ECS is seeking a Front Office SETA - BTO to work in our Arlington VA hybrid work schedule office.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
ECS seeks a Science Engineering and Technical Advisory SETA candidate to provide support to the leadership within DARPAs Biological Technologies Office BTO. The Front Office SETA provides technical and/or programmatic assistance to the Office Director, Deputy Director, and/or Assistant Director for Program Management.
The role involves coordinating office-wide strategic and/or administrative initiatives to ensure alignment with DARPA BTOs core mission of developing breakthrough technologies for the Department of War (DOW).
Essential Responsibilities:
• Strategic Planning: Assist leadership in the development and update of the annual BTO Strategic Plan, identifying national security challenges and emerging research opportunities. • New Program Assessment: Conduct technology and military needs analyses to evaluate the technical merit, feasibility, and military potential of new program concepts. • Budgetary Coordination: Support the development of Research and Development Descriptive Summaries (R-Docs), Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions, and Budget Estimate Submissions (BES). • Regulatory Oversight: Assist in the execution of Human Subjects Research (HSR) and Animal Use (ASR) activities in accordance with DOW policies and procedures. • Business Process Management: Identify process inefficiencies and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to optimize internal office functions and program tracking. • Acquisition Support: Maintain the office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and monitor the acquisition lifecycle from solicitation through contract award. • Technical Outreach: Coordinate technical workshops, senior advisory panels, and site visits to support office-wide research goals and recruitment of program manager candidates. • Briefing Development: Prepare technical briefings, point papers, and reports for the DARPA Directors Office (DIO), senior DOW leadership, and Congressional staff.
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ECS gained market share in 2011 in the Department of Defense and Federal spaces through both organic and acquisition growth. In May, ECS completed its first strategic acquisition with the purchase of OAK Management, Inc., a leading provider of marine environmental services, ship systems engineering, maritime consulting and platform acquisition management. The OAK acquisition kicked off ECS’ intention to add tactical acquisitions as a part of its long term strategy to supplement and expand upon organic growth and to build enterprise value. ECS closed out 2011 with the acquisition of Paradigm Technologies, Inc. The Paradigm transaction added approximately 200 employees to ECS’ existing 900+ employees. Paradigm also added new Defense clients for ECS, including the Missile Defense Agency, the Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, the United States Marine Corps, and the U.S. Marshals Service.
In 2012, ECS completed the acquisition of iLuMinA Solutions, Inc. iLuMinA brings large-scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementation and infrastructure design and development to ECS’ expanding capabilities.
ECS will continue to invest in corporate infrastructure and quality processes as we grow and enhance our ability to offer professional excellence to both our customers and our employees.