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For this critical work, we are looking for a candidate that will proactively assist with the design, development, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.  You will support PEO IWS 2.0 Above Water Sensors & Lasers Directorate for Program Protection activities. You will be responsible for the System Security Engineering design and review process for developmental acquisition programs across PEO IWS 2.0 to ensure cybersecurity, Anti-Tamper, and Supply Chain security requirements are implemented and verified throughout the acquisition lifecycle. You will also provide input on cybersecurity and system security engineering practices that are included in system design.  Addiitonally, you will be expected to manage various components of...

The Senior Acquisition Analyst will support DASD(AI2) in the execution of Competitive Acquisition Pathfinders (CAPs), which are designed to identify disconnects among the three legs of delivering warfighter advantage: Requirements (Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System), Resourcing (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution), and Program Management. The candidate will communication and collaborate with stakeholders across OSD, Joint Staff, Military Departments/Services, and the Combatant Commands. This will include documenting lessons learned, process barriers, and opportunities to reform the acquisition process in order to deliver warfighting capabilities in a timely manner.

The OSD Special Access Program Cyber Warfare Directorate provides oversight of the Department’s Special Access Program policy and implementation processes. The candidate will provide a wide range of operational, technical, acquisition, and programmatic support to the OSD SAPCO, including conducting analysis and evaluations of technology protection efforts. Will assist government leaders in the administration of the SAP portfolio, suggest improvements to increase agility in the SAP enterprise processes, and support the sharing of SAP capabilities with our allies.

We are seeking a dedicated junior Systems Engineer to provide support to the Technical Director within the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), Above Water Sensors and Lasers Directorate (IWS 2.0). At least one year of related experience is required. We expect to fill this position immediately! You will provide technical and programmatic support to the Systems Engineering Working Group Leads (e.g. Platform and Combat System Integration, Hardware and Manufacturing, Software, Requirements, Performance). You will provide technical rigor in support of Systems Engineering (SE) processes, including planning, execution and closure of System Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR), technical writing, requirements management, risk management, configuration...

The Senior Scientist will support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in addressing the scientific rationale for investments in high-risk, high-reward technology Research and Development (R&D) projects. Will apply their expertise and experience to assist Tactical Technology Office (TTO) executive leadership and program managers in developing and initiating new efforts, managing them, and seeing them through to growth and transition. This position will emphasize coordination of the technical agenda for an ongoing series of concept development workshops featuring government, industry, and academia to understand the state-of-the-art, identify promising research areas, generate ideas for credible-scale efforts, and rapidly refine them into focused pitches suitable for...

The Senior Scientist will support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in addressing the scientific rationale for investments in high-risk, high-reward technology research and development (R&D) efforts, primarily in the field of space-based platforms and systems. Will apply expertise and experience to assist Tactical Technology Office (TTO) executive leadership and program managers in identifying areas worthy of scientific exploration; and in developing, initiating, managing, and transitioning R&D projects. This position has a particular emphasis on working with program managers, industry, and academia to identify promising technological frontiers and refine broad concepts into focused program initiation pitches suitable for approval by DARPA executive leadership. Will...

The candidate will provide direct support of the DARPA Director’s Office (DIRO) and will work closely with the Front Office team on a daily basis to ensure timely, proactive, and comprehensive administrative and programmatic support to Leadership. Will work with government leaders to track and coordinate logistics for short- and long-term projects and engagements, including working with Executive Assistants and other staff to manage daily schedules and coordinate internal and external briefings and presentations to commercial stakeholders. Travel may be required with government leaders to conferences, workshops, performer sites, and various stakeholder sites--assisting in preparing briefings for these trips and capturing follow-up items for action. Track status of projects, maintain a...

The candidate will serve as the SETA Commercial Strategy Action Officer and will work as part of an exciting team to provide expert business, technology advancement, and commercialization support in a demanding and fast-paced professional environment. Will provide project management and coordination for the Commercial Strategy Front Office and successfully serve DARPA’s mission. Serve as action-oriented liaison with a commitment to advancing US national and economic security. Work closely with the Front Office leadership to prioritize, communicate, and execute Commercial Strategy initiatives and special projects. Provide comprehensive project management support to the Front Office including development of strategy, planning, and decision support documents. Execute commercialization...

The DAWIA Level II or above Program Analyst will support Navy Strategic Systems Programs to plan and execute the new Nuclear, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) program through the development of programmatic artifacts; including but not limited to acquisition documentation and planning, and creation of white papers, studies, power point presentations, talking points and schedules. The right candidate will have strong verbal and written skills and be able to communicate and manage client expectations.  Interact with and manage stakeholder expectations and needs with the ability to identify and develop risk mitigation strategies. This position will also work with a highly skilled team, providing critical support to managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing...

The candidate will assist clients with organizational assessments and change management processes leading to successful implementation of client strategic improvement goals and objectives. This includes structural alignment changes for effectiveness, process changes for efficiency, and systematic changes (i.e., personnel, financial, and other organizational systems).  Scope involves analysis, assessment, formulation of recommendations, and implementation planning and execution.  Also includes development and documentation of policies and procedures, progress reporting to senior leadership, and internal and external strategic communication and notifications.

