Acquisition Support Specialist

Description

SAIC is seeking an Acquisition Support Specialist to join our team. SAIC provides specialized engineering, analysis and operations support to a variety of Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. Our program supports the research and development of the generation after next of national security-related systems based in space, in the air and on the ground.

SAIC has an opening for an Acquisition Support Specialist to work closely with a diverse team of engineers and scientists developing and implementing the future space- ground architecture. This position supports the research and development of revolutionary space-ground systems. The selected candidate will leverage their acquisition expertise and experience to develop high-quality acquisition documents to enable junior COTRs and SETA staff to rapidly develop acquisition packages to support the acquisition of cutting-edge capabilities and prototypes. In addition, the selected candidate will support the specific acquisition challenges facing junior COTRs and SETA staff throughout the acquisition process. The target salary range is $120,00 - $160,000

Specific Responsibilities:

• Pre-Acquisition, acquisition and governance artifact generation with the ability to guide program acquisitions through agency governance process

• Draft acquisition documents that can be rapidly tailored to support program acquisition specific requirements

• Support the review, editing, and finalization of acquisition documents such as sole source justification, CDRLs, ECPs, In Scope Determinations, and Statement of Work (SOW)

• Draft contractual documents for government contracts officer review and signature

• Mentor SETA staff on acquisition best practices to enhance overall acquisition skill level across XSPO

• Provide acquisition guidelines and methodologies to be used by government/SETA team during technical and cost evaluations of proposals

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years related experience or Master’s degree and 7 years related NRO acquisition experience

• Demonstrated experience with non-FAR based acquisition packages

• NRO acquisition support experience of 5+ years

• Working knowledge of FAR, NAM, Contract types and acquisition processes, tools

• Experience in research and development acquisitions to include technology development planning

• Experience in acquisition planning and execution

• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and environment

• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional team

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies

• Effective interpersonal skills and strong briefing skills

• Mentoring and coaching skills to develop staff

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618291

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability