Senior Program Manager (Lifecycle Acquisition)

Company: Xator Corporation
Location: Springfield
Posted on: February 26, 2021

Job Description:

Senior Program Manager - (Lifecycle Acquisition) Xator Corporation is a trusted provider of mission-focused C4ISR solutions addressing National Security & Intelligence, Tactical Intelligence, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Training for U.S. Government clients at home and abroad. Our work positively impacts the safety and security of personnel, facilities, and vital information throughout the world. As a committed and dynamic partner, Xator solves operational challenges with innovative and expeditionary approaches to intelligence, analysis, engineering, systems integration, strategic management, and organization-specific training. We execute our solutions with complete dedication and support from the entire Xator organization, from our leadership team to individual project managers and supporting personnel. We are responsive to our clients' rapidly changing needs; each member of our team displays resourcefulness and agility that is indicative of our corporate culture. Xator is a customer-first organization with a proven record of exceptional performance. Our commitment and passion for our country motivates us to continually exceed expectations in support of our customers' missions. Clearance Requirement:----Active or Current TS w/ a current SCI and--Polygraph. POSITION OVERVIEW

• Provides Acquisition Program Management to a Government lead and team that:
• Provides acquisition strategy program management services to senior management.
• Works across customer directorates to help the Government coordinate development of new and/or modified/enhanced capabilities for operational use.
• Provides technical guidance to the Government Point of Contact (GPOC) on programmatic matters related to lifecycle engineering.
• Provides program management guidance in service frameworks and models, agile engineering processes, and industry best practices to achieve GEOINT mission. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)
  • Provides technical, financial, schedule and risk management guidance to the project, program or Program Management Office (PMO).
  • Provides support to the drafting of interagency agreements and other documents required for the execution of AF9's and MIPR's.
  • Provides business executive support in linking Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Planning with Budget Execution and Control.
  • Provides programmatic risk assessments, mitigation strategies and risk burn down plans to achieve the desired program results.
  • Supports coordination of cost estimates and technical work scope with the PMO and appropriate project or program teams.
  • Interfaces with IC organizational areas, end users/customers including foreign and domestic agencies to identify and mitigate risks, develop and manage budgets, create and maintain schedules that ensure technical results and program performance.
  • Provides program management support to IC Management in strategic business planning, business development activities, product concept development and Information Technology engineering.
  • Ensures programmatic alignment and adherence to the customer Vision, Planning and Programs
  • Supports the development, coordination and governance management of Request for Change (RFC's) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECPs) requirements documents.
  • Ensures the technical maintenance and configuration management of program and project plans, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), architecture diagrams, and other key program documents.
  • Support the preparation of briefing packages for the Acquisition Governance Process and other related governance boards.
  • Supports the coordination of program management between the Engineering Divisions
  • Supports IC Steering Groups, Advisory Groups and Governance Boards.
  • Supports Enterprise Release Planning.
  • Supports Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's) and / or Assessments
  • Supports cross functional/cross geographical team meetings.
  • Maintains PMO artifacts using approved software, tools and processes.
  • Provides acquisition program management expertise in lean six-sigma strategies and execution; working knowledge of agile methods, practices and execution; or working knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methods and applications.
  • Monitors validation and verification of engineering results and deliverable to ensure the highest quality and traceability to requirements. JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
    • Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business or a related field such as Economics, Accounting, or Finance.
    • 8 years of demonstrated specialized experience as a Program Manager in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and risk management.
    • Project Management Professional (PMP), DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management or equivalent specialized experience with Project Management tools and techniques.
    • Must have at least 12 years of total experience.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience in Cost/ Price analysis, cost estimating or financial management.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience in Department of Defense (DoD) and or IC acquisition processes.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience with the development and/or review of cost estimates and the associated technical work scope necessary to achieve stated objectives.
    • Demonstrates--knowledge of the geospatial intelligence mission and its contributions to the Intelligence Community.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience in managing Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Cost Plus Award Fee, Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience in lean six-sigma, Agile--or--SAFe methods with demonstrated results.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience tailoring and using both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies to support acquisition planning, execution, integration and transition to operations.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience with the identification of technical issues and proactive communication of possible impacts.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience in performing validation and verification of various engineering results and deliverables to ensure the highest quality results against customer requirements.
    • Demonstrates--knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) Configuration Management (CM) processes.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience with developing and validating system roadmaps, project plans and mission capabilities.
    • Demonstrates--specialized experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's). Equal Opportunity Statement
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