Senior-level Functional Specialist/Advisor

We are seeking a Senior-level Functional Specialist/Advisor (FSA) for the NGA Source program. The FSA will provide guidance, consultation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as:

• engineering and technology
• policy
• planning and programming
• analysis
• communications
• business
• management

The FSA will monitor requirements through test and measurement activities, and will manage/lead quality assurance activities.

Duties include:

• Provide strategic and technical support to the Source Directorate to improve mission prioritization, alignment, and integration through the  development and implementation of strategies and plans.
• Review existing programs and assist in aligning mission and resources.
• 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 costs, operational needs, and schedule to determine mission health.
• Prepare reports and correspondence concerning project specifications, activities and status.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’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 a minimum of 12 years of experience working in a STEM field. Bachelor’s in Business Administration will be accepted on a case by case basis.
• 12 years of technical experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience in guidance, consultation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as:
  • engineering and technology
  • policy
  • program management
  • planning and programming
  • analysis
  • communications
  • business
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Desired:

• Master’s 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.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
• Experience with:
  • Project Management software (Project, Primavera)
  • Financial tracking software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.