The Senior Analyst will provide support to the NAVSEA AUKUS program, serving as a strategy advisor to program leadership. Responsibilities will include strategic planning and coordination of program wide activities; supporting development of integrated plans, supporting fleet and workforce integration with AUKUS program, and special project coordination as needed. This analyst would work closely with the one-star Australian program lead within the program office. This position is located in Alexandria, VA with some opportunity to travel to partner and industry stakeholder locations.
Expected Contributions and Responsibilities- Reconcile labor each payroll cycle.- Responsible for registration and oversight of multi-state payroll compliance and filings.- Assist with compliance of all Payroll and Timekeeping with GAAP, CAS, and the FAR.- Supervise the bi-monthly & monthly payrolls with multiple states, including full execution of the payroll and related processes, as well as process international payroll.- Ensure employee payroll records are accurately maintained in the respective systems.- Assist with the completion of the annual Incurred Cost Submission and own Schedule L.- Assist in the annual budget process and provide support as necessary.- Assist with and ensure all audit requests are provided timely and accurately from the payroll team.- Maintain the monthly reconciliation of all respective general ledger accounts and resolve variances timely.- Manage one or more payroll staff members with varied backgrounds.- Perform account research and ad-hoc accounting/reporting/administrative tasks.- Collaborate with the HR team to manage the annual 401K audit from a Payroll perspective. - Other duties as assigned.
The Data Scientist SME will provide Advisory and Assistance Support (A&AS) to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Chemical and Biological Technologies Department, Digital Battlespace Management Division (RD-CBI). Apply subject matter expertise and support to the Government for science and technology (S&T) projects aimed at developing modeling and simulation tools for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) support. The candidate will support management of technical projects that focus on developing algorithm tools which will improve understanding of and decisions in CB contested environments. Apply a strong expertise in analyzing, interpreting, and applying predictive modeling tools to advise and assist with the development/evaluation of Statements of Work (SOW) for CB data collection trials to support algorithm development for CB specific modeling. Other position duties include analyzing large data sets from performers to extract useable information for decision making; analyzing data for trends; advising on technical soundness of performer developed algorithms and models; and performing data analysis and preparing reports, documentation, and correspondence to clearly communicate recommendations and conclusions. Will prepare technical documentation and presentations to explain approaches, associated assumptions, and conclusions of scientific investigations. The candidate will be responsible for reviewing proposals, technical reports, experimental or theoretical techniques, scientific studies, and statements of work to ensure technical validity to evaluate current and future CBRN technologies. Will also collaborate with the Project Management team on acquisition and procurement tasks.
The candidate will provide subject matter expertise in safeguarding high-value information. Implement policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting agency classified/sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure. Coordinate with offices, both internal and external, to protect the equities of stakeholders whose information is involved in the agency’s day-to-day operations. Review classification guidance generated for new or ongoing programs to ensure that specific and correct guidance is available to customers. Ensure even application of standards by reviewing information and documents scheduled for release outside the agency and to various customers. Coordinate with scientific, technical, and other subject-matter specialists to assess the classification level appropriate to information sensitivity. Consult with appropriate officials to determine whether a proposed classification level is too high or too low. Review classification and declassification decisions rendered by DTRA subject matter experts to ensure decisions are in compliance with national security standards.
The Program Analyst will serve as strategic advisor and trusted agent for a high-profile client organization, focusing on rigorous efforts to strengthen the submarine manufacturing industrial base surrounding developing AUKUS efforts. The Program Analyst will apply a strong familiarity with defense manufacturing and undersea warfare systems to help identify, develop, and execute new strategies and initiatives to support submarine industrial base and supply chain development. In this role, you will navigate complex stakeholder relationships across government and private industry, manage standup and execution of new initiatives, perform detailed analysis of industrial base and supply chain for undersea warfare systems, and regularly communicate progress and challenges through briefs, analytic products, and decision support for senior client leadership and officials. This position is based out of SPA's Alexandria, VA HQ, with potential for light telework and some travel to client and stakeholder locations, including potential international travel.
The Program Analyst will provide support to the NAVSEA AUKUS program, focusing on program support to undersea platform acquisition. Responsibilities will include strategic planning and coordination of program wide activities; supporting development of integrated budgets and POM submittals, developing and implementing office and organizational administrative policies and procedures; collaborating directly with the leadership to determine and prioritize objectives. This position is located in Alexandria, VA with some opportunity to travel to client and industry stakeholder locations.
Apply best practices to support financial plans and policies, accounting practices, and procedures. Create new program forecasts and EACs. Manage financial structure/revenue setup for and attend 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 processes and procedures. Work with the Division Business Manager to track and report cost, revenue, and profits, as well as conducting monthly variance analysis on actuals. Participate in the development and maintenance of an annual waterfall to include active programs and pipeline opportunities. Manage and monitor subcontractor and consultant funding, expenditures, and accruals. Participate in pricing exercises and develop cost estimates. Support financial planning, forecasts, and provide controller responsibilities such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and GL journal entries. Work with Program Managers to support program success and interact with all functional and line organizations. Apply energies in a fast-paced environment, and balance closing each month with attending PM/customer meetings.
Successful candidates will be able to manage several lines of effort in a fast-paced environment while facing multiple deadlines and competing resources. Candidates must also be able to understand and meet current customer needs/constraints while anticipating the direction of future analytical support. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Interpreting, developing, and implementing security and safety policy.- Understanding threat capabilities and analyzing mission impact.- Supporting assessment of system effectiveness and development of future capabilities.- Facilitating the vulnerability assessment process and leading in operational planning.- Preparing briefings and reports for senior leadership engagement.
The DARPA DIRO Front Office Sr. Executive Assistant (EA) will provide support to the Director on a daily basis. Will work closely with the DIRO Front Office to ensure timely, proactive, and comprehensive administrative support to leadership. Will be expected to handle sensitive information while exercising professionalism and discretion. The dynamic nature of this role requires that the successful candidate be a self-starter, taking the initiative whenever possible and thinking ahead of what the mission needs are--all while displaying elite multi-project tracking and execution ability along with exemplary time management skills. Will apply professional demeanor across internal and external stakeholders. Cultivate productive working relationships across the Agency. Apply energetic approach and eagerness to tackle new projects and ideas, and proactively identify and solve problems. Routinely interact with executives, and display sound judgment and tact. Work directly with the Office Director (OD) daily to support all aspects of daily work routine: maintaining the OD’s calendar, including scheduling meetings, appointments, and speaking engagements. Determine priority of matters of attention for the OD, keep the OD advised of time-sensitive and priority issues, and exercise discretion in committing time and evaluating needs. Ensure appropriate follow-up, redirect matters to staff, or handle individually. The candidate will play a key role in the coordination of staff efforts both within and outside the office and Agency, and must assist in Front Office activities and processes including planning, prioritization, and executions as appropriate, and coordinate work with other DIRO and DARPA staff.
The Program Analyst will support the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs’ Nuclear Weapons Surety Division by overseeing key aspects of program development and sustainment. The Analyst will assist with Branch-level alignment to validate existing programs and to develop new capabilities in response to emerging threats. The Analyst will integrate Command, adjacent branch, and external stakeholder priorities. They will foster relationships while working directly with a broad variety of government and industry organizations to understand both programmatic and operational risk. They will translate the client’s intent into staff-actions, clearly defining roles and responsibilities. Additionally, as the APM, the Analyst will assist in supervising a team of ~3 personnel, providing leadership with a strong emphasis on team cohesion and culture. Furthermore, the Analyst will assist in ensuring overall quality assurance and client satisfaction while managing aspects of budget and funding execution. At 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. Washington DC Pay Transparency Range: $135,000 - 145,000.
In this role, you will be an integral member of our corporate development function and support the execution of our acquisition strategy, deal analysis, financial modeling, transaction coordination, and integration planning. Your responsibilities will span all aspects of the corporate development process as well as collaboration with almost every area of the business with the goal of supporting the achievement of our overall Company strategy. Your specific duties will include:- Serving as part of the SPAs corporate development function- Aiding in maintaining the pipeline of acquisition targets to include sole-sourced prospects and companies represented by investment banks- Supporting analysis, due diligence, transaction structuring, deal negotiation and funding the transaction, including engagement with Arlington Capital Partners- Aiding in coordinating with the Integration Management Office to prepare for the successful integration of the acquired company post-closing- Assisting with valuation and deal modeling for mergers, acquisitions, and other investments- Collaborating with Finance on the long-term, pro forma financial forecast and other ad hoc analyses- Performing an integral and visible role within the corporate development function, working closely with a small group of peers and senior leaders routinely, and having regular interactions with the firm’s top leadership
SPA seeks a passionate and dedicated Action Officer to engage with the research and development community to organize meetings, develop briefings to technical and non-technical audiences, and interact with multiple internal and external personnel with excellent communication, project management, and organizational skills on a daily basis. The candidate's primary function will be in direct support of the Office Director and Deputy Director, and will work closely with the Director’s Office (DIRO) Front Office Lead, Briefing Coordinators, and administrative staff to ensure comprehensive and seamless technical and administrative support to DIRO leadership. More specific tasks may include facilitating the development and implementation of Project Agreements/Arrangements (PA) and other international agreements (IA) in support of DARPA programs for government-to-government collaboration; drafting and amending IA documentation; and monitoring, identifying, and analyzing international developments, public policy issues and trends, and assessing their impact on strategy.
