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Ascension LLC is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to guide advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistical modeling, and predictive analytics activities in support of a federal oversight mission. This position is designed for a senior analytics professional who can translate complex data into mission-relevant insights, design defensible models, explain findings to technical and non-technical audiences, and help the customer identify patterns, trends, and anomalies that may indicate fraud, waste, abuse, operational risk, or other issues requiring further review.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical depth in data science and AI/ML, sound judgment in model selection and validation, and the ability to work closely with project managers, data engineers, BI analysts, auditors, evaluators, investigators, and government stakeholders. This role is important because the customer requires data analytics support that improves the efficiency, timeliness, and quality of audits, evaluations, investigations, and internal oversight activities. The PWS specifically calls for data modeling, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, machine learning solutions, data quality, documentation, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement across analytics capabilities.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Lead Data Scientist will serve as a senior technical advisor and hands-on analytics lead responsible for designing, developing, validating, documenting, and improving data science solutions that support the customer’s oversight mission. The role requires the ability to develop actionable AI/ML and statistical solutions while maintaining transparency, interpretability, and practical applicability to government decision-making. The PWS identifies a broad data science scope that includes statistical analysis, advanced analytics, predictive analytics, natural language processing, time series analysis, network analysis, geospatial analytics, computer vision, and big data technologies.

The candidate should be self-driven, analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a complex federal environment where requirements may evolve as new oversight priorities emerge. The Lead Data Scientist must be able to scope analytical problems, evaluate data readiness, recommend appropriate methodologies, build or oversee model development, validate results, document assumptions and limitations, and communicate findings in plain language for government stakeholders. The role will also support responsible AI/ML governance, including model monitoring, drift detection, retraining procedures, version control, bias detection, fairness considerations, transparency, and compliance with data privacy and security requirements.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

The Lead Data Scientist will be expected to:

• Lead advanced analytics initiatives that apply AI, machine learning, statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and computational methods to complex federal oversight data.
• Develop predictive models, classification models, anomaly detection techniques, risk scoring approaches, and other analytical methods to identify trends, patterns, and outliers.
• Design statistical analysis plans, sampling approaches, hypothesis tests, regression models, confidence intervals, and multivariate analyses that support defensible audit, evaluation, and investigative conclusions.
• Evaluate data quality, completeness, relevance, provenance, and limitations before model development or statistical analysis begins.
• Select appropriate modeling techniques based on customer objectives, data maturity, interpretability needs, security constraints, and operational use cases.
• Build and/or oversee machine learning models using tools such as Python, R, SQL, Jupyter, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, SAS, SPSS, or equivalent technologies.
• Apply natural language processing methods for text analysis, topic extraction, entity recognition, classification, sentiment analysis, and summarization where appropriate.
• Support time series forecasting, trend analysis, and anomaly detection for temporal data.
• Support network analysis, geospatial analytics, computer vision, or big data analytics when required by customer use cases.
• Document model assumptions, data sources, limitations, validation methods, monitoring procedures, governance controls, and user guidance.
• Create visual artifacts, charts, model explainability outputs, and executive-ready summaries to demonstrate analytical value and impact.
• Collaborate with business intelligence analysts to translate analytical findings into dashboards, reports, data stories, and decision-support products.
• Collaborate with data engineers to ensure data structures, pipelines, transformations, and quality checks support advanced analytics and repeatable model execution.
• Review model outputs for accuracy, objectivity, bias, fairness, interpretability, and mission relevance.
• Conduct peer reviews of analytical methods, models, scripts, reports, and technical documentation.
• Brief findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior government leaders, using clear and concise language.
• Support knowledge transfer by developing user guides, technical documentation, training materials, and walkthrough sessions for government staff.
• Maintain version control, reproducibility standards, model monitoring procedures, and documentation repositories.
• Advise the customer on emerging AI/ML technologies, benefits, risks, governance considerations, and practical implementation pathways.
• Support continuous improvement of analytics processes, model lifecycle management, documentation practices, and quality control procedures.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to support a federal data analytics and application support services engagement for the Department of War Office of Inspector General (DoW OIG). This role is designed for an execution-focused analyst who can develop dashboards, reports, visualizations, and KPI-driven insights that help government leaders identify patterns, trends, anomalies, and mission risks across oversight activities.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Business Intelligence Analyst will support the OIG Analytics Team by translating business needs into clear, actionable reporting products. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, technically capable, comfortable working with structured and unstructured data, and able to communicate findings in a way that supports audits, evaluations, investigations, and executive decision-making. The PWS specifically identifies business intelligence services as a core domain, including the development and maintenance of dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to support decision-making.

