Senior Software Acquisition Innovation Specialist

Carnegie Mellon University — Block 2D, Altron Campus, 20 Woodlands Dr, Woodmead, Johannesburg, 2191, South Africa

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About the roleWe’re seeking an acquisition innovator to join our team of high-performing, highly experienced professionals and researchers to shape the development of forward-thinking DoW software acquisition policy and practice. If you have experience in modern DoW software acquisitions and are a creative thinker who can seek solutions to complex challenges, we’d love to meet you.  As a Software Acquisition Innovation Specialist at the SEI, you’ll have the opportunity to work directly with DoW policy teams and programs, leading and participating on client and research teams that are focused on solving the toughest software acquisition challenges. In this position, you’ll be part of a mission-focused culture of collaboration, transparency, and delivering timely, high-quality, high-impact work. We are leading the way in establishing acquisition approaches for advanced software technologies and methods.What you’ll doCollaborate with and advise DoW acquisition programs on the development and execution of acquisition strategies, tools, and assets that incorporate modern software approaches and technologies, including artificial intelligence AIProactively work with stakeholders from across the acquisition enterprise to identify and address software-related policy needs both in and across programsResearch the acquisition implications of emerging software technologies and methodsCollaborate with technical teams across the SEI to identify and execute on opportunities to transition the SEI’s technical innovations into DoW acquisition programsAbstract and synthesize data and experiences to inform programmatic strategies, research projects, and policy recommendationsDevelop approaches to apply innovations into contexts beyond the DoWWho you areYou have strong understanding of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, with recent direct experience applying the DoW Software Acquisition Pathway DoDI 5000.87, as well as other  accelerated/innovative acquisition approac




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