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Senior IT Operations Management and Acquisition Support Specialist

DEFTEC

Fort Belvoir, VAFull-time$150–170K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$150–170K/yr
Location
Fort Belvoir, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

DEFTEC seeks a Senior IT Operations Management and Acquisition Support Specialist to support DTRA IT solution monitoring and assessment, program management, acquisition support, and financial analytics. The role includes supporting procurement planning and the PPBE process, tracking financial and program performance, and advising on enterprise IT modernization and portfolio management. The specialist works independently on high-visibility or mission-critical program aspects and may oversee less senior staff.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Government AcquisitionSenior Leadership AdvisingVMware AlternativesVirtualization StrategiesEnterprise IT AssessmentIT Asset ManagementIT Portfolio ManagementGovernance FrameworksAsset Lifecycle ManagementTechnology RationalizationPortfolio OptimizationTechnology Investment AnalysisStrategic RecommendationsCloud ComputingServer Operating SystemsIT Hardware and SoftwareTechnology ConsolidationIT Efficiency InitiativesFinancial AnalyticsData AnalysisPerformance BenchmarkingSLA ManagementProcurement PlanningFinancial MonitoringFinancial ReportingSpend PlanningBriefingWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Qualifications

Over 10 Years ExperienceMA/MS or BA/BS With 15 Years ExperienceTop Secret/SCI ClearanceU.S. Citizenship

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Fort Belvoir, VA, USA | Salary | 150,000-170,000 per year | Full Time

| Health, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off, 11 Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave, 401(k) Plan and more!

Senior IT Operations Management & Acquisition Support Specialist

Fort Belvoir, VA

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by the critical missions of our clients, and we are driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

In support of DTRA's IT systems, DEFTEC will assist the Government in monitoring implementation of IT solutions. Within this role you will systematically assess and confirm IT solutions, including individual hardware and software components, meet pre-defined standards or requirements. Personnel will measure, inspect, and analyze products and services to identify and report deviations from stated standards or requirements (in other procurements/contracts). The contractor's feedback will be used in the Government's decision-making process.

Additional support will include Program Management, Acquisition Support and Financial Analytics which consists of supporting the execution of current and future programs and initiatives, assisting Department leadership in the development and execution of current and future requirements, developing and coordinating spend plans and Program Objective Memoranda (POM) inputs, providing assistance/expertise in drafting/performing procurement activities to include performance assessments related to market research, cost estimates, procurement planning, and analyses of alternatives.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The contractor shall assist the Government in reviewing, monitoring, and assessing the progress of the implementation of IT solutions including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Collecting metrics or information to be used in metrics measuring; identifying trends and risks; and otherwise performing analysis and providing recommendations.

  • Benchmarking performance

  • Tracking Service Level Agreement (SLA) compliance

  • Drafting and recommending revisions to SLAs, ensuring performance measures, metrics, incentives, and deterrents are continually adjusted to meet evolving requirements to ensure continual alignment with mission requirements

  • Refining and implementing frameworks, processes, and technical capabilities to ingest, manage, analyze, and leverage complex structured and unstructured acquisition and financial data, and to produce qualitative and quantitative analyses for program and portfolio management as part of a continuous improvement process

Provide Program Management, Acquisition Support and Financial Analytics in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution (PPBE) process and capability to collaborate across a diverse workforce. This Performance Requirement includes:

  • Participating in procurement planning to include meetings, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and assist with the production of Initial Strategy Session (ISS) worksheets, Acquisition Strategy Review (ASR) documentation, and Procurement Package documentation (Statement of Objectives (SOO)/Statement of Work (SOW)/Performance Work Statement (PWS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), capability assessments, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) to support timely procurement of goods and services

  • Assisting in the financial/program monitoring, oversight, and reporting (e.g., personnel travel, tracking commitments, obligations and expenditures, contractor cost data, burn rates, trends, shortfalls, personnel hours)

  • Providing technical/functional subject matter expertise involved in procurement competitions

  • Assisting/advising the Government with weekly/monthly/annual requirements and closeout procedures

  • Executing day-to-day coordination with the assigned DTRA financial analyst on the Department's behalf to provide accurate accounting of expenditures, obligations, unliquidated obligations, and real-time financial data

  • Assisting Department leadership in the development and execution of current and future requirements using expertise in federal Government acquisition and PPBE

  • Developing and coordinating spend plans

  • Providing assistance/expertise in drafting procurement documentation (e.g., SOW, PWS, CDRLs)

  • Assisting in financial monitoring, oversight, and reporting (e.g., monitoring personnel travel, tracking commitments, obligations, and expenditures, contractor cost data, burn rates, trends, shortfalls)

  • Executing day-to-day coordination with the assigned financial analyst on the Department's behalf to provide accurate accounting of expenditures, obligations, unliquidated obligations, and real-time financial data

  • Supporting the Department in managing financial and contracting matters

  • Effectively communicating to senior leadership through briefings, presentations, written/verbal correspondence, and other means as necessary, that can be understood at multiple levels

  • The individual works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently

  • May oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job

Required Qualifications:

  • Over 10 years of demonstrated experience in Government contracting acquisition support and performing specified responsibilities above

  • A MA/MS degree or 15 years of demonstrated experience performing the requirement and a BA/BS

  • Experience advising senior leadership on enterprise infrastructure modernization initiatives, including evaluation of VMware alternatives and virtualization strategies.

  • Demonstrated ability to assess IT products and services across an enterprise environment and identify opportunities for consolidation, modernization, cost savings, and operational efficiencies.

  • Proven experience designing and implementing IT Asset Management (ITAM) and IT Portfolio Management (ITPM) processes, including governance frameworks, asset lifecycle management, technology rationalization, and portfolio optimization.

  • Ability to analyze technology investments and provide strategic recommendations that align with mission objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and budget constraints.

  • Demonstrated technical IT expertise in advising on cloud computing solutions, server operating systems, IT hardware and software rationalization, technology consolidation and efficiency initiatives, and the development and management of IT Portfolio Management (ITPM) and IT Asset Management (ITAM) programs.

  • Possess a Top Secret/SCI clearance

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen

In addition to the responsibilities outlined in this job description, employees may be assigned administrative, reporting, training, or other business-related tasks necessary to support DEFTEC operations, customer requirements, and contract performance.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

AAP/EEO Statement

DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding , and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.

How this job compares

Set against the 591 open IT Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–170K/yr
  • Virginia median$106–169K/yr48 salary ranges
  • US median$110–160K/yr352 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is 14% above the Virginia median midpoint ($140K) — in the middle half of IT Operations salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 56 open IT Operations jobs in Virginia and 591 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four IT Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 442 postings).
Education
78 of the 591 open IT Operations jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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