Senior Strategic Acquisition and Industry Engagement ETA Advisor

About the Role

Kaimetrix is seeking a Senior Strategic Acquisition and Industry Engagement ETA Advisor to provide strategic, acquisition, programmatic, and industry engagement support to government personnel assessing emerging technologies for Army intelligence and related mission environments. This position supports the evaluation of commercial and nontraditional capabilities to determine operational relevance, acquisition readiness, affordability, supportability, and transition potential. The role provides advisory and decision-support services and does not perform inherently governmental functions.

What You'll Do

• Support government-led engagements with commercial firms, nontraditional and traditional defense contractors, investors, academic institutions, laboratories, and other technology providers.
• Develop engagement strategies, executive read-aheads, stakeholder maps, meeting objectives, discussion guides, vendor summaries, and follow-up trackers.
• Assess technology candidates and vendors for mission alignment, acquisition pathways, business viability, transition sponsorship, resource requirements, risks, and recommended courses of action.
• Develop and maintain technology opportunity pipelines and support portfolio reviews, business case analyses, and technology transition planning.
• Draft decision memoranda, issue papers, executive summaries, briefings, meeting records, and risk assessments for senior government leaders.
• Translate technical, commercial, financial, operational, and acquisition information into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Advise government personnel on industry engagement practices that maintain procurement integrity, fairness, impartiality, organizational conflict of interest awareness, and proper separation of market research from acquisition activities.
• Support acquisition planning, market research efforts, and program management activities related to emerging technologies.
• Provide strategic assessments of commercial firms, technology readiness, supply chain resilience, intellectual property considerations, data rights, and vendor sustainability.
• Assist government stakeholders in evaluating transition opportunities and organizational readiness for technology adoption.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Acquisition Management, Public Administration, National Security Studies, Economics, Program Management, Engineering Management, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience supporting defense acquisition, federal program management, technology transition, capability development, industry engagement, commercial technology evaluation, or related national security initiatives.
• Experience supporting federal or defense acquisition activities, including market research, requirements development, acquisition planning, and program management.
• Strong understanding of acquisition, resourcing, cost, schedule, performance, and program risk considerations.
• Experience evaluating commercial firms or emerging technologies for adoption by government, defense, intelligence, or similarly complex organizations.
• Knowledge of intellectual property considerations, software licensing, data rights, supply chain risk, and vendor viability assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare executive-level products, brief senior leaders, and synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to effectively engage with senior government, industry, and technology stakeholders.
• TS/SCI Clearance (Current)
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Acquisition Management, National Security Studies, Engineering Management, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting the U.S. Army, Joint Force, Intelligence Community, or other federal national security organizations.
• Experience serving as a program manager, product manager, acquisition manager, portfolio manager, technology transition manager, business development executive, or senior defense industry leader.
• Experience supporting nontraditional acquisition approaches, commercial technology engagement, rapid prototyping, experimentation, defense innovation initiatives, or venture-backed technology companies.
• Familiarity with Army intelligence missions, modernization priorities, enterprise data environments, and operational requirements.
• Experience conducting business case development, affordability assessments, investment analysis, and portfolio management activities.

Certifications

• DAWIA, PMP, Agile, Program Management, Acquisition Management, or comparable professional credential preferred.

Clearance

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Core Competencies

• Acquisition and programmatic analysis
• Technology transition strategy
• Industry engagement and market research
• Executive communication and stakeholder coordination
• Commercial market and industrial base analysis
• Cost, schedule, performance, and risk assessment
• Procurement integrity and objective advisory support
• Business case development and portfolio management
• Strategic technology evaluation and transition planning