- Chantilly, Virginia, United States
- $86K–$150K per year
- 5–7 years
Acquisition Specialist providing Systems Engineering Technical Advisor support for software development tools and platform enablers within a government contract.
Compensation
Min: $86,380.08 Max: $150,198.20
Responsibilities
- Drive acquisition planning and execution for software development tools and platform capabilities
- Partner with systems engineers, software developers, enterprise architects, and mission stakeholders to translate technical needs into acquisition requirements
- Research and evaluate emerging software development technologies, commercial products, open-source capabilities, and platform tools
- Develop acquisition artifacts including Statements of Work, requirements packages, Independent Government Cost Estimates, acquisition strategies, and evaluation criteria
- Support technical and acquisition trade studies assessing capability, interoperability, security, licensing, cost, schedule, sustainment, and enterprise applicability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Acquisition Management, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline
- Master’s degree with 3-5 years experience
- PhD with 0-2 years experience
- Nice to have: Intelligence Community experience
- Nice to have: FOSS familiarity