SPA is seeking a dedicated junior or mid-level analyst with an active DoD Top Secret clearance to provide T&E Engineering Support Services (ESS) to the US Navy. Responsibilities include assisting the PEO IWS client with T&E planning, execution, analysis, and reporting as well as supporting the portfolio lifecycle through test, integration, and delivery of hardware/software. For this critical work, we are looking for an experienced analyst to prepare and/or review technical and programmatic T&E documentation (e.g. T&E planning and strategies, T&E Master Plans, Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports, Trouble Reports, Requirements Traceability Matrixes, Technical Review Plans and Summary Reports), develop formal correspondence and work with DoD field activities, Integrated Product Teams, Technical Teams, and various vendors to develop, identify, locate, support, acquire, and manage requirements. Must be energetic, thoughtful, product-oriented, dependable, flexible, open-minded individual with an eagerness to learn with demonstrated strong work ethic. At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain 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. Washington, DC Pay Transparency Range: $80,000 – $115,000.
- Primary contractual point of contact with the Government Contracting Officer and SPA program personnel.- Maintain responsibility for prime contract administration, including modifications, equitable adjustments, reporting and file maintenance in a secure environment.- Ability to independently negotiate terms and conditions, scope, cost and price of government contracts at assigned thresholds.- Exercise a high degree of independent judgment and have autonomy for the assigned area of responsibility. Requires a significant degree of analytical ability to understand and interpret complex data and solve complex problems.- Establish and maintain excellent internal and external customer relations at all levels of the organization, acting as liaison with customers’ buying official for all proposal or contract matters.
The Facility Security Officer will be responsibe for all aspects of security support for SPA employees and facilities to include personnel clearances, visit requests, meeting support, physical access, local procedures, training, insider threat program management and inspections. Close coordination with the Human Resources, Contracts and Information Technology Departments will be critical to your success. Tasking will include the establishment of a new Facility Clearance for an existing SPA facility and the integration of new teams into SPA as the company grows.
The Space & Intelligence Division supports customers across DoD Space and the Intelligence Community ranging from USSF, OSD SCO, and other DoD entities, and IC organizations such as the NRO, NGA, NSA, and others. We conduct systems engineering (including all aspects of digital engineering, modeling, simulation, and analysis, architecture evaluation, requirements analysis, test and evaluation, and transition to operations), acquisition, program management, financial management, and related support to development, integration, and operations of systems for remote sensing, communications, position navigation, and timing, GEOINT, SIGINT, launch, and other critical space/intel mission areas. Division organizations operate in multiple locations including Northern Virginia, Colorado Springs, Los Angeles, and many others. The Division is actively growing through both organic and inorganic (M&A) growth. This position provides direct support to the SVP and Division Director for Space & Intel, including integrating and supporting efforts conducted by 3 groups, multiple contracts, and over 300 personnel. Detailed duties include:- Managing schedules, maintaining calendars, setting appointments, and keeping managers informed of constantly changing situations.- Routing and tracking internal and external written communication.- Developing and refining processes and systems to manage branch workflow supporting all Division leadership and staff.- Scheduling and coordinating both virtual and in-person conference rooms.- Managing branch files and records, databases, and business unit calendars.- Scheduling travel and preparing vouchers after travel in a timely manner.- Maintaining, updating, and editing a variety of routine documents and reports.- Assisting in on-boarding new personnel and ensuring workspace accommodations.- Compiling technical, financial, and other project/program information for inclusion in reports and presentations.- Conducting queries of open-source databases related to contracts and business opportunities.- Supporting office operations for multiple tenants to include supporting security and IT activities associated with SCIF operations.- Assisting in development of management presentations, creating PowerPoint charts, Excel tables, and Word documents.- Experience supporting/hosting customer conferences/meetings – help with agenda, attendees, logistics, food service, and other vendor interfaces.- Supporting proposal efforts with administrative support.- Other administrative duties, as required.
