Program Analyst
Systems Planning and Analysis
Program Analyst
Systems Planning and Analysis
Provides data-driven national security analytics
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
Comprising more than 130 personnel, the Integrated Warfare Systems Group (IWSG) delivers expertise across program and project management, acquisition and contracting, systems and digital engineering, software development, test and evaluation, sustainment and life‑cycle management, cybersecurity, international/Foreign Military Sales, strategic communications, and IT services. These capabilities support more than 100 Above Water Sensor, Undersea, and Combat System programs and projects within the Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Mission Systems, Maritime and Munitions, as well as clients at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, and the Office of Naval Research.
SPA is seeking a Program Analyst to work in our downtown Washington, D.C. office located at 20 M Street, SE. Hybrid work is allowed, but you must have the ability to work at least 3 days per week in the office on average.#FC
We are seeking a Program Analyst to provide programmatic support to an Electronic Warfare / Decoy program within the U.S. Navy Portfolio Acquisition Executive, Mission Systems.
You will be expected to work with the Government Program Manager to provide programmatic and technical advice, recommendations, and solutions for emerging program issues and topics, recommendations on contract structure and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) development, and Milestone documentation development, adjudication, and tracking. You will collaborate with stakeholders across industry and Government to ensure program requirements, capabilities, planning, and development supports program schedules and requirements. You will maintain and update program documentation, including, but not limited to, program schedule(s), organization charts, program status briefings (meeting minutes, action items, etc) and other documentation as required. You will also coordinate communication and deliverables for Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and production contract execution.
A hybrid work environment is allowed, but you must have the ability to regularly work on-site in DC (3-4 times per week) and travel up to 10% of the time.
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Provides data-driven national security analytics
SPA is a global advisory firm that supports U.S. national security decision-making by using modeling, simulation, and rigorous analysis to inform programs across the Navy, DoD, Homeland Security, and Energy. Its products rely on building models, running simulations, and applying data science, wargaming, and digital engineering in an advanced analytics lab to forecast outcomes and compare options. The firm differentiates itself through a 50-year track record, strong government relationships, and growth via acquisitions that broaden capabilities in space, data science, and wargaming, plus an in-house Office of Innovation. Its goal is to accelerate the delivery of accurate, actionable analyses and new capabilities that help defense leaders choose the best paths for programs and investments.
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