Acquisition SME

Position Summary

SWIFT Federal is seeking a senior Acquisition Lead to support a dynamic System Program
Office serving the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, Virginia. This role will provide
SETA support across multiple major satellite programs, advising government leaders on
acquisition strategy, contract execution, requirements, budgeting, source selection, and
contractor performance.

The ideal candidate has deep experience supporting NRO or Intelligence Community
acquisition programs, particularly within satellite, space, or major systems environments. This
position requires strong technical writing, executive briefing, acquisition planning, and
stakeholder coordination skills in a fast-paced classified environment.

Key Responsibilities
● Support development and execution of acquisition plans for major satellite programs.
● Advise Program Directors, Program Managers, contracting staff, COTRs/CORs, and
technical stakeholders on acquisition strategy, contract execution, budget planning, and
program risk.
● Develop, review, and refine Statements of Work, CDRLs, CONOPS, specifications,
requirements documents, test plans, and related acquisition artifacts.
● Coordinate with government and contractor teams to maintain accurate contract
documentation and acquisition records.
● Support contract negotiations, price reasonableness assessments, administrative
modifications, period-of-performance extensions, and other contract actions.
● Draft technical evaluations and provide acquisition advisory support during source
selection activities.
● Review contractor designs, program milestones, risks, and issues against mission
requirements.
● Monitor contractor performance for compliance with contract terms, deliverable timelines,
technical requirements, and program objectives.
● Review CDRL submissions for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with acquisition
and mission needs.
● Participate in program reviews, milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and
acquisition planning sessions.

Required Qualifications
● Bachelor’s degree in Business, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related
discipline with 18+ years of relevant experience; master’s degree with 16+ years; or
PhD/JD with 15+ years.
● Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
● Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting NRO programs.
● Experience supporting major system acquisition for satellite, spacecraft, space systems,
or classified mission programs.
● Experience developing or reviewing SOWs, CDRLs, CONOPS, requirements
documents, specifications, test plans, or acquisition documentation.
● Experience with DOORS or similar requirements management tools.
● Familiarity with major systems engineering milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, and
CDR.
● Knowledge of federal acquisition processes, contract administration, source selection,
technical evaluations, and contractor performance oversight.
● Ability to support senior government customers, program managers, contracting officers,
and technical stakeholders.
● Strong written communication, briefing, analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
● Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, classified, mission-focused environment.
● Ability to work on-site in Chantilly, Virginia.

Preferred Qualifications
● Prior SETA experience supporting NRO, Intelligence Community, DoD, or classified
space programs.
● Experience supporting satellite payload, ground, space vehicle, SIGINT, GEOINT, or
mission systems acquisition.
● Experience supporting System Program Office or program office acquisition execution.
● Experience with award fee support, acquisition strategy development, contract change
management, and milestone decision support.
● Experience advising COTRs/CORs, contracting officers, acquisition executives, or senior
government program leadership.
● Familiarity with DAWIA, FAC-COR, PMP, CSEP, INCOSE, or related acquisition/program
management practices.
● Experience preparing executive-level briefings and acquisition decision materials.
● Background supporting complex, multi-contractor classified programs.

Tools / Technologies / Systems
DOORS, IBM DOORS, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, CDRL systems, SOW
templates, CONOPS documentation, requirements management tools, acquisition planning
documentation, source selection documentation, technical evaluation materials, program review
briefings.

Relevant Certifications
DAWIA, FAC-COR, FAC-C, PMP, CSEP, INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, DAWIA Program Management,
DAWIA Contracting, COR/COTR training, Security+.