About this role
Position Title: Senior FMS IAMD Analyst
Position Type: Full-time, On-site
Location: Huntsville, AL
Clearance: Secret
Salary: 130,000-170,000
Position Duties Description:
- Serve as an IAMD subject-matter expert supporting international defense cooperation and security assistance activities.
- Provide expertise on IAMD concepts, architectures, capabilities, systems, and operational considerations to support program decisions and engagements with U.S. and international stakeholders.
- Support executive-level briefings and engagements with senior government officials, military leaders, industry representatives, and foreign partners, communicating complex IAMD capabilities and programmatic information clearly and effectively.
- Support the International Programs Office in responding to foreign partner requirements, including Requests for Information (RFI), Price and Availability (P&A), Letters of Request (LOR), Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), and other programmatic requirements.
- Analyze international partner requirements and assist in identifying appropriate IAMD capabilities, acquisition approaches, program considerations, and potential impacts.
- Support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and other international defense cooperation activities involving IAMD capabilities.
- Provide technical and programmatic input to assessments of cost, schedule, performance, requirements, resources, risks, and program execution.
- Support program planning and integration across engineering, acquisition, testing, contracting, logistics, financial management, fielding, and sustainment activities.
- Monitor program and project status, milestones, schedules, actions, and dependencies; identify potential issues and coordinate appropriate follow-up.
- Conduct program management, technical, and business case analyses and develop recommendations for senior leadership.
- Support the preparation of executive-level briefings, decision-support products, reports, and other program documentation.
- Participate in program reviews, working groups, meetings, boards, and other PMO forums; coordinate agendas, briefing materials, action items, and follow-up requirements.
- Coordinate with government and contractor personnel across multiple functional areas to facilitate timely completion of program and organizational requirements.
- Serve as a knowledgeable interface between technical experts, program managers, senior leadership, and international stakeholders.
- Support short-, mid-, and long-range planning activities related to IAMD programs and international partner requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as engineering, science, business, management, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army, or defense industry programs.
- Significant professional experience and demonstrated technical understanding of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD/AIMD).
- Strong understanding of air and missile defense capabilities, systems, architectures, and operational concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to apply IAMD subject-matter expertise to complex programmatic, technical, and operational issues.
- Experience working with or supporting U.S. Army or Department of Defense acquisition programs.
- Experience working across multiple functional areas, such as program management, engineering, acquisition, testing, logistics, contracting, financial management, or sustainment.
- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering briefings to senior government, military, industry, or international audiences.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate program requirements, cost, schedule, performance, resources, risks, and execution.
- Experience communicating complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet established suspenses.
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and exercise sound judgment in addressing complex issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate across organizational and functional boundaries.
- Ability to work onsite, up to full time, depending on client requirements.
- Ability to travel periodically in support of program meetings, working groups, briefings, and engagements with international partners.
- An active SECRET security clearance and the ability to maintain the clearance.
Desired Qualifications:
- Master's degree in a relevant field.
- Experience with Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), PATRIOT, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD), or other IAMD capabilities.
- Experience supporting international IAMD programs or foreign military partners.
- Demonstrated experience with Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes and security assistance.
- Experience responding to international partner requirements, including LORs, RFIs, P&As, and LOAs.
- Experience supporting multinational defense cooperation or international acquisition programs.
- Experience working directly with foreign military organizations, international partners, or allied nations.
- Experience with U.S. Army acquisition, requirements, planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes.
- Experience providing technical or programmatic advice to senior military or civilian leadership.
- Program or project management certification.
- Experience working within a Program Executive Office (PEO), Project Management Office (PMO), or comparable defense organization.
