Sr Business Operations and Acquisition Specialist

Accountabilities:

• Support acquisition planning and execution in alignment with program objectives, government requirements, and technical priorities.
• Coordinate business operations activities that enable technical program execution, including milestone support, resource planning, documentation, and operational readiness.
• Maintain accurate acquisition, operational, and compliance documentation and supporting artifacts.
• Manage and coordinate facilities support activities to maintain continuity of operations for assigned programs and teams.
• Coordinate facilities requirements, schedules, stakeholders, and compliance activities across government and internal teams.
• Prepare for, support, and respond to audits and safety inspections by tracking requirements, evidence, findings, and corrective actions.
• Help ensure facilities, operational practices, and program activities comply with applicable safety, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective-action processes to address issues and strengthen long-term compliance.
• Operate within SCIF environments in accordance with established security requirements, access controls, procedures, and protocols.
• Provide subject-matter support related to SCIF operations, including visitor and escort requirements, access procedures, badge processes, handling protocols, and compartmented-area operations.
• Translate prototype development needs into actionable resource requirements, including facility needs, logistics, procurement support, utility considerations, and test-readiness requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure technical programs have the facilities, resources, services, and operational support required for prototype development and sustainment.
• Support risk management, compliance tracking, continuous improvement, and other operational activities within regulated environments.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical discipline, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 20+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience working with U.S. Government organizations, including experience supporting senior-level government activities or serving as a government civilian at the GS-14 level or above or equivalent.
• Extensive experience with government facilities support processes, including work coordination, tracking, operational readiness, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing government or government-adjacent audits, safety inspections, compliance activities, and corrective actions.
• Proven experience working in classified environments with strong knowledge of SCIF requirements, security controls, access procedures, visitor and escort protocols, and compartmented operations.
• Technical or engineering background gained through formal education or substantial hands-on experience.
• Strong understanding of prototype development lifecycles and the operational resources required to support planning, procurement, facilities, utilities, testing, readiness, and sustainment.
• Familiarity with government acquisition processes, including acquisition planning, requirements development, contracting support, administrative coordination, workflow management, and documentation control.
• Strong understanding of government processes and compliance requirements, combined with excellent documentation and evidence-management skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment when working with classified information and sensitive stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior government leadership, contractors, technical teams, and internal program stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the technical curiosity to connect engineering and prototype requirements to business operations and resource planning.
• Preferred experience supporting technical program offices or Intelligence Community mission partners involved in rapid prototyping and iterative engineering initiatives.
• Successful completion of required background and drug screening checks.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and perform work requiring close, distance, and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

• Part-time, on-call position.
• Remote U.S. opportunity with work performed in classified/SCIF environments as required.
• Opportunity to support high-impact technical, prototype, government, and national-security-focused programs.
• Work alongside government customers, contractors, technical professionals, and internal program stakeholders.
• Environment focused on operational excellence, compliance, innovation, and mission support.
• Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Occasional office-based work and classified-environment operations are required.