Principal Acquisition Analyst

Koniag Professional Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking Principal Acquisition Analyst with a Top-Secret security clearance to support our government customer at Fort Meade, MD. This role is a hybrid position; there will be projects requiring on-site presence.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

Koniag Professional Solutions is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Acquisition Analyst to join our team. This person will be primarily responsible for leading and guiding the team toward successful product delivery. We are looking for someone who is proactive in fostering a collaborative and iterative environment and embraces continuous improvement. This role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work closely with stakeholders, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure project success and alignment with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with key stakeholders to capture business needs, objectives, challenges, and drive requirements development, planning, and analysis to enhance operation capability
• Facilitate working level cross-functional team meetings, providing minutes and other relevant artifacts
• Elicit, document, and analyze business and system requirements for projects and initiatives.
• Analyze and interpret requirements to ensure they are clear, consistent, and feasible.
• Identify and elicit requirements from various stakeholders.
• Assist stakeholders in accurately creating presentations for senior level decision-making.

• Proactively identify and resolve impediments and dependencies.

• Create and maintain clear and concise requirements document.
• Research and describe high level conceptual views.

• Communicate requirements effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to validate and prioritize requirements.
• Facilitate funding strategy conversations with stakeholders and help identify cost estimates.

• Conduct technical and analytical research and develop white papers

• Review requirement submissions for compliance with established process criteria.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good understanding of the DoW acquisitions process.
• Experience with developing documentation, reviewing, and validating capability requirements across the Department.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, processes and methodologies.
• Proficient in requirements management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite).
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in requirements management tools.
• Strong organization skills and focus on accuracy and consistency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Education and Experience:

• 7- 10 years of experience as a Requirements Analyst
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and system requirements.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience working at DoW or DISA

Clearance Requirement:

• Top Secret clearance preferred, must be eligible to obtain TS clearance

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to navigate or apply for a position on our website, please get in touch with Heaven Wood via e-mail at accommodations@koniag-gs.com or by calling 703-488-9377 to request accommodations.

Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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