Supports internal evaluation processes that provide advice/recommendations on return on investment, efficiency, optimization, and realization of goals/objectives, processes, projects and programs. The qualified candidate will develop and improve upon standard operating procedures and processes for executing Agency program evaluations, and develop program evaluation plans documenting the overall structure and objectives for each evaluation. They will research and apply appropriate analytical approaches/methodologies to address each focus area of the evaluation as well as identify, collect on, and analyze key program evaluation metrics to develop findings, conclusions, and recommendations. In addition they will research and investigate business and management best practices for application to Agency programs to increase program effectiveness and optimization. Additional responsibilities include analyzing strategic guidance, policy and law to apply to future analysis of Agency programs and assessments, and develop written and oral presentations and reports on program evaluation analysis, findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Provide R&D analysis support to the DTRA RD CBS Division with emphasis on developing novel drugs and small molecule to protect against chemical threats.  Works on advanced and complex technical projects or regulatory issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge on subjects such as medical countermeasure development, drug discovery and development, regulatory affairs, etc.  Review proposals, technical reports, experimental or theoretical techniques, scientific studies and statements of work to ensure compliance with FDA regulatory statues and norms and evaluate current and emerging chemical medical defense technologies. Assist leadership with decision making analysis. Evaluate all project aspects, including design, development, execution, and implementation of chemical medical countermeasure research and development and regulatory approvals required. Understanding capability gaps and assisting in setting project and product-level strategy and priorities, ensuring portfolios are responsive and mapped to program goals. Travel is expected (10% to 25%).

Serves as a technical/scientific resource to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on projects, analyzing problems and applying theoretical techniques to develop solutions that measure, evaluate, define, and mitigate the nuclear survivability of US systems and equipment. Works on advanced, complex technical projects that require state of the art technical or industry knowledge on subjects such as quantum mechanics, optics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic and particle radiation, electronics design, and material science. Resolves highly complex technical issues, conducts or monitors advanced engineering research, and recommends alterations to development and design. Prepares and reviews technical documentation and presentations to explain the approach, associated assumptions and conclusions of scientific investigations. Integrates and coordinates work within the department and other departments. Responsible for risk management and quality control efforts. Applies technical expertise directly to work efforts. Travel is required (10% to 25%).

You will lead analytic tasks in support of the Joint and Land Operations program advising ADF force design. These tasks include force planning assessments and campaign analysis, evaluating military strategy, operational concepts, and future force options. You will be responsible for presenting briefs to senior leaders on a range of critical issues (e.g., mobilization sustainment, guided weapons explosive ordnance, maritime unmanned systems). Your insights and recommendations will have force-level impacts across ADF.

The Project Control Analyst (PCA) thrives on both the program control and corporate controller responsibilities of the job and understands the difference. This is a new position supporting the ORCA Division and we are looking for someone who can make it their own. The PCA shall: Bring best practices to support our financial plans and policies, accounting practices and procedures.- Be responsible for creating new program spend plans and EACs.- Attend and be responsible for the financial structure/revenue setup for internal project kick-off meetings - Develop and maintain customer financial reports and deliverables.- Assist with cash flow by approving expenses ensuring invoices are submitted to clients in a timely manner and analyzing the DSO to look for ways to improve - Be responsible for program revenue and profit reporting. - Be responsible for subcontractor and consultant accruals, cost tracking and invoice reviews- Support financial planning, forecasts, and provide controller responsibilities such as A/R, Journal entries, A/P, etc.- Work side by side with Program Managers to help their programs be successful and interacts with all functional and line organizations.- Must continuously be energized by a fast-paced environment and balance closing each month with attending needed PM/customer meetings.- Other duties as assignedThis position will be in office in San Diego, CA in Liberty StationAt SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the top talent.  Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.   SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.   The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc.Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  Salary pay range:  $100,000-$125,000

The candidate will be one of five Senior Facilitators providing Naval Warfare Subject Matter Expertise (SMEs) with specialized experience in each of the following ten areas: CWC (FST & LVC), SUW, AMW, AD, STW, IO, USW, Naval Aviation Training, and Naval Law and provide instruction to students attending Tactical Training Group Pacific and Expiditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific Composite Commander Warfare courses. 

A Senior Nuclear Weapons Analyst with expertise in all nuclear weapon issues to provide high level policy analysis and interpretation (Agency, Department, Congressional and Presidential), and associated activities or special studies/taskings/efforts concerning the overall nuclear deterrent enterprise. Nuclear activities include nuclear weapons delivery and Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence (C3I) systems design, operation, maintenance, testing, reliability, safety, Use Control, survivability, production, life extension, inactivation, storage, reactivation, augmentation, and retirement, including any implications or effects on stockpile configuration, mix, or quantities. They will also provide technical review of documents, and develop NE model development and life extension support. They will conduct CNI studies/analyses as well as document CNI working group discussions, decisions, and action items.

Requires extensive experience working with Joint Special Operations units, extensive Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experience and familiarity operating in an international environment, working with NATO organizations, and interagency partners. This Performance Requirement includes:- Synchronizing European Nuclear Weapon Accident Incident (NWAI) lines of effort with partner nations- Designing, planning, and executing full scale nuclear weapons exercises- Authoring and coordinating applicable training materials- Coordinating and tracking DTRA provided NWAI training to partner nations and US organizations- Organizing, coordinating, executing and providing expertise in CONUS/OCONUS Nuclear Weapons Training/Exercises and Conventional-Nuclear Integration efforts- Organizing, coordinating, executing, and supporting meetings, exercise planning, evaluation testing, studies, and crisis support/emergency response pertaining to nuclear weapons operations to include providing support and administration to working groups, conferences, and pre/post-meeting support- Updating and maintaining accident/incident response website(s) and databases- Assisting in the development, maintenance, execution, and presentation of the nuclear weapon accident incident response management courses, e.g., the Nuclear Weapon Incident Response Training –OCONUS (NWIRT-O).- Reviewing, validating, assessing, and assisting in the development of National and DoD nuclear weapon accident incident response policy and procedures- Planning, organizing, coordinating, executing, and tracking multiple concurrent trainings, exercises,TTXs, workshops, seminars, meetings, and conferences- Reviewing international agreements, joint plans, and other documents at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of Command and Control- Validating DoD and interagency policies, plans, and procedures through exercises -Assessing DoD nuclear weapon security policy- Overseeing implementation and effectiveness of nuclear weapon incident readiness (international NUWAIX) through participation in and support of high-level interagency working groups and conferences- Providing support for facilitating international communications and training- Aiding in ensuring cohesive, effective, and efficient responses to nuclear weapon accidents across international partner Government agencies- Providing instructors/facilitators for international inter/intra-agency training- Providing training materials, lesson plans, agendas, handbooks, etc.- Producing technical reports and providing briefings to senior leaders*Roles are located in Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany

The Cyber Data Science Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:- Utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to collect, analyze, and interpret large cybersecurity data sets- Develop data-driven solutions- Analyze data sets found in the customer's vulnerability scanning, authorization, and configuration management tools- Import and transform data into usable sets for analysis tools used by the customer (e.g., Tableau)- Provide analysis and graphical presentations of collected metrics for IA compliance status reporting- Support legacy visualization and situational awareness tools based on Microsoft Excel- Collaborate with the Heat Map team to investigate options to simplify and automate the current Heat Map

The Cyber Systems Engineer Project Management Technical Support provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:- Compile information to develop weekly, monthly and annual customer “Cyber Snapshot.” Report metrics on cases and incidents that have happened over the period as well as items of interest on cybersecurity that would be of interest to senior management- Verify/validate systems with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures focused on threat to information networks- Assess security performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures- Participate in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements- Develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements. Produce high quality papers, presentations, recommendations and findings for senior intelligence and operations officials- Provide identification and classification of system network vulnerabilities providing mitigation and remediation recommendations- Analyze policies and procedures against federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing gaps- Develop strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements. Prepare threat analysis reports- Create indications of compromise for new and existing malware- Participate in cyber defense working groups, forums and IPTs to provide cyber defense guidance

