Senior Acquisition Analyst - Gray Analytics

Gray Analytics was founded in 2018 with a vision to bring innovative and creative solutions in the cybersecurity, IT, engineering, and scientific spheres. Our customers span across the commercial and federal domains with our goal being to bring excellent customer service to our clients and employees.

Without the bureaucracy that often exists in larger corporations, Gray Analytics offers increased work flexibility, visibility in company progress, and greater opportunities for advancement. It's with our employees' support that we can help our clients achieve mission and operational success.

At Gray Analytics, our goal is simple: to help our country, its businesses, and its organizations improve security in the Cyber realm. Period.

Position: Sr. Acquisition Analyst

Location: Huntsville, AL

Required Travel: 15%

Position Description:

Gray Analytics is seeking a Sr. Acquisition Analyst for the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), which is responsible for the rapid and efficient research, develop, prototype, test, evaluate, procure, transition, and/or field critical enabling technologies and capabilities that address near-term and mid-term threats. Primary responsibility will be in support of project office operations which include:

• Provide counsel to government customer on developing and refining acquisition pathway for prototypes and ensuring external stakeholders are informed and engaged.
• Maintain visibility on current status of cost, performance, and schedule of Integrated Fires Protection Capability - High Energy Laser and High-Powered Microwave programs.
• Use commander's intent and guidance to ensure a clear message is delivered from this office to outside stakeholders on all matters affecting program execution.
• Attend and participate in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, project office tag-ups, working groups, IPRs or similar events; capture, assess and monitor action items from meetings and engage in the resolution process; and propose responses to inquiries based on actions assigned. Prepare notes or after-action summaries, track actions items, and making recommendations on response for closure.
• Assist with daily office operations and prioritization of events based on known activities or guidance provided such as synchronization and integration of events and activities for RCCTO through coordination, consolidation, and collaboration of information.
• Maintain operations calendar and provide recommendations to resolve issues or conflicts; coordinate impacts and changes, receiving direction from senior operations specialist for non-routine matters.
• Create, compose, consolidate, and review documentation, e.g., correspondence, briefings, response to inquiries, and talking points for correctness, format, spelling, and grammar before sending out for approval or signature. Draft responses to internal and external taskers, RFIs, Congressional delegations and other key stakeholders.
• Support program updates and assist in developing executive-level briefings, including accomplishments, impacts, risks, issues, and challenges, etc.; coordinate documents, e.g., white papers; conduct pre-meetings to prepare and distribute read-aheads; and secure approval of documents to meet read ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums.
• Coordinate with and brief senior leadership within the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the Army and other Service Partners.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Active Secret Clearance
• Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and work multiple tasks

Required Experience:

• DAU Project Manager (PM) Level II or Practitioner
• 10 years of acquisition experience with major defense program
• Experience developing information papers and decision briefings
• Experience serving and managing mission/information demands of executive members of the Army or DoD staff

Desired Qualifications:

• DAU PM Level III or Advanced
• Previous Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) Experience
• Served as Project Manager (PM) or Assistant Project Manager (APM)
• Knowledge of DOD 5000 and JCIDS process and tailoring methodologies
• Experience with Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA)
• Ability to work in dynamic environment
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Excellent Organizational Skills

Other Requirements:

• Candidate must be a US citizen and within commuting distance of the Redstone Arsenal, AL or be willing to relocate.

Security Requirement:

• Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

About Gray Analytics

Gray Analytics values our employees as our most important resource. To showcase these values, we offer not only traditional medical, disability, life, etc. coverages that begin on day one of employment, but also unique benefits to improve our employees' quality of life. Some of these unique benefits include:

• A PTO policy based on total years of experience, not years of service to the company. PTO is available for use immediately at hire, subject to company needs.
• Eligibility for 401K contributions and company matching, Pet Insurance through Spot, Flexible Spending Account, and Tuition and Professional Development Funds begin on day one of employment.
• Charitable donations program on a yearly and quarterly basis where employees can nominate a non-profit of choice to receive donations.

Gray Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. Gray Analytics, Inc. welcomes minority and veteran applicants.