Position Description
Serco is seeking a Senior Analyst - International Logistics Support to join the team at the Arlington, VA location!
The Assistant Secretary of Defense -Sustainment plays a key collaborative role with the Services and Program Managers in assisting with successfully fielding available, reliable and combat ready, weapons systems to U.S. Services and International Partners. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD(PS)) is responsible for Life Cycle Support that optimizes affordability, materiel readiness that supports Joint war fighter requirements.
In this role you will be responsible for the following areas of expertise:
Sustainment Support and Analysis
Analyze and assess sustainment risks for ACAT I programs under USD(A&S) purview and provide senior leaders, Service, and Joint governance decision makers with relevant information through formal decision support forums (e.g. DAES, OIPT, DAB)
Assist and advise acquisition programs by engaging with Program Managers, Product Support Managers, OSD, the Joint Staff, and Service stakeholders to improve Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSPs)
Assess LCSPs including identification and evaluation of relevant sustainment cost drivers throughout requirements generation, development, production, operations, sustainment and disposal. Facilitate efficiencies and cost reduction for programs through improved management of common components and performance- based management
Provide sustainment technical expertise to support Systems Engineering Independent Technical Risk Assessments (ITRAs); assess adequacy of design in development efforts risks to long-term readiness and sustainment outcomes
Evaluate weapon system cost and performance during the development and production phases. ProvideOperating and Support (O&S) cost oversight and analysis in support of Service cost goals and to keep DoD leadership apprised of program cost trends
Support rapid acquisition initiatives while ensuring they are both sustainable and affordable
Operating and Support Analytics
Develop relevant content and provide subject matter expertise and program lessons-learned to support OSD level policy and guidance to improve effective and affordable product support
Assess program cost estimates and provide analytics that support programmatic risk assessment and senior leader decision making
Provide leadership and subject matter expertise in DoD efforts to improve data access, expand and enhance cost driver analysis, and improve cost initiative identification and execution
Guidance, Policy, and Direction
Monitor and assess the impact of U.S. Code revisions, National Defense Authorization Act, and proposed public law language as it relates to life cycle support and weapon system sustainment
Advise senior DoD leaders and Congressional professional staff on DoD Product Support requirements, product support imperatives, and challenges and impediments faced by the Life Cycle Logistics community
Participate in and provide professional leadership and subject matter expertise in support of Congressional inquiries, GAO reviews and reports, and department studies and reviews
Review, updates and maintain DoD Directives (DoDDs) and DoD Instructions (DoDIs). Provide subject matter expertise and guide policy development to improve product support. Specific subject areas include, planning, contracting, intellectual property rights, software, cyber security, and key interfaces and dependencies between acquisition and sustainment
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must have the following:
An active DoD Top Secret Clearance
A Bachelor's degree
10+ years of logistics and DoD experience
DAWIA Level II certification in Life Cycle Logistics
Understanding of operations and maintenance (O&M) and operations and support (O&S)
Experience in senior level policy and guidance development and implementation especially with the DoD 5000 series and the Defense Acquisition Guide
Experience with BCA (Business Case Analysis)
Experience with sustainment metrics development
Even better if you have:
A MastersDegree
Experience with rapid acquisition of major defense weapon systems and the necessity of logistics planning to ensure supportable fielded systems
DAWIA Level III certification in Life Cycle Logistics
Company Overview
Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state and local governments, and commercial clients. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Serco Americas has over 9,000 employees and is part of a $4 billion global business that helps transform government and public services around the world. At Serco, our employees are our most valuable asset - we listen, respect and support them throughout their career at Serco. We invite you to become part of our dynamic team. Serco is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying our workforce (Race/ Color/ Sex/ Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/ Religion/ National Origin/ Disability/ Vets).
To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco .
If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.
Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email Agencies@serco-na.com .
COVID-19 Regulations: Serco complies with all applicable COVID-19 requirements. This may require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, provide attestations regarding vaccination status and/or COVID-19 testing, or satisfy other conditions of employment that Serco deems appropriate, and employees may be required to show proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test results as a condition of employment (except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation).
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ID 51082
Recruiting Location : Location US-VA-Arlington
Category Logistics
Position Type Full-Time
Security Clearance Top Secret
Telework Yes - May Consider Occasional/Part Time Teleworking for this position
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