Portfolio Analyst II-IT

Savantage Solutions is seeking a (Portfolio Analyst II – IT) to join our professional services team.

The mission of the government agency is to enable the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Government, and international partners to counter and deter Weapons of Mass Destruction and Improvised Threat Networks. The government agency’s Information Management and Technology Information Resources Department (IT-IR) supports the agency’s Chief Information Officer. IT-IR’s mission is to provide informed guidance to agency decision-makers, deliver accurate and timely reporting to higher headquarters, and exercise due diligence in executing the statutory and regulatory requirements governing the management of Information Technology resources on behalf of the agency’s Director and Chief Information Officer.

The IT-IR Department consists of four functional teams:

• IT Governance and Portfolio Management Support : The objective is to define, develop, and execute an integrated approach to supporting IT strategic planning, systems acquisition, and program and budget development, tailored to support the government agency’s mission.
• IT Budget Formulation and Resource Reporting : The objective is to define, develop, and continue to mature the agency’s IT/CA budget and resource formulation and reporting capabilities.
• Acquisition Planning and Reviews (AP&R) : The objective is to define, enable, and support a more flexible, agile, and efficient methodology/process for identifying, reviewing, and approving non-consumable IT goods and services in accordance with all applicable Executive, Legislative, Department of Defense, and agency policies and guidance.
• Section 508 (S508) Accessibility Program : Ensures that information and communication technology procured, developed, maintained, or used provides equal access to information for employees and members of the public with disabilities.

  Duties and Responsibilities:

• Streamline the agency’s IT requirements review and acquisition processes and promote defensible risk-taking.
• Further integrate CIO IT acquisition review into the agency’s acquisition solutions and processes.
• Propose, define, institute, and maintain regular reporting of performance measures and metrics associated with the CIO IT Acquisition Review process. These metrics should provide insight into the overall performance of the process and trends.
• Maintain awareness of IT acquisition requirements through participation in program acquisition reviews. Ensure that input, analyses, recommendations, and controls are documented for the record and included on all required acquisition review documents.
• Review acquisition packages, obtain required reviews and approvals, and maintain accurate reporting of obligation approvals and actuals. When appropriate, assess packages for potential multi-year approval.
• Perform outreach to program managers to understand their acquisition requests and the programs they support, in order to appropriately characterize IT equities and provide applicable guidance.
• Identify if requested products are listed within external approved product lists or the agency’s pre-reviewed item list. Ensure products approved by the CIO are added to the agency’s pre-reviewed item list.
• Align acquisition actions to DoD-wide procurement vehicles in accordance with OMB Strategic Sourcing guidance and DoD guidance on IT Reforms.
• Clearly articulate the applicability of IT laws, regulations, policies, and guidance based on the unique acquisition under review. This includes areas such as cloud computing, data center consolidation, cybersecurity, software development, artificial intelligence, internal use software, unmanned platforms, Section 508 compliance, and defense business systems.
• Clearly capture the IT capabilities and features of products, including where the products will be stored, delivered, hosted, or used, within acquisition assessments.
• Ensure that sustainment requirements are considered for new capability development and procurement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate procurement requirements for IT goods and services to minimize contract actions and maximize buying power.
• Support IT-IR awareness of changes in the IT acquisition and capability landscape.
• Develop, maintain, and provide regular training on IT acquisition requirements and process changes to the agency’s acquisition community.
• Draft standard operating procedures, support implementation of changes or new controls, and perform research or analysis to revise guidance. Provide quality assurance functions, including reviewing completed work for data accuracy, compliance with applicable laws, accounting standards and regulations, and ensuring error-free documentation prior to submission to the government.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

• Secret Clearance required 
•  Minimum of 2 years of DoD PPBE experience
• IT investment portfolio management and IT compliance and regulatory requirements (preferred)
• Minimum 5+ years of IT Operations and financial management experience

Education and Certifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

Work Conditions/ Remote or Onsite policy:

No personal phones are allowed in the building.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Corporate Summary: 

Savantage Solutions provides a wide range of consulting, systems integration, and financial and project management support to federal and DoD agencies. For over two decades, Savantage Solutions has partnered with organizations in both the public and private sectors to achieve innovative solutions for customers' challenges.

Savantage Solutions is a woman-owned company that values diversity, initiative, and a commitment to learning and growing. Our philosophy is that diversity is an asset to any industry or organization, and that innovation is only nurtured in an environment that embraces creativity and open minds. We thrive on the ideas and perspectives generated by a diverse workforce.

Savantage Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer