Systems Planning & Analysis is a defense contractor delivering analytical and systems-engineering support to U.S. and allied military and acquisition programs. The tech stack reflects a hybrid defense-industrial posture: heavy reliance on Microsoft Office, Deltek (Costpoint and Acumen for cost/schedule), and Cognos for reporting, paired with modern infrastructure (Red Hat, VMware, Ansible) and emerging adoption of Zero Trust Architecture and Jira/Confluence. The hiring mix is heavily skewed toward engineering (137 roles) and operations (46), with security (36) and research (18) also well-staffed—indicative of complex system-integration and compliance-heavy work.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Legal Officer, Technical Project Lead, Director, Lead Analyst, Practice Lead
Systems Planning & Analysis provides data-driven analysis and systems-engineering support to U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence, and acquisition communities. The company operates across five core capability areas: executive decision support, systems engineering, acquisition support, operations analysis, and modeling and simulation. SPA's project portfolio includes work on submarine shipbuilding industrial strategy, combat systems integration, and nuclear cruise-missile program support. The organization spans 1,001–5,000 employees, headquartered in Alexandria, VA, with active hiring in the United States, Australia, Germany, and Peru. Compliance and audit readiness are structural operational priorities, reflecting the regulatory environment of federal contracting.
Core tools: Microsoft Office, Excel, Project; Deltek Costpoint and Acumen for cost/schedule analysis; Cognos for reporting. Infrastructure: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware ESXi, Ansible. Development: Jira, Python, R, JavaScript. Currently adopting Zero Trust Architecture and Confluence.
Active projects include SSN (submarine) platform design, SLCM-N (nuclear sea-launched cruise missile) program support, Aegis BMD, combat systems integration engineering, and submarine shipbuilding industrial base strategy. Also supporting transition to electronic records management and integrated acquisition portfolio reviews.
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