[Hiring] Senior Program Analyst @Network Designs Inc.

Role Description

Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) is seeking a Senior Program Analyst - Software Procurement Expertise to support enterprise software acquisition, procurement planning, renewal management, and category management activities within a Federal IT environment.

• Support the development and coordination of software acquisition packages, procurement strategies, market research, financial and business case documentation, and governance materials.
• Work across software asset management, acquisition, financial, technical, and program stakeholders to ensure software procurements and renewals are properly planned, documented, supportable, and cost-effective.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline such as Business, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in one or more of the following:
  • Federal procurement/program analysis
  • Software acquisition support
  • Software category management support
• Strong experience supporting:
  • Software procurement
  • Software renewals
  • Acquisition package development
• Experience coordinating acquisition documentation, schedules, stakeholders, and approval activities.
• Strong understanding of Federal IT procurement and software acquisition processes.
• Ability to develop and coordinate complete acquisition packages, supporting documentation, and executive/governance briefings.
• Strong technical and business writing skills.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage procurement and renewal schedules, dependencies, risks, and action items.
• Working knowledge of software asset management and software licensing concepts sufficient to incorporate licensing posture and utilization data into acquisition decisions.
• Ability to synthesize financial, technical, procurement, and software licensing information into clear recommendations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and reporting tools.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• This position is remote; candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, ID, MD, MS, NJ, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, pet, and legal insurance.
• 401(k) retirement matching.
• Paid leave and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Professional development and education benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Software Procurement and Acquisition Support:
  • Support software acquisition requirements planning and development of acquisition strategy documentation.
  • Participate in requirements-gathering sessions with technical, business, acquisition, and program stakeholders to develop clearly defined and supportable requirements.
  • Support development and preparation of:
    • Performance Work Statements (PWS)
    • Statement of Work (SOW)
    • Statements of Objectives (SOO)
    • Statement of Need (SON)
    • Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs)
    • Market Research and market Analysis Reports
    • Screening Information Requests (SIRs)
    • Alternatives Analyses
    • Business Case Analyses (BCAs)
    • Solicitation documentation
• Software Renewals and Acquisition Planning:
  • Coordinate software renewal calendars, schedules, action items, dependencies, risks, and governance decision points.
  • Support software procurement and renewal planning activities, including development of supporting analyses and executive-level status reporting.
  • Perform and support market research and procurement planning for enterprise software products and services.
  • Incorporate software asset management information into procurement and renewal strategies.
  • Help evaluate acquisition alternatives and support development of cost-effective, compliant software procurement approaches.
  • Maintain procurement and acquisition artifacts within Government-designated repositories and shared environments using Government-furnished tools.
• Federal Acquisition and Governance Support:
  • Develop and coordinate documentation consistent with FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) and FAA Acquisition System Toolset (FAST) requirements.
  • Support development of acquisition milestone documentation, financial documentation, business cases, and approval briefings.
  • Support preparation of documentation and briefings for governance bodies such as the Acquisition Strategy Review Board (ASRB) and Service Contract Review Board (SCRB).
  • Provide technical writing and analytical support for source-selection activities.
  • Ensure acquisition and program-support activities are completed accurately, efficiently, on schedule, and in accordance with applicable program requirements.
• Analysis and Stakeholder Coordination:
  • Coordinate across program managers, technical teams, software asset management personnel, acquisition professionals, financial stakeholders, CORs, vendor leads, and other Government stakeholders.
  • Analyze software procurement, licensing, utilization, financial, and program information to support acquisition decisions.
  • Translate complex technical, financial, and licensing information into clear procurement recommendations and executive-ready materials.
  • Track schedules, dependencies, risks, action items, and required decisions associated with software procurement and renewal actions.
  • Develop briefings, reports, presentations, and supporting documentation for Government leadership.