Senior Budget Analyst

At Noblis and Noblis ESI, we have excellent teams of smart, collaborative, proactive experts and professionals. We are actively seeking to identify personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of Mission & Capability Support (MCS).

The recently passed Critical Infrastructure Bill HR 3684 (the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act) explicitly identifies five areas of federal investment, and funding from this bill bolsters ongoing efforts in these areas. Research and development programs to develop technology in these areas will be funded and directed by the DHS S&T. These areas include:

• Special event risk assessments rating planning tools;
• Electromagnetic pulse and geo-magnetic disturbance resilience capabilities;
• Positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities;
• Public safety and violence prevention to evaluate soft target security, including countering improvised explosive device events and protection of U.S. critical infrastructure; and
• Research supporting security testing capabilities relating to telecommunications equipment, industrial control systems, and open source software.

New teammates will support these efforts, as well as augment our existing team working on rapidly developing technology in response to evolving threats.

DHS S&T was established by Congress to provide innovative scientific and technical solutions to the nation's homeland security challenges. Within S&T, MCS executes Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) to transition solution approaches, technologies, and knowledge products in support of DHS Component customers including U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal, State, Local Tribal and Territorial (FSLTT) first responders, and the larger Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE). MCS covers all DHS mission areas and serves 13 discrete customer portfolios.

We are actively seeking to identify personnel with financial management, budget analysis, and acquisition experience to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of DHS S&T.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Provide preparation and analysis of budget and financial data and preparation of pertinent briefing materials, analysis and entry of financial data, preparation of business resources and financial reports, and business and programmatic support. 
• Provide verification and assessment of budget and financial data, evaluation of compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and support for independent business and financial analysis and reviews.
• Contribute to budget strategy and develop and maintain financial spreadsheets and databases, including budgets and spend plans.
• Monitor and track funding, obligations and schedules; utilize financial databases and reports; provide financial analysis and presentations; support cost proposals and document financial processes. This includes monthly collection and analysis of technical and cost reports from funded contracts.
• Consult client on adjustments to the overall budget in response to budget cuts and shortfalls, opportunities for unplanned funds, and mitigation strategies for schedule changes affecting finances. 
• Gather and consolidate project related financial data from multiple DHS systems (STATS, SharePoint, etc.). 
• Interact with and maintain rapport with other DHS entities, including the Finance and Budget Division (FBD) and Office of Procurement Operations (OPO). 
• Provide professional/technical services in support of acquisition planning through solicitation, award, performance, final payment, and preparation for close-out for the full range of contractual instruments used by Government.
• Advise, develop, and review procurement requests (PRs), contract, and other acquisition packages, including Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategies (AS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Justification and Approvals (J&As), Determination and Finding (D&F), etc., ensuring adequacy, consistency, and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements.
• Provide professional/technical services in support of acquisition planning through solicitation, award, performance, final payment, and preparation for close-out for the full range of contractual instruments used by Government.

Contribute to project management and oversight of programs, projects, and activities by managing scope, schedule, and budget and interacting with stakeholders internal and external to S&T.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor’s and 10+ years of relevant experience or Master’s and 5+ years of relevant experience
• Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Applicants selected must be eligible to receive DHS Suitability.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated strong technical writing skills, targeting both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience writing concise and clear copy according to established standards.
• Experience providing direct or consultant support to major programs or offices which require varying types of strategic and local communications.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships.
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience and proficiency working with Microsoft Office (Word, Project, Excel and PowerPoint) and collaboration sites (Microsoft SharePoint).
• Excellent communication, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects which includes prioritizing, tracking, attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through to project completion.
• Flexibility/Adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience providing consistent and clear communication with program managers and leadership.
• Experience supporting DoD and/or DHS components (e.g., TSA, CBP, FPS, CISA, DNDO/CWMD, USCG, ICE).
• Experience developing communications materials for publication, internet, strategic initiatives, user manuals, training materials, installation guides, functional system descriptions, special reports, white papers, reports, etc.
• Experience creating and managing content on networks and web platforms (e.g. social media).
• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing/executing strategic communication plans, initiatives, and campaigns.
• Knowledge and experience with print and electronic media campaigns.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience providing web publishing support including creating/updating web publishing Standard Operating Procedures, preferably for DHS.
• Candidates with DHS Suitability are strongly preferred.

With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Noblis seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Noblis.  Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.

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