Analyst (DOE/NNSA Audits & Inspections) - REMOTE

Company: Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is a well-established and progressive defense contracting company in the Northern Virginia area just a few miles south of the Pentagon. We are a professional services firm established in 1972 that has a long-standing reputation for unrivaled technical and analytical support to some of the top decision makers in the Federal Sector. We do state of the art work and have a cadre of outstanding professionals on our team.The Surety Programs Group (SPG) supports the management of complex safety, security, and reliability programs for high consequence operations. SPG s philosophy is to help our clients understand and mitigate mission risks spanning physical, cyber, and human domains. Our focus is on intelligent development of policies, procedures, organizational structure, solution concepts, and Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) supported by integrative assessments (e.g., Modeling and Simulation (M&S), threat analysis, risk analysis) and verified by subject-matter-expert (SME) based inspections.SPA has an immediate need for a Program Analyst. SPA HQ is in Alexandria, VA, but this role can be remote/based elsewhere. Travel to inspection sites, including Nevada, is required. Responsibilities:Successful candidates will be able to conduct performance assurance and independent assessments on a wide range of topics for critical national security-focused clients. Responsibilities include independently, or in coordination with partner companies and clients, develop assessment plans, identify measures of performance, and lead teams in their execution. The Analyst will scrutinize processes and programs to identify concerns before they become significant issues and identify areas for increased efficiency. In addition, they will monitor the program to ensure work scope, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained and tailor and present assessments methodologies and approaches to internal SPA and external customers. This role requires the Analyst to work independently and as part of a team/team lead.The Analyst will provide support to an independent evaluation program for a Nevada national security site. SPA HQ is in Alexandria, VA, but this role can be remote/based elsewhere.Qualifications:Required Qualifications:U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance AND Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 10 years professional experience.Formal audit experience or training such as DOE NQA-1 Lead Auditor Training, or equivalent. This includes experience leading/auditing DOE and the DOE/NNSA facilities including reviews of corrective action deficiencies.Knowledgeable of mission areas and domains pertinent to national and homeland security stakeholders (e.g., DOE, DoD, DHS) with analytical and technical and expertise; comfortable interfacing with clients, team partners, and other stakeholders in the national security mission space.Expertise in designing and conducting program or organizational assessments and familiarity with evaluation techniques, models, methods, data collection (including questionnaire, interview and survey design) and analysis, and process improvement techniques to include performance measure development and benchmarking.Ability to travel up to 25%.Desired Qualifications:Experience with DOE laboratory complex and relevant information technology systems, codes and regulations and/or familiarity with quality/process improvement methodologies such as ISO 9001, CMMI, Lean Six Sigma, etc.Familiarity with DoD or DOE Nuclear Weapons Surety Programs.Related experience in any of the following disciplines: table-top wargaming, exercises, emergency response, training, inspections, or trend analysis.

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