FAR Analyst / Product Owner

About the Role

The FAR Analyst / Product Owner sits on the ATLAS Data Governance team, is the subject matter expert for ATLAS reporting and analytics and owns the product backlog for data governance and reporting enhancements. The role connects Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) knowledge with data governance so that acquisition data is accurate, well defined, and ready for reporting.

The analyst represents ATLAS data consumers, bringing their reporting needs, questions, and pain points to the governance table. Those insights shape the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM) outlook, including its data standards, reporting priorities, and acquisition decisions.

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ATLAS data governance

• Serve as a core member of the ATLAS Data Governance team, supporting data ownership, stewardship, and decision rights for acquisition data.
• Map ATLAS data elements to FAR requirements and procurement processes (e.g., contract types, clauses, CLINs, obligations, modifications).
• Develop and maintain the ATLAS business glossary, data dictionary, and authoritative definitions for reporting fields.
• Define data quality rules and metrics; identify, track, and resolve data quality issues with data stewards and system owners.
• Document data lineage from ATLAS to reports and external systems such as FPDS and .
• Support data standards, access controls, records retention, and CUI and privacy requirements.

SME for reporting and analytics

• Serve as the subject matter expert for ATLAS reporting and analytics, explaining how acquisition data is created, defined, and should be interpreted.
• Translate FAR and acquisition business rules into reporting logic, metric definitions, and calculations.
• Review and validate reports and dashboards for accuracy against source data and regulatory intent before release.
• Write requirements and user stories for new or improved reports, dashboards, and data extracts.
• Analyze acquisition data to surface trends, bottlenecks, and compliance risks.

Data consumer advocacy

• Represent ATLAS data consumers, including contracting officers, specialists, program offices, finance, and leadership, in governance discussions.
• Gather and prioritize consumer reporting needs through interviews, working sessions, and feedback reviews.
• Bring consumer use cases and pain points to the governance table and track them through to resolution.
• Help consumers find, understand, and correctly use governed ATLAS data and reports.

Product ownership

• Own and prioritize the ATLAS data governance, reporting, and analytics backlog in Jira, balancing consumer value, regulatory deadlines, and OAGM priorities.
• Write epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria for data, report, and dashboard enhancements.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and sprint reviews with the development team.
• Accept or reject completed work against acceptance criteria and the definition of done.
• Maintain a product roadmap for ATLAS data and reporting capabilities and communicate it to stakeholders.
• Keep requirements, decisions, and release notes current in Confluence.

Shaping the OAGM outlook

• Turn data consumer needs and analytics findings into recommendations that shape OAGM data strategy, reporting priorities, and policy.
• Brief OAGM leadership on data quality, reporting gaps, and regulatory impacts.
• Assess FAR changes (FACs, class deviations, agency supplements) for impact on ATLAS data, definitions, and reports.
• Develop job aids, training, and guidance so the acquisition workforce enters and uses data consistently.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, contract management, information systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of federal acquisition, contracting, or acquisition business analysis experience.
• In-depth working knowledge of the FAR and agency supplements, and of the contract lifecycle from requirements to closeout.
• Experience supporting data governance, data quality, or data stewardship in a federal environment.
• Experience defining reporting requirements, metrics, and business rules for acquisition data.
• Ability to explain regulatory and data concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience as a Product Owner in an Agile/Scrum environment, including backlog management in Jira, plus proficiency with Confluence and Excel.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required federal background investigation or clearance.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or master's degree in business, acquisition, or data management.
• Hands-on experience with efederal contract writing or acquisition system.
• Experience with reporting and BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik, and basic SQL.
• Familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK, the Federal Data Strategy, or a data governance certification (e.g., CDMP).
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe POPM; FAC-C or DAWIA Contracting certification; PMP.
• Familiarity with FPDS, , and federal financial systems.
• Prior experience supporting an Office of Acquisition and Grants Management or similar acquisition office.

Why iAdeptive

iAdeptive Technologies is an 8(a) small business that delivers modern data, cloud and AI engineering to federal mission programs. We are engineers first. We win work by building systems that hold up under audit and scale under real load — not by selling slideware. You will work alongside architects and engineers who write the code they design and treat security and governance as part of the build. Small enough that your work is visible; serious enough that it matters.

Details

Clearance, location, and work environment

• Clearance: U.S. citizenship and a Public Trust or clearance as required by the agency.
• Location: Washington, DC metro area; hybrid schedule with on-site work in a secure facility as required.
• Travel: Up to 10% to customer and program sites.
• Environment: Fast-paced, deadline-driven work supporting the ATLAS Data Governance team, OAGM, and data consumers across the acquisition workforce.

Compensation: $110,000 to $125,000

Posted salary range reflects the floor and target for this role. Actual offers depend on experience, certifications and clearance level. xhqgsiq

iAdeptive Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.