The successful candidate should bring strong analytical judgment, dashboard development experience, and the ability to work within a structured federal environment where documentation, quality control, data integrity, and knowledge transfer are essential. This is not an overly senior architecture role. It is an execution-focused BI role aligned to dashboards, KPIs, data visualization, recurring reports, and stakeholder-facing analytics support.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

The Business Intelligence Analyst will be expected to:

• Develop dashboards, reports, scorecards, and visual analytics products that support DoW OIG decision-making, audits, evaluations, investigations, and mission support activities.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into business intelligence use cases, report mockups, data views, KPI definitions, and dashboard specifications.
• Analyze operational, programmatic, and oversight-related data to identify trends, anomalies, performance gaps, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Create recurring and ad hoc reports using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SharePoint, SQL-based reporting tools, or comparable BI platforms.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting products to ensure data accuracy, refresh reliability, usability, accessibility, and alignment with approved requirements.
• Validate data outputs by conducting quality checks, reconciling source data, identifying inconsistencies, and documenting assumptions or limitations.
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, project managers, and government stakeholders to support integrated analytics solutions.
• Document report logic, data definitions, refresh procedures, dashboard requirements, and user guidance to support sustainment and knowledge transfer.
• Support iterative development cycles by helping break dashboard and reporting work into manageable deliverables, typically aligned to short-cycle planning and execution.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings, requirements discussions, sprint reviews, status meetings, and working sessions.
• Prepare visual briefing materials, data summaries, and executive-ready slides that communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Recommend improvements to reporting processes, KPI structures, dashboard usability, and data governance practices.
• Ensure BI products are organized in approved repositories, updated in a timely manner, and available for Government review and sustainment.
• Support knowledge transfer sessions for government users to help them understand, refresh, interpret, and sustain BI products.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst / Team Lead to support a federal data analytics and application support services requirement for the Department of War Office of Inspector General’s Analytics Team within Mission Support. This role is designed for an experienced BI professional who can lead dashboard development, reporting architecture, KPI design, visualization standards, and user-focused analytics solutions that help federal oversight stakeholders turn complex data into actionable insight.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of technical BI development, data storytelling, stakeholder engagement, reporting governance, and team leadership experience. This individual must be comfortable working in a mission-driven federal environment where dashboards, reports, visualizations, and analytics products support audits, evaluations, investigations, operational decisions, and the identification of patterns, trends, and anomalies. The PWS requires business intelligence solutions that communicate findings clearly to audiences with varying technical literacy levels and support data-driven decision-making across the Agency.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst / Team Lead will lead the design, development, sustainment, and continuous improvement of BI dashboards, reports, and data visualization products. This role will serve as a bridge between technical data teams, data scientists, data engineers, project managers, and Government stakeholders. The candidate will gather requirements, define KPIs, design visualization approaches, create dashboards and reports, support adoption through sharing sessions, and develop reusable standards that improve consistency, accessibility, and quality across BI products.

The successful candidate should be detail-oriented, highly organized, self-driven, and capable of working with limited direction in a complex federal mission environment. This person must be able to translate ambiguous business questions into structured reporting solutions, anticipate stakeholder needs, identify data quality or usability issues, and develop intuitive products that support oversight, performance monitoring, and executive decision-making.

Expected tools and platforms may include Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Azure DevOps or similar tracking tools, SQL, data visualization standards, dashboard style guides, reporting repositories, and data governance processes. The PWS also encourages use of dashboards to surface key information and metrics for project performance and monthly reporting.

Position’s Day-to-Day Activities

The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst / Team Lead will be expected to:

