Functional Specialist Advisor-Expert

Strategic ACI is seeking an Expert-level Functional Specialist Advisor to provide expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology; policy and administration; planning; analysis; training and development; facilities; communications; visual design; human capital; business; and management.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and technical support to the Associate Directorate for Operations to improve mission prioritization, alignment, and integration through the development and implementation of GEOINT Mission Manager Unifying GEOINT Plans.
• Review existing programs and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improve current techniques.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and operational needs to determine mission health.
• Prepare reports and correspondence concerning project specifications, activities and status.
• Ensure that quality is an integral part of the development, design and manufacture of products or services.
• Monitor requirements through test and measurement activities; manages/leads quality assurance activities.

• Current and Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or other related degree program or equivalent Expert level working experience in an engineering field. Master's in Business Administration will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
• 18+ years of demonstrated experience providing guidance and direction in programs.
• 18+ years of demonstrated experience in guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as:
  • engineering and technology
  • policy and administration
  • program management
  • planning
  • analysis
  • training and development
  • facilities
  • communications
  • visual design
  • human capital
  • business

• Doctorate degree in Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Image Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or other related degree program.
• Experience working with DoD/IC Acquisition Process or PPBES.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
• Experience with:
  • Project Management software (Project, Primavera)
  • Financial tracking software
  • Customer relationship management CRM software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software