Junior Program Analyst at VISTA… · Washington

Summary: VISTA Technology Services, Inc. is seeking a Junior Program Analyst to support a NAVSEA Program Office. This role involves providing program support for the development and acquisition of the Navy's Unmanned Maritime Systems, including tracking tasks, maintaining action trackers, and assisting with performance monitoring.

Responsibilities:
- Assisting COR with staff onboarding and preparing documentation packages for approval
- Tracking and providing status updates
- Maintaining action trackers to ensure tasks are completed correctly, comprehensively, and on time
- Processing a wide variety of tasks to completion, identifying and correcting data errors, and providing recommended solutions
- Assisting with the monitoring of performance, cost, and schedule impacts, coordinating across multiple programs and organizations
- Updating contract status reports
- Collecting input for SOWs and CDRLs
- Implementing business process improvement

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience working in a professional environment
- Ability to function in a dynamic, ever changing work environment
- Ability to be proactive and work independently and in a team environment
- Ability to develop, document, and implement processes
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
- Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with NAVSEA
- Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition experience
- Experience with Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)
- Familiarity with Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)
- Experience working with various Navy Waterfront entities, including shipyards, installation teams, and regional maintenance facilities
- Experience working with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)
- Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System (DFARS)
- Knowledge of program management applications, such as cost, performance, and/or scheduling

Required Skills: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, NAVSEA, Department of Defense Acquisition, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System (DFARS), Program management applications

Benefits: Competitive leave package, Generous benefit plan which includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, Tuition assistance, Employer matching 401(k) plan