• Lead the planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of BI dashboards, reports, scorecards, and visualizations.
• Gather and translate stakeholder requirements into BI use cases, reporting specifications, dashboard wireframes, and measurable KPIs.
• Develop dashboards and reports that communicate complex data findings in clear, intuitive, and actionable formats.
• Design user-focused reporting solutions that support stakeholders with varying levels of technical literacy.
• Build and maintain BI products using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SharePoint, SQL, and related reporting technologies.
• Establish standardized visualization approaches, naming conventions, reusable components, and dashboard design patterns.
• Develop and maintain a BI style guide addressing visual design, naming conventions, procedures, governance protocols, and reporting standards.
• Collaborate with data engineers to confirm that data pipelines, data structures, and source systems support reporting, dashboarding, and analytics requirements.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to translate statistical, geospatial, and advanced analytics outputs into decision-ready visual narratives.
• Validate data accuracy, dashboard logic, calculations, filters, and reporting outputs prior to release.
• Monitor BI solution performance, usage trends, adoption, and stakeholder feedback.
• Prepare monthly BI performance and usage reports, including optimization recommendations aligned to Agency priorities.
• Conduct demonstrations, working sessions, and knowledge transfer sessions to promote adoption of BI tools and reporting products.
• Develop role-tailored training materials, quick reference guides, user documentation, and sustainment instructions.
• Support incremental development cycles by delivering phased dashboard capabilities, incorporating stakeholder feedback, and improving products over time.
• Maintain BI documentation in designated repositories such as SharePoint or other Government-approved platforms.
• Identify reporting inefficiencies, process gaps, data quality issues, and improvement opportunities.
• Support dashboard accessibility, Section 508 considerations, and clear visual communication standards.
• Coordinate with project managers to track BI task progress, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and stakeholder decisions.
• Support transition planning by documenting BI assets, refresh procedures, data sources, user guides, and maintenance requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to BI analysts and contribute to peer reviews, quality control, and continuous improvement activities.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a Senior Software Developer to support a federal data analytics and application support services engagement for the Department of War Office of Inspector General’s Analytics Team within Mission Support. This role is ideal for a hands-on software engineer, application developer, or senior programmer who can design, build, enhance, test, document, and sustain mission-focused applications, analytics tools, dashboards, data-driven workflows, and integration components that help government stakeholders turn complex data into actionable insights.

The ideal candidate will bring strong programming experience, disciplined software development practices, and the ability to work across technical teams, data analysts, data scientists, BI developers, data engineers, project managers, and federal stakeholders. This position requires someone who can operate in a structured government environment, translate user needs into secure and maintainable solutions, and support iterative delivery cycles where documentation, quality control, knowledge transfer, and sustainment are just as important as the code itself.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Software Developer will support the design, development, enhancement, and sustainment of software applications, data-enabled tools, dashboards, automation scripts, and systems integrations that support the customer’s oversight, audit, evaluation, investigation, and mission support activities. The role will contribute to iterative development cycles, technical documentation, peer reviews, testing, configuration management, and deployment support.

This position requires a self-driven, detail-oriented developer who can work with minimal supervision, manage competing priorities, anticipate technical risks, and collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. The successful candidate should be comfortable supporting existing systems while also building new functionality, improving maintainability, strengthening data quality, and helping users understand how to operate and sustain the tools delivered.

The role is expected to support tools and processes such as Agile development, Azure DevOps or similar work tracking systems, Git-based version control, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform, SQL databases, APIs, scripting, testing frameworks, documentation repositories, and secure federal IT practices.

Position’s Day-to-Day Activities

The Senior Software Developer will be expected to:

• Design application features, workflow components, data-driven tools, and reusable software modules based on approved requirements.
• Develop secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions that support analytics, reporting, dashboarding, data integration, and business process automation needs.
• Translate business, mission, and data requirements into technical designs, user stories, development tasks, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
• Build and maintain integrations between applications, databases, data pipelines, dashboards, SharePoint, Power Platform, and other approved customer systems.
• Write clean, documented, and testable code using approved programming languages, frameworks, and development standards.
• Support iterative development cycles by breaking work into manageable increments, participating in sprint planning, and delivering usable functionality within agreed timelines.
• Configure and update workflows, forms, access controls, system components, and application features in accordance with approved architecture and security guidance.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, peer code reviews, and defect resolution to ensure solutions meet functional, technical, and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot application defects, performance issues, data errors, integration failures, and user-reported problems.
• Optimize application performance, database queries, data processing routines, and workflow execution to improve reliability and user experience.
• Collaborate with data scientists, BI analysts, data engineers, project managers, and government stakeholders to ensure technical solutions align with mission objectives.
• Document application architecture, code logic, configuration settings, deployment steps, data sources, data lineage, maintenance procedures, and user guidance.
• Maintain documentation in a centralized repository such as SharePoint, Azure DevOps, or another approved government system.
• Support knowledge transfer sessions, demonstrations, training materials, and user adoption activities for deployed applications and tools.
• Implement version control, release notes, change logs, and configuration management practices for software and system updates.
• Apply federal security, privacy, accessibility, and data governance expectations, including protection of sensitive information and adherence to customer policies.
• Coordinate with technical leads and government stakeholders on approvals, deployment readiness, sustainment needs, and transition activities.
• Contribute to monthly status reporting, solution maintenance plans, transition packages, and performance improvement recommendations.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Systems Architect to serve as a technical lead supporting a federal data analytics and application support environment. This role is designed for a highly experienced systems thinker who can translate mission needs into secure, scalable, maintainable, and well-documented technical solutions.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in software engineering, systems architecture, data platform design, cloud-enabled analytics environments, and technical documentation. This position is critical to helping the customer strengthen its ability to surface actionable insights, improve data accessibility, support advanced analytics, and sustain reliable data infrastructure for oversight activities.

