Expert Functional Specialist

Job Description

Strategic ACI is seeking an Expert Functional Specialist to provide expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology; policy and administration; planning; analysis; training and development; facilities; communications; visual design; human capital; business; and management. To ensure that quality is an integral part of the development, design and manufacture of products or services. To monitor requirements through test and measurement activities; manages/leads quality assurance activities.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine approach and feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan computer specifications and layouts, and peripheral equipment modifications.
• Review existing programs and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improve current techniques.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.
• Estimate software development costs and schedule.
• Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance.
• Consult with engineering staff to evaluate the interface between hardware and software, develop specifications and performance requirements and resolve customer problems.
• Confer with data processing and project managers to obtain information on limitations and capabilities for data processing projects.
• Prepare reports and correspondence concerning project specifications, activities and status.
• Evaluate factors such as reporting formats required, cost constraints, and need for security restrictions to determine hardware configuration.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher 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 related equivalent additional experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing guidance and direction in high technology programs.
• 18 years of experience in guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as:
  • Engineering and technology
  • Policy and administration
  • Program management
  • Planning
  • Analysis
  • Training and development
  • Facilities
  • Communications
  • Visual design
  • Human capital
  • Business

Desired:

• Master’s degree or higher 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.
• 18 years of experience in engineering, design and analysis of IT or related systems experience in all phases of design, development, analysis and documentation, and development of standards and guidelines for tasks being performed.
• 18 years of experience working with DoD/IC Acquisition Process or PPBES.
• Experience with Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, or Image Science.
• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work experience.
• Previous IC or DoD program/project work experience.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
• Experience with:
  • Project Management software (Project, Primavera)
  • Financial tracking software
  • Customer relationship management CRM software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software

About Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc

Strategic Alliance Consulting Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Strategic ACI not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal EEO is the Law poster.

Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?

Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff’s expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI’s culture.

Where benefits meet your needs:

• Competitive salary
• 100% benefits paid (Includes: Health, Dental, and Vision premiums) for all full-time employees, and their families
• 401(k) with 5% match vested at day one
• PTO – 3 weeks and 3 days per year, increasing at 5 years service
• 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)
• Long term/Short term disability
• 1.5x salary Life Insurance
• $100 per month Cellular Device and IT Resource Benefit
• $6,000 Cash in Lieu of Benefits per year, if employee is insured elsewhere
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications
• Retirement Savings 401(k) Contribution - Annually calculated as percentage of salary