Senior Acquisition Management Support Specialist - Lead Service Waveforms

Senior Acquisition Management Support Specialist – Lead Service Waveforms

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking a Senior Acquisition Management Specialist supporting our Department of War (DoW) client. The primary focus of this role is to provide comprehensive acquisition, program management, and strategic support to ensure the successful execution of a Lead Service integration and capability development. The secondary focus will provide subject matter expertise related to integrating system exportability, foreign disclosure, and technology protection principles into the acquisition lifecycle to support international partner engagements and foreign military sales (FMS) regarding NATO, Lead Service waveforms.

Incorporated in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is a digital transformation company dedicated to ensuring our clients compete and win in tomorrow's digital world. We specialize in creating technical solutions that allow for seamless execution of automated business processes and the generation of governed, machine-consumable data. From strategic planning to advanced analytics and cybersecurity, our team provides cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary solutions. We are seeking motivated professionals who share our agile, solution-oriented mindset and are ready to deliver the real, practical results relied upon by our clients.

Location: San Diego, CA - Hybrid 3 day's/week on-site – NAVWAR
Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities:

• Lifecycle Management: Provide comprehensive acquisition management support to the OSW-CIO Lead Service objectives across all phases of the defense acquisition system.

• Milestone Tracking & Documentation: Develop, review, and maintain core acquisition documentation. Trace program milestones, manage master schedules, and ensure deliverables meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives/thresholds.

• Stakeholder Coordination: Facilitate cross-functional coordination between engineering, logistics, contracting, and testing teams to execute OSW-CIO Lead Service strategic objectives.

• Executive Reporting: Prepare executive-level briefings, white papers, meeting minutes, and respond to rapid data calls from senior leadership, the Services and DoW/IC stakeholders.

• Assist with the development and refining of the Lead Service Capabilities Database.

• Assist with the development and refinement of Lead Service Threat Matrix for disparate waveforms (Resiliency/Interoperability).

• Assist Export Team with FVEY/NATO technology protection reviews and recommendations for DoW-LS developed exports (FMS).

• Participate in internal/external stakeholder meetings to further Lead Service waveform integration across a common digital mesh.

• Participate in major test events and field demonstrations in support of Lead Service waveform integration.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

• Experience in Program or Project Management.

• International/NATO export and working relationships