Program Analyst - IT Project Leader

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA's Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, OSD, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defense Force. Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients' challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients' success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

The AUKUS Group, within SPA's Sea, Land, and Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA's AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office and associated partner organizations. Analysts and Engineers supporting AUKUS will continue SPA's decades of support to the undersea force and assist in developing a trilateral submarine force for the future. This is a high-profile, major international program of significant importance to the future of the US Navy and its partners in an era of renewed strategic competition.#MC

The Program Analyst will provide program support to the NAVSEA AUKUS program, focusing on management of IT projects. Responsibilities will also include ACIO services for the AUKUS I&A office; working with NAVSEA ACIO and NMCI to ensure continuity of service for team members, including internationally; and working with technical stakeholders to design, develop and sustain a trilateral communciations network..

This position is located in Alexandria, VA.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• 5+ years professional experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with MS Office applications and NMCI onboarding
• Proven experience with NMCI and other Navy IT systems, including ACIO and IT project management
• Current DoD SECRET clearance

Additional Qualifications Desired, but not required:

• Experience with NMCI SIPR
• Experience with IT compliance policies
• Experience supporting a NAVSEA acquisition program office
• Experience with the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) and implementing program acquisition/business plans
• Experience with international/FMS programs