AQI S50 - Acquisition Program Analyst - SME (BIG SAFARI) - TS/SCI

Nationwide IT Services
Virginia
Acquisition Program Analyst – SME (BIG SAFARI)
Clearance: TS/SCI
Onsite 5 days per week at the Pentagon 

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking an Acquisition Program Analyst – Subject Matter Expert – SME (BIG SAFARI) to support SAF/AQI (Acquisition Information Dominance Directorate) at Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon
SAF/AQI serves as the Department of the Air Force’s focal point for policy, governance, and acquisition oversight related to information superiority capabilities. This position directly supports actions regarding Air Force BIG SAFARI programs in the areas of electronic warfare, signals intelligence, imagery intelligence, information operations, and foreign military sales.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • Building documentation, reviewing data, and providing impartial assessments in support of HAF budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities, Program Executive Office (PEO) execution and oversight efforts of Air Force Information Dominance programs. (b) Working independently, if required.
  • Maintaining and analyzing planning, scheduling, budget, and management data.
  • Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution.
  • Providing impartial assessments of programs approaching key decision points as well as prime Contractor technical and operational issues.
  • Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
  • Making recommendations on the allocation of funding; establishment of program
  • objectives, and schedules; and the formulation of program direction.
  • Tracking compliance with stated program direction and identifying issues.
  • Identifying and researching programmatic issues and tradeoffs in terms of required capabilities, costs, and schedules.
  • Reviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisition and capability area policies and implementation.
  • Reviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect Air Force acquisition programs and capability areas.
  • Maintaining historical Air Force program documentation and developing summary documents/briefings and training material.
  • Providing short notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the context of Congressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, MAJCOM, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), coalition, or bi-lateral activities.
  • Preparing Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) documentation, ensuring they accurately articulate the current program, budgetary status, and strategies.
  • Building documentation, gathering, and reviewing data and providing impartial assessments in support of the HAF review process, including but not limited to AFROCs, JWCAs, DABs, Congressional cycle, ASPs, AFRBs, CSBs, GAO reports, etc.
  • Reviewing and documenting Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
  • Monitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to Air Force capabilities.
  • Building documentation, gathering, and reviewing data and providing impartial assessments in support of program-specific efforts like CONOPS development, Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD), Information Exchange Requirements (IER), and requirements working groups.
  • Reviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages and read-aheads, Congressional staffer visits, and other events to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressional questions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program/portfolio.
  • Handles confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications.
  • Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.

Qualifications:
  • Active TS Clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Master’s degree in a Business, Finance, or Engineering discipline.
  • A total of 10 years of acquisition experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters.
  • 5 years’ experience working on or directly supporting the development or operations of BIG SAFARI programs and systems
  • Deep familiarity with the Air Force requirements development process and the streamlined acquisition practices of the BIG SAFARI program office
  • Firm understanding of the various BIG SAFARI program elements (to include NCCT and EA-37B Compass Call) and how they rapidly develop and sustain sensitive and high impact systems.
  • firm understanding of the various organizations in the BIG SAFARI programs and how they rapidly develop and sustain sensitive and high impact systems
  • Experience with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including development of budget documentation and familiarity with analyzing budget execution.
  • Must be proficient in all computer-based communication/office IT tools, to include the following: Microsoft (MS) Office Suite – Word, Power Point, SharePoint, Excel, TEAMS; Adobe (both reader and Pro).
  • Must have the ability to learn new software/office IT tools as needed in a timely manner.
  • Must be proficient in public speaking: capable of delivering briefs, speaking in meetings in person and online, and giving presentations.
Work Experience Substitutions:
  • 12 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA/MS degree.
  • BA/BS degree plus 8 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a MA/MS degree.
Physical Requirements: 
  • Ability to move or traverse throughout a large, secure facility and between multiple work areas
  • Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists and fingers
  • Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer
About Nationwide IT Services 
Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.  

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP) and educational reimbursement along with Pet Insurance.

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability or protected veteran status. We provide reasonable accommodation consistent with applicable law.

Posted 2026-04-06

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