Digital Architecture Junior Program Analyst

AVIAN is seeking a junior Digital Architecture Program Analyst. As a Program Analyst, you'll provide foundational operational and analytical support to the Digital Architecture Integrated Product Team (IPT) - gaining hands-on experience from day one. This role focuses on maintainingproject schedules, tracking deliverables, and compiling programmatic data for executive dashboards and status reports. You'll track cross-functional action items and support the day-to-day operations of the Digital Architecture team, becoming a central connector across the organization. The Program Analyst willpossessfundamental project management skills and background or experience in digital engineering, Agile methodologies, and enterprise architecture frameworks.

Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact - and Own a Piece of the Future

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we'd love to meet you.

We're a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we're not just looking for someone to fill a seat - we're looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

Responsibilities & Duties

Support the logistical organization of IPT meetings, workshops, and cross-functional syncs - making sure every interaction counts. Track open action items and follow up with team members to ensure timely completion of urgent tasks.
• Assist in maintaining and updating IPT master schedules, project trackers, and deliverable timelines. Log updates in project management tools. Monitor project execution against established baselines to ensure timely delivery of digital architecture components.
• Dive into performance metrics, resource allocation, and budget data analysis - transforming raw numbers into insights that drive decisions. Prepare executive briefings, dashboards, and regular status reports for IPT Leadership and stakeholders.
• Assist in identifying, documenting, and mitigating programmatic and technical risks associated with digital architecture and integration efforts.
• Prepare presentation slides and dashboards for IPT leadership.

Required Qualifications & Education

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

• Proficiency in tracking action items, maintaining master schedules, and utilizing program management software (MS Project, SharePoint)
• Experience with AMS Suite for Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs), SOWs, and J&A drafting and editing
• Ability to use Excel and MS Office tools to sync with Cloud-based teams and SharePoint tools for briefings and material creation.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Salary range: $77,000 - $80,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.)

About being a part of Team AVIAN

As an employee-owner, you'll be a catalyst for progress - helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it's helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization.

Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn't stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.

You'll Succeed Here If You...

• See opportunities where others see routine
• Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better
• Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks
• Believe in doing the right thing the right way - even when no one's watching
• Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together
• Embrace a "one team" mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork.
• Understand the power of ownership - and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: We're not just building a company - we're building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you'll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.
• Real Growth: We're expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.
• Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value - not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.
• Culture of Collaboration: We're big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.
• Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran's status.