Acquisition Portfolio Specialist, Senior

Job Number: R0154504

Acquisition Portfolio Specialist, Senior

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your acquisition program management experience to provide strategic advice on systems acquisition programming and execution across a portfolio of C4ISR capabilities? As a DoD Acquisition Management Professional, you ll work closely with our defense clients in support of the warfighter, aiding in the acquisition of all they need for optimal end strength and ensuring that their mission is our mission. We re looking for someone like you to lead a team of experts and be a liaison to the government.

This is an opportunity to directly influence and impact on our country s defense acquisition process. As a DoD Acquisition Management Professional, you ll use your experience to apply the defense adaptive acquisition framework (AAF) to analyze, assess, and recommend adjustments to acquisition program documentation to facilitate acquisition executive milestone approval for program milestones. You'll build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including the Resource Sponsor, Requirements Officer, and Operational Test Authority to ensure successful program execution and obtain concurrence on an acquisition way-ahead. You'll track programmatic issues and risks to ensure they are addressed in acquisition documentation and assist with the development of status updates and briefs to leadership and external stakeholders. You'll operate with substantial latitude to lead decision analysis for addressing complex DoD acquisition and investment problems, providing recommendations, and executing plans to optimize portfolio investments, and reducing enterprise risk. You'll be able to give back through mentor employees in both DoD decisions processes and technical competencies.

Are you ready to improve the processes that defend our nation?

Join us. The world can t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience supporting acquisition and program management of military C4ISR technologies and systems within a DoD Program Office, Program Executive Officer s office, or DoD Acquisition Command
• Experience with developing DoD acquisition documentation, including Acquisition Strategies, Acquisition Program Baselines, Acquisition Decision Memorandums, and Milestone Decision Review briefs
• Experience with DoDI 5000 series Adaptive Acquisition Framework policies and documents
• Experience working as part of a cross-functional delivery team
• Experience with integrating and incorporating detailed technical data from multiple team members into executive level decision-making products
• Experience with effectively communicating the findings, insights, and recommendations to senior-level clients
• TS/SCI clearance
• HS Diploma or GED
  
  

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with taking a program to a Milestone or Production decision
• Experience with the National Intelligence acquisition program
• Experience with Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) or Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes
• Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) Program Management Level III certification
  
  

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Create Your Career:

Consulting at Booz Allen means empowering you to provide your customers with the best support. With a consulting career at Booz Allen, you ll have access to:

• a large business consulting community
• experts in virtually every field
• a culture that focuses on supporting our employees
  
  

We have opportunities that provide stability while offering variety, so you can find the right fit for your career and your life. You ll also have access to a wealth of training resources through our Consulting University, an online learning portal where you can access more than 5000 functional and technical, certifications, and books. Build your skills through hands-on training on the latest tools and tech from our in-house experts. Pursuing certifications that directly impact your role? You may be able to take advantage of our tuition assistance, on-site courses, vendor relationships, and a network of professionals who can give you helpful tips. We ll help you develop the career you want as you chart your own course for success. With contracts across the globe in multiple industries, no matter where you want to go with your consulting career, we have the path the takes you there.

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