The Space Technology Analysis Group is seeking a highly qualified and motivated senior acquisition specialist to support the Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), which provides the Combatant Commands (COCOMs), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and the Joint Staff with effects-based, precision targeting options for selected networks and nodes in order to carry out the national security and military strategy of the United States during peace, crisis, and war. This position supports acquisition management for JWAC, which is located at the Naval Support Activity - South Potomac (NSA-SP) base located in Dahlgren, Virginia (VA). The successful candidate will provide seasoned Acquisition Support to conduct acquisition planning activities for current and future programs in accordance with...

Works with OSD project manager and other SMEs to understand and assess ICBM readiness, key metrics, and operations and maintenance issues. Prepare materials on ICBM readiness and maintenance issues for DoD leadership and proposes solutions to those issues.  Monitor ICBM Reliability, Availability and Maintainability - Cost (RAM-C) data to understand overall mission capability, weapon system reliability, logistics supportability and total ownership cost.  Assists operations research analysts and data scientists to study and understand ICBM maintenance using mathematical and data-driven models incorporating maintenance information systems (MIS) and technical orders (TOs) data.  Monitor Non-mission capable/partially-mission capable (NMC/PMC) rates, critical safety deficiency reporting,...

The Cyber Warfare Directorate provides cybersecurity and cyberspace operations expertise for the entirety of OUSD(A&S). The candidate will assist government personnel in the continued development and refinement of the Cyber Risk Management Tool (CRMT) in order to provide senior DoD leadership with quantitative data, visualization, and metrics-driven analytics to inform resourcing decisions. Will apply skills and experience with tools such as AIMSS, GAMS, OPL, R, VBA, SQL, JavaScript, Access, SharePoint, Tableau, and Adobe Flex4 to help provide the data-driven analysis to drive the modernization of critical DoD weapon systems and help close the cybersecurity vulnerabilities than may imperil our missions.

The Cyber Warfare Directorate provides cybersecurity and cyberspace operations expertise for the entirety of OUSD(A&S). In this role, you will assist government personnel in the planning, coordination, methodology development, execution, and follow-up for a recurring series of Cyber-focused wargames intended to identify gaps and shortfalls in critical DoD weapon systems and critical infrastructure that impact overall mission success. You will coordinate closely with Combatant Command and Service Cyber Component representatives, cyber defenders, policy makers, and mission owners.

The Cyber Warfare Directorate provides cybersecurity and cyberspace operations expertise for the entirety of OUSD(A&S). In this role, you will assist government personnel in developing policy and governance regarding the acquisition approach, systems engineering, and cybersecurity resilience of DoD weapon systems and defense critical infrastructure. You will coordinate with DoD components and agencies, provide technical and analytic support, develop position papers and potential courses of action to mitigate vulnerabilities, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

The Cyber Warfare Directorate provides cybersecurity and cyberspace operations expertise for the entirety of OUSD(A&S). In this role, you will assist government personnel in conducting portfolio management of the Department’s development of Cyberspace Operations Capabilities, including the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture. You will provide technical analyses and assessments of new DCO and OCO capabilities, review and/or assist in the development of operational and technical architectures, develop Analyses of Alternatives, and provide subject matter expertise on key cyber technologies.

The Cyber Warfare Directorate provides cybersecurity and cyberspace operations expertise for the entirety of OUSD(A&S). In this role, you will provide technical analyses and assessments of Supply Chain cybersecurity-related risk. You will assist government personnel in the development and refinement of SCRM-related metrics, risk mitigation options, and the development of a Whole-of-Government approach to addressing the risk arising from foreign ownership/control/influence (FOCI) of National Security Systems. In addition, you will meet and coordinate broadly across DoD with SCRM cybersecurity stakeholders and support efforts to improve collaboration with the Defense Industrial Base vendors.

The candidate will support the C4ISR Directorate within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Strategic, Space, and Intelligence Portfolio Management. The C4ISR directorate within DASD (SSIPM) conducts portfolio management of the modernization and sustainment of the DoD Communication Systems, Networks, and ISR systems. Will assist the government in conducting technical analyses and assessments of joint service, allied, and coalition ISR systems/capabilities in support of Integrated Acquisition Portfolio Reviews (IAPRs) and Competitive Acquisition Pathfinders (CAPs). Will support all elements of the Defense Acquisition System, JROC processes such as JCIDS and PPBE, and the legislative process. Will also conduct interoperability, design, and performance studies of Geospatial and...

The C4ISR directorate within DASD(SSIPM) conducts portfolio management of the gamut of DoD communication systems and network systems. The Senior Analyst will execute technical reviews and assessments in support of Integrated Acquisition Portfolio Reviews (IAPRs) and Competitive Acquisition Pathfinders (CAPs), assess the Cost/Schedule/Performance of modernization programs, research DoD policies and instructions, and provide technical expertise for systems including Link-16, MADL, TTNT, Common Data Link, CEC, SATURN, and other systems.

SPA is looking for a successful Senior Cost Analyst to support the U.S. Space Force.   - Using parametric cost models to develop and document cost estimates, including software estimation, in support of annual military budgets.- Develop and brief cost models and estimate results to senior government leaders.- Perform thorough risk analysis. - Develop statistical relationships through data collection and regression analysis.- Review Contract Data Requirement Lists for compliance.- Assess contractor proposals for cost realism and reasonableness.- Support Program Office meetings, cost exclusions, analysis, briefings, Integrated Product Team (IPT) sessions, etc.