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When the Pentagon re-opens fully, this position may be on-site more frequently.AQP, Global Power Programs Directorate, directs, plans, and programs for development, procurement, and product support of $10B portfolio of global power programs. The portfolio includes legacy fighters such as the F-15, F-16 and A-10 as well as fifth-generation aircraft like the F-22 and F-35. It encompasses the entirety of the AF munitions procurements to include weapons currently used in OIR operations such as Joint Directed Attack Munition, Small Diameter Bomb, and Hellfire missiles. Finally, the Global Power portfolio captures the AF investments in nuclear triad to include the legacy and modernized ICBM and Cruise Missile programs.The Senior Acquisition Program Analyst will work a portfolio of the following weapons systems: McAlester Facility, AIRCM & Flares, Laser Maverick/GBU-49, Chicken Little, & Seek Eagle, War Reserve Material, Hellfire/JAGM/JAGM-F, ARM/ORD.Tasks for this position include:Supporting Headquarters Air Force (HAF) budget preparation and defense, SAE oversight and decision-making activities, PEO program execution and oversight efforts of aircraft platform.Maintaining and analyzing planning, scheduling, and management dataStudying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program executionProviding honest broker assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime contractor technical and operational issuesResearching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutionsMaking recommendations on the allocation of funding, establishment of program goals, objectives, and schedules, and the formulation of program directionTracking compliance with stated program direction and identifying issuesIdentifying and researching programmatic issues and tradeoffs in terms of required capabilities, costs, and schedulesReviewing and providing recommendations on existing and proposed Air Force acquisition and capability area policies and implementationReviewing and evaluating the impact of national, DoD, JCS, and civil government policies and activities that affect Air Force acquisition programs and capability areasMaintaining historical Air Force weapon program documentation and developing summary documents/briefings and training materialProviding short notice, quick-reaction analyses of critical programmatic issues in the context of Congressional, OSD Staff, Joint Staff, HQ USAF, Major Air Command (MAJCOM), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), coalition, or bi-lateral activitiesPreparing Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) documentation to ensure they accurately articulate the current programSupporting the HAF review process - Air Force Requirements Oversight Council (AFROCs), Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment (JWCAs), Defense Acquisition Boards (DABs), Congressional cycle, Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASPs), Air Force Review Board (AFRBs), Configuration Steering Board (CSB), Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, etc.Reviewing and documenting Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requestsMonitoring on-going studies, analyses, and developmental work relevant to weapon systemsSupporting program-specific efforts like Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development, Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD), Information Exchange Requirements (IER), and requirements working groupsReviewing and providing data to assist in preparation for legislative hearings, program documentation, briefing packages and read-aheads, Congressional staffer visits, and other events to ensure an integrated and consistent Air Force position in response to Congressional questions, issues, and requests for information on assigned program/portfolioAny other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.Qualifications:Active TS Clearance with SCI eligibilityMaster's degree in a Business, Finance or Engineering discipline.A total of 10 years of acquisition experience in a System Program Office and/or Air Force Headquarters.Experience in/with:DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, to include development of budget documentation and familiarity with analyzing budget executionCongressional and Media relations and associated technical writing skillsMcAlester Facility, AIRCM & Flares, Laser Maverick/GBU-49, Chicken Little, & Seek Eagle, War Reserve Material, Hellfire/JAGM/JAGM-F, ARM/ORD (Desired)MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint","company":"Ryde Technologies","rawCompany":"ryde technologies","city":"Washington","state":"DC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-05-13T07:59:36.803Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1023.00","title":"Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products","slug":"purchasing-agents-except-wholesale-retail-and-farm-products"},{"code":"11-3061.00","title":"Purchasing Managers","slug":"purchasing-managers"},{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"921190","title":"Other General Government Support","slug":"other-general-government-support"},{"code":"336411","title":"Aircraft Manufacturing","slug":"aircraft-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. Acquisition Program Analyst - 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