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Acquistion Specialist
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What they do
A Military Specialist operates and maintains vehicles and mechanical equipment pertinent to mission success, whether on the sea, land or in the air. May monitor communication, detection, or weapons systems during operations. Interprets and evaluates tactical situations, making recommendations to supervisors. May operate weapons targeting, firing, and launch systems whether during combat or peacetime. In addition to their combat training, they have also specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties include conducting advanced reconnaissance operations and collecting intelligence information; recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces; conducting raids and invasions on enemy territories; laying and detonating explosives for demolition targets; locating, identifying, defusing, and disposing of ordnance; and operating and maintaining sophisticated communications equipment.
Job Description
Acquisition Specialist SME Job Description:
Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Acquisition Specialist SME to support the Army's Integrated Pay & Personnel System at its program office in Crystal City, VA. This position supports an Army ACAT-1B program. The ideal candidate for this position will have a background in Army Acquisition with assignment in the following roles; Army Assistant Product Manager, HQDA Systems Coordinator, Product Director/Manager, or similar.This individual will:
- Operate proactively in a fast paced and complex Army program office and interpret and compose complex correspondences and presentations to include charts and diagrams directly supporting the Army IPPS-A program office.
- Lead Acquisition planning and development of required DoD documents for Army or other DoD Acquisition programs (Preference is Business Systems or Software Acquisitions).
- Apply effective networking skills to carry out job responsibilities. Gather pertinent information from a variety of sources to perform duties.
- Resolve administrative issues/problems that arise and recommend process improvements.
- Ensure timely completion of multiple, simultaneous, independent events and projects of moderate complexity.
- Coordinate multiple work projects and other responsibilities. Prepare reports and correspondence from information gathered to support the entire effort.
- Respond to and developing products for Congressional inquiries.
Required Skills:
- BS/BA
- Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one.
- Understanding of Army Acquisition processes and documentation.
- Strong understanding of DoD Acquisition Lifecycle, its phases, and program milestone reviews
- Familiarity of DoD Instruction 5000.
Desired Skills:
- Experience with Army Business Systems requirements development and management.
- Well Organized with Strong Writing/Editing skills.
- ASA (ALT) or Army Program Office experience desired
- Possesses or ability to possess DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management
- Experience in Agile approach acquisitions a plus.
Compensation:
- $135,000
- 150,000
- Competitive medical, dental, vision, 401K
Benefits
- 401(k) Plans
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance