coordinate with Government Program Office subordinate organizations, e.g., human resources, security, program control (budget), Program Support (Logistics), Intelligence, Public Relations, Information Assurance (IA) and Information  Technology (IT), and Contracts.
• Analyze and evaluate current events and provide recommendations to executive leadership.
• Perform military and/or civilian executive-level support services, protocol, information management, and administrative support activities.
• Coordinate Military Protocol Information Management/Operations Support functions, including, but not limited to, managing promotions, awards, training goals and objectives, changes of station (in-processing and out-processing, military orders, and temporary duty (TDY) assignments, etc.).
• Coordinate Program Office affairs with respect to USSF/SSC partners, stakeholders, contractors and Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs).
• Manage and handle sensitive and/or classified information and data, and complying with established policies, protocols, and practices, systems and mechanisms associated with national security-related management, and support.
• Perform acquisition management activities related to facility operation and accreditation of SCIF/SAPF facilities.

Required: 

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Earned college level degree in business, administration, management, or communications, with the following equivalencies:
• High School diploma and at least 6 years of related experience
• Associate’s degree and at least 4 years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline 
• Minimum 10 years of related experience in U.S. Department of Defense system acquisition, design, development, and/or operation, of which at least 4 years directly related to space-based system support
• Domain knowledge of USSF/SSC and HHQ staffing process
• Proficiency in Defense Travel Service (DTS), Task Management Tool (TMT), MS Office Suite applications,
• Knowledge in office management tools and techniques, e.g., Jira, Confluence, Remedy
• Experience planning, developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive, affordable, and effective system facilities and layouts
• Advanced knowledge in U.S. Department of Defense policies and practices in system acquisition program budgeting, project scheduling, reliability maintainability and availability, test and evaluation, and configuration control and change management
• Advanced knowledge in developing and preparing program acquisition artifacts, e.g., Program Objective Memoranda (POMs), POM Preparation Instructions (PPIs), Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms), and Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs)
• Reports to designated work location in Huntsville, AL, up to full time, based on the needs of the customer

Desired:

• Active or prior SAP access
• Active USSF/SSC/SZ or BC SAP access
• Current Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph or willingness to sit for one 
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline 
• Certifications and/or training in related administration skill areas 
• Familiarity with U.S. Air Force and USSF acquisition policies, protocols, practices, procedures, and processes 
• Familiarity with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) processes and procedures 
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARSUP) policies, practices, and procedures