The International Engagement Specialist will support the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (ASD (IBP)) to ensure a healthy Defense Industrial Base is able to meet Warfighter needs. The International Engagement Specialist will help advance Department of Defense objectives with allies and international partners. The candidate will plan and execute ASD (IBP) outreach and dialogue with international stakeholders and departmental and interagency partners to improve collaboration, communication, and security of supply for materials critical to national defense. Specific actions include developing, coordinating and implementing international engagement plans to promote and protect critical technology.  

Assist the Nuclear Weapons Surety Acquisition and Operations Branch of Strategic Systems Programs as a resident contractor with budget planning and execution, contracting strategies, acquisition planning, and other program office support.  Applicant needs the ability to work as part of a team and prioritize their own project load, applying a wide range of methodologies to gather, analyze, and evaluate information to support budget personnel coordination with branch engineers, branch management, and other SSP branches and organizations. 

The Analyst will lead multiple, concurrent analytical and/or software projects for internal and external clients. They will develop project plans including objectives, methodology, deliverables, schedule, and staffing. In addition, they will build and/or oversee the development of models, simulations, analytical reports, and custom tools and ensure technical quality of products delivered to internal and external clients. In addition, the Analyst will help identify and develop new technical capabilities and business.

The C4ISR Acquisition Analyst will provide subject matter expertise related to the analysis of missions, program goals and objectives, and overall assessments of Intelligence Community systems. Primary focus will be on GeoSpatial Intelligence-related ISR platforms.The candidate will: - Provide acquisition oversight and review of JCIDS and Intelligence Community requirements documents focused on Battlespace Awareness.- Support USD (A&S) in his role as chair of Defense Acquisition Boards (DABs) and as co-chair of Joint Intelligence Acquisition Board (JIAB).- Support Special Program Reviews for GEOINT-based Major Systems Acquisitions (MSAs) and Special Interest Acquisitions (SIAs).

The candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team of analysts and software developers on the agile design and development of software products to support a variety of clients within OUSD(R&E). This work may include developing and designing web-based applications for deployment on client SharePoint sites, maintenance of SPA proprietary Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools, or development of novel analytical tools using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. The candidate will facilitate engagements with clients, program managers, technical leads, and the development team to produce high visibility software solutions for both external customers and internal stakeholders. This role may require briefing and training of products and deliverables to both technical and non-technical audiences. To succeed in this role, the candidate will need natural analytical abilities, impeccable follow-through and attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, a passion for creative solutions, and strong communication skills. Successful customer outcomes will lead to dynamic opportunities for growth.

The successful candidate will conduct a horizon scan to identify potential contract opportunities in the Naval Sea Systems Command, lead contract capture including fully understanding client requirements and issues, help build competitive teams of contractors by matching corporate capabilities to contract requirements and developing pricing strategies, and coordinate inputs from subject matter experts, technical writers, and cost evaluators to produce winning proposals. 

SPA is looking for a well-qualified Mechanical Engineer, having extensive experience with engineering drawings, to join our Quality Team for an exciting opportunity in support of the development, readiness and sustainment of the USAF Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) weapon system. You will play a key role in ensuring that new engineering drawings and engineering (change) orders (EO) meet all government and drafting standards and are processed in a timely manner, as required by the USAF in support of the existing Minuteman III weapon system.You will be the technical lead for the QC drawing review team by providing technical support, training, problem resolution, government coordination, and process improvement to increase quality and to decrease review time. You will work to improve the organization's efficiency and value add by reducing waste and promoting continuous improvement. Specific responsibilities and competencies include, but not limited to:- Provide technical oversight and guidance to the QC drawing/EO review team- Provide leadership in maintaining and improving quality and cycle time of the review process- Become the subject matter expert on government and industry drafting standards and practices- Review Engineering drawings and changes- Provide training and feedback to the Engineers who prepare drawing/EO projects.- Improve initial quality of drawing/EO projects.- Provide training and support to QC reviewers- Promote a culture and inspire the organization to adopt a quality mindset and challenge teams to be critical, disciplined, and continually strive for excellence- Lead others in the review, analysis, and reporting of quality discrepancies and data related to the QC review- Report on key performance measures and leading indicators- Coordinate with government drawing checkers on problem resolutions, including different interpretation of industry and government standards- Lead investigations into identified problems and opportunities for improvement and develop disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies

