Company overview: avantus federal, a newspring holdings company, is a mission-focused services and solutions company headquartered in mclean, vaDrawing upon its heritage companies’ histories of consistent growth and high performance in the federal services market, avantus ensures eminence is earned, sustained and grown.
Avantus’ services and solutions are designed, tailored, and executed based on our long history of helping our homeland security, defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers solve complex challengesOur capabilities include project & portfolio management, facilities, acquisition & sustainment, systems engineering technical services, operations & analysis, transformation & advisory services, data & software solutions, digital innovation, and augmented intelligencePosition overview: avantus federal is seeking a sr-level program analyst - information technology specialist to work in arlington, vaThis position supports a program within the office of the under secretary of defense (ousd) for research and engineering (r&e)Duties include:
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Lead planning efforts to identify the current r&e it footprint (e.g., systems, capabilities, technology) and outline a technology roadmap that will allow r&e to seamlessly communicate up, down and across the department of defense.
Provide strategy and guidance on the integration of existing r&e communications into a cohesive structured approach and constantly assess new communication technologies and make recommendations as to their impact on the r&e mission.
Provide technical and system administration support through troubleshooting, identifying, and isolating issues, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing appropriate solutions to software and system anomalies as they occur.
Responding to application-related issues, resolving on-the-spot problems (when possible), replicating the issue for internal analysis/diagnosis, and preparing technical documentation that accurately depicts the problem and/or solution for feedback to developer/vendor/help desk.
Working alone on individual projects while being involved in larger projects as a team effort.
Supporting the development of new it capabilities that will further the r&e mission and provide greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Supporting the operations and maintenance aspects of deployed it capabilities.
Supporting the development of system security documentation on both new and previously deployed capabilities.
Helping to maintain the integrity and security of r&e it systems by identifying risks and working with the appropriate stakeholders to implement a response.
Interacting with customers to include providing deskside support, training, troubleshooting and advice on it related issues, as needed.
Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technologies.
Participating in special projects, as requested.
Serve as a liaison to joint service provider on open tickets that require additional attention.
Provide leadership over the r&e asset management program at both the pentagon and mark center locations.
Provide leadership and assistance in developing and following best practices in inventory management.
Provide viability into the status, receipts purchasing requests, orders and shipments of equipment purchased by r&e.
Work with service providers to collect failure data and maintenance trends.
Have the ability to assist team members by providing input, either written or verbal, to program deliverables including trade studies, white-papers, vendor presentations, and hardware and software requirements
Supporting it property management activities in support of usd r&e
Required qualifications:
A minimum of ten (10) years of experience is required
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Must be able to maintain knowledge of current system designs to connect, configure, and/or enable information systems, devices, or components as assigned
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Preferred qualifications:
Familiarity and experience working with joint service provider
Preferred experience and skills in project management, operational management, strategy development, systems administration, and executive decision support.
Experience with it property management
Company eeo statement: avantus federal is an equal opportunity employer and vietnam era veterans readjustment assistance act (vevraa) federal contractorAll qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other category protected by lawAvantus hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
