Senior Acquisition Lead

K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

Collaborative Environment:
Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

Impactful Work:
Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• Provides expert advice to the Government Program Manager and Senior Space Force leadership regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and program execution.
• Provides expertise in software acquisition within the DoD to include classified ACAT-like space control systems.
• Offers strategic approaches for developing documentation required to support Defense Acquisition Boards.
• Highly knowledgeable in developing and coordinating all activities and documentation required to support source selections.
• Demonstrated experience with government contracting and financial management.
• Supports ongoing and emerging program acquisitions.
• Provides expertise in schedule management of DoD programs.
• Serves as a strategic problem solver for the program office and refines acquisition strategies.
• Identifies program execution issues and provides accompanying solution recommendations.
• Drafts presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication inputs.
• Performs analyses of program business cases and risk assessments.
• Provides actionable recommendations to the Government Program Manager.
• Develops and collaborates on acquisition planning briefings and documents (AoA, ASP, ASD, J&A, etc.).
• Develops and collaborates on solicitation planning and execution documents (RFPs, SOWs, CDRLs, Incentive Plans, etc.).
• Drafts technical evaluations and functions as an advisor in Source Selections.

• Must have an active Top Secret clearance with in-scope SSBI/T5 and have SCI eligibility, which is something only a U.S. citizen can obtain.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related science field (i.e., systems engineering, software engineering, etc.).
• 15 years of applicable job experience.
• Conversant in the Remote Sensing mission area.
• Understands Program Management of ACAT I through ACAT III programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the requirements to develop acquisition strategies and get them Milestone Decision Authority approved at various stages of program development (e.g., pre‑milestone A through milestone
  
  C).

• Master’s degree in related science field (e.g., systems engineering, software engineering, etc.).
• Previously served as an evaluator/advisor on at least one Source Selection.
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
• Certifications:
  
  DAWIA/APDP Program Management Level III, Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or PMP Program Management Professional (PgMP).
• Pentagon or major headquarters experience.
• Ability to lead diverse teams.
• Understanding of the Congressional Defense Committees.

On-site

Minimal

Standard

40 hours per week

• $200,000 - $245,000 (California only).
• The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

K  may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to…