Technical Integration Senior Program Analyst

The Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc (ARA) is seeking a Technical Integration Senior Program Analyst to support international programs, interagency coordination, financial reporting, and enterprise-level technical initiatives for the Department of War (DoW).

 The analyst will contribute across program areas to include Communications and Networks; Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advanced Computing; Software and Embedded Systems; and others.  This on-site Pentagon role has classified requirements, so telework will be very limited.  Travel both within and outside the U.S.

will be required.

What You’ll Do:


* Support international technical programs, agreements, and coordination.


* Lead system integration of cloud services and analytic platforms.


* Coordinate stakeholder engagements, including technical and logistical requirements


* Support cloud/data initiatives with the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) hosted sites built in Confluence.


* Attend and support program reviews across the DoW.


* Coordinate with interagency working groups and interagency policy groups such as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).


* Support congressional and Science & Technology (S&T) analysis, policy guidance, and budget activities.



* Manage meetings, travel, logistics, foreign visit requests, and action items.

Required Qualifications:


* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution.


* 8+ years of relevant experience.


* Minimum of 5 years experience in program or project management or oversight of DoW S&T Research, Development, and Acquisition efforts at the headquarters (or equivalent) level.


* Top Secret security clearance with SCI clearance eligibility.


* Excellent communication skills, unstructured verbal interactions, briefings, and meeting moderation.


* Ability to work independently with both junior and senior staff in a distributed environment while maintaining a strong commitment to scheduled deliverables.


* Subject matter expertise in supported programs and related technologies.


* Strong knowledge of data governance, interoperability requirements, and federal system integration practices.


* Experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process.

Desired Qualifications:


* Master’s degree or higher.


* Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.


* Experience in all program support areas: 1).

Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication Program (NC3); 2).

Cyber Research and Technology Program; 3).

Communications and Networks Program (C&N); 4).

Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence (AI); and Advanced Computing (AC) Program; 5).

Software and Embedded Systems Program; 6).

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