Acquisition Support Specialist

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 

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