The Delegated Authorizing Official Representative (DAO-R) provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security.  Daily tasks include, but are not limited to: - Ensure adherence to ICD-503 and customer specific directives/policies through the lifecycle (RMF 1-6) of customer sponsored assets- Provide risk recommendations to the customer after reviewing sponsored asset overall risk posture as part of Authority to Operate (ATO) RMF process- Manage/track customer sponsored assets’ plan of action and milestones (POAMs) by working with various security stakeholders (ISSO/ISSE/ISSM/SCA) post authorization- Screen new asset requests to ensure sponsorship and information system owner identification- Facilitate System Review Team to ensure that new/existing customer sponsored assets have the correct project regulation, data types/C-I-A impact assignments, and overlay assignments as well (with customer signoff)- Assign asset security controls and levy asset specific liens on controls for which the program did not meet during accreditor reviews- Ensure customer sponsored assets maintain their security postures in accordance with customer identified Continuous Monitoring (RMF step 6) directives and policies- Provide continuous adhoc authorization-related daily support to both customer and programs 

The Cyber Systems Engineer Project Management Technical Support provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily Tasks include, but are not limited to:- Review, assess and produce Technical reports on CDRL items delivered by the Cyber Security Services contractors- Provide assessments to the customer on the cybersecurity contractor’s program performance.- Develop, maintain, and deliver acquisition artifacts to assist the customer in assessing contractor’s performance- Assist in the development of execution reviews, acquisition roadmaps and transition plans - Develop briefings and artifacts for acquisition Readiness Reviews- Provide technical recaps of customer meetings with cyber security contractors- Work closely with the customer Lead and stakeholders to execute contracts- Provide technical input for the development of acquisition documentation for review and approval by the customer to include: Requests for Contract Action (RCA) packages, RFPs for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and proposal analysis to support negotiation and award activities.- Assist in the development, review, and update of acquisition documents to ensure guidance for acquisitions are adequate and current.- Assesses contractor performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures- Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements- Assist in the development of technical requirements- Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials- Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps- Develops strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements.

The ConMon Cyber Engineer provides support to the customer in the area of Cyber Security. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:- Support the Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Program Lead in maturing the customer’s Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) program.- Generate and lead ConMon process improvement activities- Coordinate with the Cyber Data Science team to identify sources of information to better evaluate customers ConMon activities.- Coordinate with Cyber Data Science team to create new views of customer’s ConMon posture- Collect the necessary data, develop, and deliver reports to show customer’s progress of the enterprise wide ConMon program.- Develop and deliver asset ConMon compliance views for categories such as mission, cross domain, and location, as required by the customer.- Proactively identify and provide metrics and reporting data appropriate for stakeholders in each of the Tiers identified in the NIST SP 800-137- Validates, for efficacy, ConMon control Bodies-of-Evidence (BOEs) entered in the ConMon tool- Guides, mentors and instructs program Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) on methods to improve ConMon BOE entry language- Assist Security Control Accessors (SCAs), FISMA and Inspector General (IG) Teams on examining ConMon BOEs for official reporting- Proactively identify and provide metrics and reporting data appropriate for AO/DAOs to make sound risk decisions for continued authorization of systems- Initiate and participate in studies to improve ConMon reporting metrics- Recommend improvements on Enterprise Security Services (ESS) tool implementations

The Mission Defense Team (MDT) SETA provides support to the customer in the area of Cybersecurity.  Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:- Identify baseline, capability and coverage gaps- Recommend process improvements- Plan future requirements and capabilities- Support specific technical efforts to enable mission assurance, resiliency, and defensive cyber operations- Assist with validation and verification of MDT activities. Provide research, independent analysis, documentation, Concept of Operations development, planning, capability assessments and proof of concept activities- Assess current and proposed changes to relevant processes, procedures, applications and infrastructure- Articulate priorities, risks, issues and opportunities- Ensure future capabilities are sound, meet documented requirements and standards and are maintainable for MDT operations.  

