Transition to Operations Specialist, Lead

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impact in modernizing position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems? You understand your customers’ environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a Transition to Operations Specialist on our team, you have the opportunity to support the design and implementation of space-based systems to deliver resilient, affordable, and sustainable space capabilities. Your technical expertise will be vital as you evaluate and modernize Global Positioning Systems (GPS). You’ll sharpen your skills in developing and acquiring space systems while gaining experience delivering sustained, reliable GPS capabilities to America’s warfighters, our allies, and civil users. You’ll grow your skills by merging space vehicle development and acquisition to develop client solutions, assess technical designs, and test systems. You’ll help turn requirements into accomplishments that drive change.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience in DoD acquisition life cycle management or operations per Integrated Life Cycle Management

• Experience in planning and execution of DoD acquisition life cycle transition to Operations and Support phase, including IOC and FOC milestone achievements

• Experience in planning and execution of DoD acquisition life cycle Logistics and Sustainment activities

• Experience in developing integrated plans and schedules, developing decision briefings, managing givers or receivers, and managing risks for space programs

• Ability to lead and participate in cross-functional team meetings and task execution across systems engineering and integration activities

• Ability to be highly motivated, display a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission

• Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in DoD acquisition life cycle management or operations per Integrated Life Cycle Management

• Experience in developing and implementing a Product Support strategy and sustainment support contracts

• Experience in satellite operations

• Experience with collaboration tools, including Confluence or Jira

• Experience with technical writing in program or systems engineering documentation

• Knowledge of GPS space, ground, or user segment

• Possession of excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Top Secret clearance

• Master’s degree

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secretclearance is required.

Compensation

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Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.