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About Steel Point Solutions

Steel Point Solutions is an SBA Certified 8(a), HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) founded in 2013. We deliver integrated, mission-focused solutions to federal clients, supporting complex, multi-agency programs that require disciplined execution, coordination, and delivery excellence.

Role Summary

The Spectrum Performance Analyst supports large-scale, multi-agency federal documentation and publication efforts by managing documentation performance, integration, and delivery execution. This role owns the quality, consistency, version control, review-cycle execution, routing, and on-time delivery of multiple interrelated federal deliverables.

This is not a technical or policy role. Technical decisions and subject-matter content remain with designated leads and subject matter experts (SMEs). The Spectrum Performance Analyst focuses on execution performance; editing, integration, coordination, tracking, and final production of submission-ready documents.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as document owner for multiple concurrent federal reports, working papers, and publications
• Develop and maintain an integrated publication schedule aligned to working group (WG/TIG) meeting cadence and review cycles
• Coordinate with WG/TIG leads on content readiness, prioritization, and sequencing of deliverables
• Perform hands-on editing for clarity, structure, formatting, grammar, and consistency
• Integrate inputs from multiple federal agencies and stakeholder organizations

• Maintain a master inventory of all working papers, reports, and publication artifacts
• Assign and enforce version numbering, naming conventions, and document labeling standards
• Track draft, review, clearance, and finalization stages for each deliverable
• Maintain redlines, comparison histories, and comment matrices to ensure traceability

• Review Cycle & Comment Management
  • Manage formal interagency review cycles and comment periods
  • Distribute drafts with clear review instructions and deadlines
  • Consolidate feedback from multiple agencies and stakeholders
  • Reconcile, adjudicate, and incorporate comments across drafts
  • Identify conflicts, gaps, or risks and coordinate resolution with designated leads
  • Validate that all comments are addressed and properly documented
• Quality Assurance & Consistency
  • Ensure formatting, completeness, and compliance with applicable style guides
  • Coordinate with SMEs to validate technical accuracy prior to finalization (without owning technical decisions)
  • Ensure consistency across summaries, appendices, annexes, and consolidated reports
  • Confirm documentation meets federal clarity, traceability, and audit-readiness expectations
• Routing, Submission & Secure File Handling
  • Manage secure routing and transfer of draft and final documents (e.g., via tools like Kiteworks or equivalent systems)
  • Ensure correct placement of files within designated WG/TIG repositories
  • Confirm receipt of submissions and maintain logs for tracking and audit purposes
• Schedule, Status & Performance Reporting
  • Track milestones and deadlines across multiple concurrent documentation efforts
  • Maintain dashboards or trackers reflecting publication status and review progress
  • Provide regular status updates to working group leadership and program management
  • Send reminders for upcoming deadlines, missing submissions, or delayed reviews
  • Escalate risks to schedule, completeness, or quality as needed
• Archiving, Knowledge Management & Continuous Improvement
  • Archive final, approved versions in centralized repositories
  • Maintain an indexed record of all deliverables for retrieval and institutional knowledge
  • Ensure compliance with retention, records management, and security requirements
  • Capture lessons learned from review cycles and publication efforts
  • Recommend and implement process improvements, updated templates, and guidance

Skills and Competencies

• Documentation & Editorial Excellence
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and document comparison tools
  • Exceptional attention to detail and document consistency
• Program Coordination
  • Strong organizational and deadline-management skills
  • Ability to drive accountability without formal authority
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Confident communicator with experience supporting senior government stakeholders
  • Skilled in managing complex review cycles and competing priorities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, English, Public Policy, Technical Writing, or related field (Master's degree preferred)
• Eight plus (8+) years of experience supporting complex, multi-author federal documentation or publication efforts
• Experience coordinating inputs across multiple agencies or large stakeholder groups
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, document comparison tools, and comment tracking
• Exceptional written communication, editing, organizational, and tracking skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government Public Trust security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal interagency programs, working groups, or TIG/WG-style bodies
• Familiarity with structured federal review, clearance, and publication processes
• Experience managing high-visibility deliverables under compressed timelines

Ideal Candidate Profile

• This role is well suited for professionals with experience in:
  • Federal documentation or publication coordination
  • Editorial leadership or technical editing (non-authoring)
  • Program coordination, PMO, or delivery management roles
  • Interagency or multi-stakeholder federal environments
• Candidates whose primary background is technical authorship, engineering, or policy analysis may find this role is not aligned with their core experience.

Candidates from Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) are strongly encouraged to apply. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit: https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map.