The successful candidate will participate in project teams to:- Assist in the analysis of the performance of DoD programs and systems- Conduct data collection and specification reviews- Assist in the design and development system-of-systems models using commercial and proprietary MBSE tools and execute modeling and simulation analysis- Perform post-processing data analysis and interpretation- Assist in the preparation of deliverables to include presentations and written reports of findings and recommendations- Participate in customer meetings and briefingsAt SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the top talent.  Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.   SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.   The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc.Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  Salary pay range:  $95,000-$125,000

SPA is seeking a great candidate to provide direct support and advice to the SSBN Security Technology Program (SSTP) and the SSN/SSGN Security Program (S3P).  This position is responsible for conducting research and analysis, drawing on technical and operational information and experience, and developing insights into SSBN and SSN operational challenges and help develop solutions that will support Security Program's engagements with Submarine Force and Navy senior leadership.  The candidate will need experience in, or understanding of, submarine operations.  This position is with SPA’s team out of our Alexandria, VA headquarters, with regular interactions with clients based at the Washington Navy Yard.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Working across multiple Directorates and Offices to identify and define future space capability needs- Frequent interaction with government, SETA, FFRDC, and external stakeholders- Identifying key architecture and system level trades- Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for new capabilities and coordinating them across the affected organizations- Developing enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements- Originate and manage the Request for Change (RFC) process as it relates to updating requirement baselines- Preparing briefings for senior decision makers

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Working across multiple Directorates and Offices to identify and define future space capability needs- Frequent interaction with government, SETA, FFRDC, and mission partner stakeholders - Analyzing and executing technical solutions in support of high value asset indications and warning, resiliency, defense, and cyber protection- Identifying required system analysis for the definition, allocation, assessment, and prediction of system performance requirements and capabilities- Identifying key architecture and system level trades- Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for new capabilities and coordinating them across the affected organizations- Developing enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface requirements - Manage the Request for Change (RFC) process as it relates to updating requirement baselines - Developing project-level schedule content for analysis and assessment- Preparing briefings for senior decision makers

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Define and document enterprise level policies, procedures, guidance, and best practices regarding use of modeling languages and frameworks- Develop an organized repeatable approach, methodology, language, and style that enables elements usage with a model and sharing between model development projects- Develop modeling methods driven by Digital Engineering and Systems Engineering objectives, including library of standardized and frequently used patterns- Develop documentation for how to create/maintain modeling libraries that shall be used among all models- Develop documentation for how to integrate model and develop model queries to enable architects, enterprise system engineers, and acquisition offices to obtain results of previous work- Gather, document, and share systems engineering lessons learned throughout the enterprise- Work across multiple Directorates and Offices to identify and define future space capability needs- Frequent interaction with government, SETA, FFRDC, external stakeholders, and development contractors- Develop and use Modeling Methodologies and Ontologies- Develop and customize MetaModels- Develop and enforce modeling best practices and support quality reviews for models- Develop Model structure and Data Management principles- Plan Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) model development in support of systems engineering objectives and program milestones- Support efforts involving MBE and MBSE tools and procedures- Generate reports out of the MBSE tools for analysis- Prepare briefings for senior decision makers

You will serve as a technical expert providing direct support to Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems, Above Water Sensors and Lasers Directorate's (PEO IWS 2.0) Technical Director. You will be empowered to lead and act on behalf of the Technical Director ensuring the appropriate Systems Engineering processes and discipline is applied across the PEO IWS 2.0 Electronic Warfare (EW) portfolio. You will regularly work with stakeholders from industry, the PEO, Warfare Centers, Navy Labs and University Affiliated Research Centers on complex issues facing the Navy as well as future developments in EW.