Provide a broad range of schedule analysis support for the Space Systems Command. This includes review and assessment of official program documents including, Acquisition Strategy Plans, Requests for Proposal, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists, Policies, Department of Defense/Air Force/Center guidance/instruction, Integrated Master Plans, and contractors’ proposals in response to solicitations for compliance and consistency with Earned Value Management and schedule standards and best practices.  Qualified candidates will possess the ability to thoroughly document assessment results and be prepared to explain and justify findings and make recommendations. Additional responsibilities include providing subject matter expertise in  integrated Baseline Reviews, analysis and documentation of contractors’ performance reports, integrated master schedules, integrated program management reports, contract funds status reports, work breakdown structures (WBS) and other technical data packages for compliance with contractual requirements.  Comprehensive analysis includes data integrity assessments, performance measurement baseline maintenance, variance analysis, performance trend analysis, generating earned value metrics, forecast analysis and schedule health metrics. Support for contractor performance analysis includes the collection, organization, import and recording of program cost, earned value, schedule, and risk deliverables in Government repositories and assessment of data integrity. Additional responsibilities include schedule risk assessments, over target assessments (baseline, schedule, and major contract modification baseline), assistance with integrated master plan and master schedule execution.

Provide a broad range of financial management including assisting with Government budget integration for the Space Systems Command. This includes all aspects of Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution and Commitment/Obligation/Expenditure Reconciliation, Corrective Action Instruction and support to International Partner Agreements, Acquisition Reporting and Comprhensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaR) support. Qualified personnel will provide subject matter expertise and support for budgets, foreign military sales funding, other foreign Government funding, and International Partner Agreements, as well as assist with the timely and accurate analysis, forecast and reporting of commitment, obligation, and expenditure data. Acquisition reporting support includes production of financial management related inputs as required by DoD policy for Acquisition Category I, II, III,, middle tier acquisition (MTA) programs.

Provide a broad range of financial management support for the Space Systems Command. This includes cost estimate development for a portfolio of programs across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle (including software cost estimating). Responsibilities also include support in the preparation of program cost analysis requirements document preparation and evaluation, historical data cost analysis, market surveys, economic analyses, cost policy reviews, Total Ownership Cost analyses, and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) evaluations. Analysis of support contractors’ cost data and cost estimates, including Engineering Change Proposals, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Basis of Estimates to ensure consistency with Government accepted cost estimating procedures is also required Support in the development and modification of program WBS and compliance with current DCARC OSD/CAPE requirements is. all aspects of Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution. Qualified personnel will provide subject matter expertise and support for budgets, foreign military sales funding, other foreign Government funding, and International Partner Agreements.

Provide a broad range of Earned Value Management support for the Space Systems Command. This includes review and assessment of official program documents including Acquisition Strategy Plans, Requests for Proposal, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists, Policies, Department of Defense/Air Force/Center guidance/instruction, Integrated Master Plans, and Program Contractor Proposals for solicitations for compliance and consistency with Earned Value Management and schedule standards and best practices.  This position requires EVM analysis across a variety of standard schedule analysis activities and includes developing and recording risk-based and comprehensive estimates-at-completion (EACs), including confidence level (SCurve) utilizing the best practices and techniques as outlined in the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide. Recommendations for corrective actions to record the findings and advise/deliver the analysis to the Government is included in position responsibilities.  In coordination with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), this position requires assessment of contractors’ EVM data, including analysis of programmatic and management issues, and the contractors’ approved EVMS description for compliance with DCMA, DoD, NDIA IPMD and ANSI/EIA requirements.

