Branch Chief Advisor, Principal

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Branch Chief Advisor located in Kettering, OH (WPAFB/Dayton, OH area) to support our EPASS GB contract. As part of the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate (BES), the Acquisition Business Systems Branch (GBBX) currently supports 4 projects consisting of 25+ applications supporting the Acquisition Domain Community. All GBBX programs/applications are merging towards a Common Portal Environment (CPE), in which allprograms/applications will be accessed through a central dashboard. Furthermore, GBBX is migrating.

all development activities towards an agile, Dev, Sec, Ops methodology, requiring the user community and functional sponsor representatives to be "hands-on" during the development process.

As a Branch Chief Advisor your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:

• Aid the Government in the development of acquisition strategies associated efforts with the deployment of systems across the Air Force.

• Identify and advise on acquisition strategies following principles outlined in DoD 5000.02 and/or 5000.75, the Business Capabilities Lifecycle and Performance Based Service contracts.

• Outline policy disconnects policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition efforts.

• Advise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements,

• efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance.

• Analyze acquisition issues and develops risk reduction and mitigation approaches for improving.

• program planning, control, and execution.

• Advise on responses to governance and MDA requirements, Higher Headquarters engagements, and

• other oversight required to support the acquisition process.

• Identify programmatic issues and develops recommendations to facilitate issue resolution.

• Support the PM and Section and Branch in the day-to-day management of the program.

• Performs the following kinds of functions: initiates, oversees, and/or develops requirements from a project's inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs; provides strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff.

• Provides detailed analyses, evaluations, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues.

• Consults with client to define needs or problems.

• Oversees studies; and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship

• Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and at least 20 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 12 years of which must be in the DoD OR

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 15 years of which must be in the DoD OR

• 30 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, 20 years of which must be in the DoD.

• Possesses the expert knowledge, experience and recognized ability to be considered an industry leader in their technical/professional field.

• Possesses the ability to perform tasks and oversee the efforts of junior, journeyman, and senior contractor personnel within and across multiple technical/professional disciplines (Program Office, Enterprise, Staff and Executive Level Support interface).

• Must be proficient with MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

• Must be familiar with using MS Teams and MS SharePoint for project collaboration.

• Experience with managing Air Force Risk Management process in support of the acquisition process is required.

• A working understanding of Agile Development is required.

• Familiarity with Atlassian Tools; Jira and Confluence is required.

• Prior experience with DoD Acquisition programs under DoD 5000.02 or 5000.75 policy is required.

• Must possess and be able to maintain a T1/NACI level security clearance.

Schedule:(M-F; 8-5)

Work Location: Kettering, OH (Dayton/WPAFB)- Onsite

Travel:0-10%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

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Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to HR@torchtechnologies.com. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.