Contracts - Acquisition Specialist
 Quadrant, Inc. | |
 United States, Virginia, Falls Church | |
 Sep 12, 2024 | |
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Acquisition Specialist Arlington, VA MUST: Active DoD Top Secret clearance Experienced Acquisition Specialist 5+ years of relevant experience support Acquisition programs in the DoD Experience as acquisition analyst/project analyst/coordinator ideally for DoD or OSD client Strong experience handling and managing the administration process for the acquisitions team Strong understanding of the technologies around the work to related vernacular Technologies include Jira, Confluence and Atlassian Suite Proven ability to provide technical writing support Excellent documentation skills Strong communication skills both written and verbal Highly organized and strong attention to detail PMP certiciation is a plus Bachelor's Degree in related field is a plus DUTIES: Ideal candidate will assist requirement owners with refining, assessing, documenting, and maintaining requirements in preparation for review board meetings to convey key program objectives, their relative contributions to the mission, and estimated costs This candidate must be comfortable with a heavy meeting work load and assisting with documentation portion of the job Help to coordinate actions and meetings across the PMO to various Client support staff members Provide support in organizational and strategic planning for a wide variety of technical and functional environments Provide support in configuration management, strategic planning, knowledge management, business analysis and technical analysis Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand the mission's vision and help communicate goals throughout the program Draft correspondence to support the Government Leadership for review/approval Gather and develop requirements for assigned projects based on stakeholder input Refine and decompose requirements to a degree specified by the Government Prioritize, de-conflict, and validate requirements with stakeholders Assist government leads with conducting annual capability gap and requirements validation/re-validation assessments in response to emerging threats, changing external guidance, and realignment of mission priorities Analyze potential impact on existing Client infrastructure, services, systems, projects, and processes Analyze potential strategic linkages to DoD Client's strategic plans and other federal mandates Analyze potential solutions selected by the Government and assess the ability of each solution to meet the validated requirements Develop executive-level Business Case Analysis Briefings for assigned projects Coordinate joint efforts with other groups and offices and maintain accountability of all assigned tasks Provide data analysis expertise in support of business priorities and objectives Perform technical writing/editing, editorial consultation, proofreading, or overall documentation review for various documents, including acquisition, other program document, and user support documents Ensure documents are prepared in the appropriate format and are free from grammatical errors Create and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering diagrams, systems operations documents, testing and evaluation (T&E) plans and reports, and user operations guides Assist the Government in planning and overseeing cloud efforts on a large scale Assist other team members in other specialties as needed to accomplish the overall mission Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. | |