Software Acquisition Policy Expert Job Listing at SPA in Alexandria, VA (Job ID 2024-18870)

Description

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with at least five years of experience leading the rapid and iterative delivery of software capability across the software acquisition lifecycle
• Active Secret clearance
• Possess professional, scientific, and technical/analytic expertise regarding Agile Methodologies, Lean Practices, Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration, and DevSecOps
• Demonstrated understanding of the software acquisition lifecycle and best commercial and government practices, policies, technologies, and tools
• Experience drawing on expertise to produce deliverables, including draft policies, reports, program documentation, and recommendations to support senior decision makers
• Comfortable engaging with senior personnel, developing budget recommendations, and providing written or verbal assessments supporting financial recommendations (risk, reward, timelines, etc.) in real-world impact term

Desired:

• 10+ years of experience developing software policies and guides, including hands-on experience in software development, systems engineering, or related fields
• 10+ years of experience using Agile Development Methods
• 5+ years of experience supporting a DoD organizations

The successful candidate will provide expert technical analyses, assessments, recommendations, guidance, project plans, and implementation strategies to improve software development within all DoD acquisition pathways.  In this role, they will recommend software acquisition policy improvements and guidance. Develop and support the collection of metrics to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and implementation of agile and DevSecOps techniques throughout the Department. Day-to-day, they will manage policy and guidance correspondence between the software pathway team, program teams, acquisition leaders and stakeholders who request assistance. The candidate will provide expert analysis and visualizations to convey software acquisition pathway health to external and internal stakeholders, including GAO. They will be responsible to capture information on program efforts to incorporate agile methods, apply lessons learned, implement best practices, and collect recommended improvements to software acquisition and supporting processes. They will provide support to software pathway engagements and conferences.