Provide data analytics in support of cost research activities for the SSC utilizing approved databases including, Unmanned Space Vehicle Cost Model and Defense Cost and Resource Center to gather and assess data in support of the development and validation of cost estimating relationships. This includes data analytics and integration for the entire Division, including research and data comparisons, incorporate data visualization and automation into business operations and practices, and detailed Program Contractor cost data analysis.

Provide a broad range of cost estimating support for the Space Systems Command. This includes software cost estimate development for a portfolio of programs across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle). Responsibilities include developing, maintaining, and updating credible, defensible, and replicable cost estimates for all software related components within the portfolio across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle. This includes but is not limited to source/logical/physical lines of code, programming productivity and maintainability, code growth, engineering updates, capability insertion in accordance with program documents (e.g., Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD)) and applicable policies and guidance. Government- approved cost estimating tools/software will be utilized to perform the cost estimates leveraging data from Government-approved, published database(s) to include but not limited to Unmanned Space Vehicle Cost Model and Defense Cost and Resource Center.

You will provide a broad range of cost estimating support for the Space Systems Command. This includes cost estimate development for a portfolio of programs across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle (including software cost estimating). Responsibilities also include support in the preparation of program cost analysis requirements document preparation and evaluation, historical data cost analysis, market surveys, economic analyses, cost policy reviews, Total Ownership Cost analyses, and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) evaluations. Analysis of support contractors’ cost data and cost estimates, including Engineering Change Proposals, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Basis of Estimates to ensure consistency with Government accepted cost estimating procedures is also required Additionally, this position requires support in the development and modification of program WBS and verification of compliance with current DCARC OSD/CAPE requirements.

The ideal candidate will provide Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaR) support for the Space Systems Command. This includes providing user support and guidance with respect to the daily use of the CCaR application and understanding of the proper procedures for operating web-based database programs. Additionally, qualified candidates will assist Government users with customer support functions and possess an ongoing understanding of the application’s multiple interfaces and how they support CCaR functionality, maintain the transfer of data, and provide training and instruction on the proper usage of all CCaR features and functions.

This position will provide a broad range of financial management, in particular assisting with Government budget integration, for the Space Systems Command. This includes all aspects of Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) and Commitment/Obligation/Expenditure Reconciliation; Execution and Audit Readiness; and Budget Authority Management. Qualified personnel will provide Subject Matter Expertise and support for budgets, foreign military sales funding, other foreign Government funding, and International Partner Agreements, as well as assist with the timely and accurate analysis, forecast, and reporting of commitment, obligation, and expenditure data.

Provide a broad range of financial management, in particular assisting with Government budget integration, for the Space Systems Command. This includes all aspects of Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution and Commitment/Obligation/Expenditure Reconciliation; Execution and Audit Readiness; and Budget Authority Management, Qualified personnel will provide subject matter expertise and support for budgets, foreign military sales funding, other foreign Government funding, and International Partner Agreements, as well as assist with the timely and accurate analysis, forecast and reporting of commitment, obligation, and expenditure data. This position requires management support across all aspects of task order management including input and support of all management plans, project status reporting, management reviews and continuous improvement recommendations.

SPA is hiring a Systems Engineer to provide architecture, design, implementation, monitoring, and management support of secure information systems to ensure maximum uptime, security compliance, and performance for users and mission. This position is aligned with the Operations Research and Cyber Analysis (ORCA) division and embedded at a client site. The role will include designing secure system configurations, documenting and managing the deployment and installation of hardware, software, and cybersecurity tool sets, and maintaining and upgrading existing systems. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert, providing technical solutions to meet the requirements of the SPA ORCA division and clients. Responsibilities:- Design and implement new system solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current information systems- Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot and support information systems, to include both physical and virtual- Maximizing performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting- Accurately document instances of equipment or component failure, repair, installation, and removal- Investigating faults in the systems, perform analysis, diagnose, and resolution of complex problems, and recommend and implement corrective actions- Coordinate services, troubleshooting, and resolutions with 3rd party transport providers- Perform capacity analysis and planning to ensure growing user base and processing demand- Coordinate and execute scheduled upgrades- Reporting system status to key stakeholders- Accurately document and maintain ATO documentation including standard operating procedure development, artifact creation, submission of artifacts to ISSM and/or government representatives- Assist in preparing, maintaining, and upholding procedures for monitoring and responding to Cybersecurity continuous monitoring requirements (SIEM, Log review, validation of security controls, etc- Assist in preparing, maintaining, and upholding procedures for logging, reporting, and statistically monitoring system operations- Interface with third-party support and equipment vendors as needed

SPA is hiring a Network Engineer to provide design, implementation, monitoring, and management support of local and wide area networks to ensure maximum uptime for users and mission. This position is aligned with the Operations Research and Cyber Analysis (ORCA) division and embedded at a client site. The role will include designing secure system configurations, documenting and managing the installation of a network, and maintaining and upgrading existing systems. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert, providing technical solutions to meet the requirements of the company and clients. Responsibilities:- Design and implement new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks- Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot and support network equipment including virtual and physical routers, switches, firewalls- Configure firewalls, routing and switching to maximize network efficiency and security- Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting- Accurately document instances of network equipment or component failure, repair, installation, and removal- Investigating faults in the network, perform analysis, diagnose, and resolution of complex network problems, and recommend and implement corrective actions- Coordinate services, troubleshooting, and resolutions with 3rd party transport providers- Perform capacity analysis and planning to ensure growing traffic demand- Coordinate and execute scheduled upgrades- Reporting network status to key stakeholders- Accurately document and maintain ATO documentation including standard operating procedure development, artifact creation, submission of artifacts to ISSM and/or government representatives- Assist in preparing, maintaining, and upholding procedures for monitoring and responding to Cybersecurity continuous monitoring requirements (SIEM, Log review, validation of security controls, etc- Assist in preparing, maintaining, and upholding procedures for logging, reporting, and statistically monitoring network operations- Interface with third-party support and equipment vendors as needed

SPA is hiring an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to provide support of information systems and ensure that the appropriate operational security posture is maintained. This position is aligned with the Operations Research and Cyber Analysis (ORCA) division and embedded at a client site. The role will include system monitoring, auditing, capacity planning, secure hardware and software configuration, and the support of system assessment and authorization processes under the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and continued ConMon activities for multiple systems and enclaves. - Research and address information security issues as required as an authority on the subject- Assist in preparing, maintaining, and upholding procedures for monitoring and responding to Cybersecurity continuous monitoring requirements (SIEM, Log review, validation of security controls, etc.)- Oversee day-to-day information system security operations including auditing the IS, hardware, and software implementations and RMF package authorizations.- Monitor, analyze, and respond to network and security events.- Document compliance actions with the ISSM to address non-compliance in the allotted time frame- Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with internal security policies and practices- Participate in internal and external security audits and inspections; performs risk assessments- Ensure records are maintained for workstations, software, servers, routers, firewalls, network switches, etc. throughout the information system's life cycle- Evaluate proposed changes or additions to the information system and advise the ISSM of their security relevance- Ensure configuration management (CM) for security-relevant IS software, hardware, and firmware is maintained and documented- Assist in conducting investigations of computer security violations and incidents, reporting as necessary- Ensure proper protection and / or corrective measures have been taken when an incident or vulnerability has been discovered- Communicate, implement and manage a formal Information Security / Information Systems Security Program together with ISSM, PSO, CPSO, and ISO- Perform onsite or remote analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex desktop problems for end users, and recommend and implement corrective solutions- Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot end-user workstations and related hardware and software- Receive and respond to incoming calls and/or e-mails regarding end-user or system problems- Accurately document and maintain ATO documentation including standard operating procedure development, artifact creation, submission of artifacts to ISSM and/or government representatives- Accurately document instances of equipment or component failure, repair, installation, and removal- Interface with third-party support and equipment vendors as needed