The intern will serve as a technical/scientific resource on projects, providing R&D analysis to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Research and Development Chemical Biological Directorate (RD-CBS Division). Provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to the client applying basic and advanced scientific principles, with a focus on emerging biotechnology sector including horizon scanning for gene editing technologies, lipid nanoparticles, viral pathogens of concern, gene editing, CRISPR, synthetic bio, biotechnologies, toxins, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) reactivator chemistry, Organophosphate (OP) agents including Fourth Generation Agents (FGAs), Pharmaceutical Based Agents (PBAs), and other emerging chemical threat agents. Work on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge of molecular biology, drug development, and technical project management. Evaluate all project technical aspects, including design, development, and implementation of research and development and works closely with researchers to promote technical progress. Review proposals, technical reports, experimental or theoretical techniques, scientific studies, and statements of work to ensure technical validity and evaluate current and emerging chemical medical defense technologies. Assist leadership with decision-making analysis. Apply understanding of capability gaps and assist in setting program, project and product-level strategy and priorities, ensuring portfolios are responsive and mapped to program goals. Prepare technical documentation and presentations to explain the approach, associated assumptions, and conclusions of scientific proposals and efforts. Our office is located in Lorton, VA, convenient to our DTRA clients at Fort Belvoir.
The successful candidate will join a cross-functional team of interdisciplinary technical SMEs supporting DTRA program managers, performers, and customers in the development, demonstration, and transition of advantageous capabilities. Will support systems development, assessment, and refinement from concept formulation through implementation, operation, and disposal. Employ interdisciplinary techniques to define and evaluate systems functionality including operational concepts, requirements definition, system architecture definition and development, analysis of alternatives, modeling and simulation, element integration, predictive measures, technical evaluation, detailed design and production, risk assessment, cost analysis, test and evaluation, and process improvement. Identify potential problems and evaluate compensatory system designs using quantitative methods and scientific analyses to predict and measure outcomes and consequences. Formulate solutions for improving functional effectiveness and operational efficiency by analyzing a system’s elements such as people, hardware, software, facilities, policies, and procedures in an integrated manner.
The Program Manager (PM) serves as the primary leadership point of contact for Contractor support allocated to the contract, directs hiring and assignment of contract personnel, coordinates subcontractor partnerships, oversees the accomplishment of the tasks supporting the agency CIO and Director of Communications Systems, and ensures the delivery of the associated CDRLs. You will work closely and substantially with program Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives (COTRs) and ensure program objectives are achieved within stringent costs, schedule, and technical performance requirements. You will be required to utilize tools for tracking budgets, spend plans, funding obligation and execution, and other programmatic needs. Using these tools, you will coordinate with stakeholders as directed to obtain funding data, resolve issues, identify discrepancies, and produce reports related to budget status. You will also be expected to attend occasional corporate related functions and support business development efforts such as providing advice on RFPs. Successful candidates in this position will demonstrate an aptitude for creative problem solving, attention to detail, negotiating competing priorities, and excellent communication and negotiation skills. Travel is not expected but may be required.
The candidate will support the development and execution of various efforts within Strategic Systems Programs’ Deterrence Technology Branch. The candidate is expected to perform work on various National Security topics in support of a range of defense nuclear enterprise and Navy customers. The candidate will be responsible for advising on the development and execution of complex analytical studies, developing or reviewing papers that analyze or recommend positions to take on political issues, developing or reviewing briefing materials, and advising the development of materials necessary for policy execution. The candidate should be able to review and analyze nuclear strategy and guidance documents and provide recommendations to leadership on issues regarding alignment with national strategy and operational feasibility. The candidate should be able to conduct comprehensive reviews of policy guidance on nuclear and/or strategic related issues and ensure consistency with national policy and guidance. The position requires that the candidate be comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic environment. It also requires that the candidate be able to quickly digest and interpret large amounts of information, break down complex issues into simplified problem statements, and lay out objective approaches to identify and compare the merits of competing solutions. Additionally, the candidate is required to be able to clearly communicate complex ideas in an accessible and understandable way via presentations to senior decision-makers or briefings to large groups.