This role will support a mission-focused federal customer that requires dependable analytics solutions, reusable technical patterns, reliable data pipelines, sound architecture decisions, and clear documentation that can be understood by technical teams, analysts, leadership, and future sustainment teams. The PWS specifically requires data engineering services that design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure using database systems, cloud architecture, and pipeline development, while coordinating architectural decisions with OIG architects and following DoW and OIG policies.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Software Engineer / Systems Architect will lead architecture, design, technical planning, implementation support, documentation, and sustainment activities for analytics applications, data pipelines, reporting platforms, and related technical solutions. The role will work closely with data scientists, BI analysts, data engineers, project managers, and government stakeholders to ensure solutions are secure, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with mission priorities.

The successful candidate should be self-driven, highly organized, technically disciplined, and comfortable working in a structured federal environment where security, documentation, knowledge transfer, and solution sustainability are essential. This person must be able to anticipate technical risks, assess tradeoffs, recommend practical solutions, and guide implementation teams through iterative development cycles. The PWS emphasizes phased development, documentation, sustainment, knowledge transfer, data quality, data governance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement across deployed solutions.

This position is best suited for a candidate who can balance hands-on technical execution with senior-level architectural judgment. The candidate should be able to design technical solutions, review code or configurations, support data pipeline architecture, document system lineage and maintenance procedures, and provide technical guidance to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Lead technical architecture, software design, and systems engineering activities for analytics applications, data platforms, and supporting infrastructure.
• Design scalable, maintainable, and secure technical solutions that support data science, business intelligence, and data engineering requirements.
• Coordinate with government architects and technical stakeholders to review, validate, and obtain approval for infrastructure and architecture decisions.
• Develop and review technical documentation covering system architecture, data flows, interfaces, data lineage, maintenance procedures, and sustainment processes.
• Guide data engineering teams in designing automated data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, storage, quality checks, and monitoring.
• Implement or oversee best practices for version control, data quality validation, fault tolerance, access control, and secure system configuration.
• Collaborate with data scientists and BI analysts to ensure data structures and platforms support routine reporting, dashboards, advanced analytics, and machine learning use cases.
• Review technical designs, solution patterns, code, configurations, and integration approaches for maintainability, reliability, and security.
• Support incremental development cycles by breaking complex technical solutions into manageable phases and achievable deliverables.
• Troubleshoot technical issues involving data pipelines, system performance, integrations, application functionality, and infrastructure dependencies.
• Produce monthly or periodic technical input for performance reports, optimization recommendations, risks, and sustainment priorities.
• Maintain documentation repositories in SharePoint, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or other government-approved systems.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for government staff and contractor team members to support long-term solution sustainability.
• Support transition activities by preparing complete, accurate, and accessible architecture documentation, maintenance procedures, access inventories, and technical handoff materials.
• Ensure all work products comply with DoW OIG policies, security requirements, quality standards, and applicable data governance expectations.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a highly organized, technically fluent, and mission-focused Program Manager to lead contract execution for a federal data analytics support services effort. This individual will serve as the primary management lead responsible for overseeing project performance, coordinating technical teams, managing stakeholder communications, tracking deliverables, and ensuring that work is completed on time, within scope, and in alignment with Government expectations.

This role directly supports the DoW OIG’s need for specialized project management, data science, business intelligence, and data engineering services to strengthen oversight capabilities and improve the identification of fraud, waste, abuse, trends, anomalies, and other mission-critical insights. The PWS identifies the Program Manager as key personnel and requires the role to manage daily contract operations, act with authority on contract matters, and remain available during core business hours.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Program Manager will provide day-to-day leadership across a multi-disciplinary analytics support team. The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated experience managing technical projects, portfolios, or workflows in IT, business intelligence, data analytics, or data science environments. This individual must be comfortable operating in a structured federal environment while also supporting iterative development, proactive risk management, executive-level communication, documentation control, transition planning, quality oversight, and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be a self-driven planner, clear communicator, and disciplined project leader who can translate complex technical information into concise updates for Government stakeholders. The role requires comfort using tools such as Azure DevOps, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Microsoft Office, dashboards, project trackers, and reporting repositories to manage visibility, accountability, and project health.

Day-to-Day Activities

The Program Manager will be expected to:

• Lead overall contract execution, project planning, scheduling, coordination, risk management, status reporting, and performance oversight.
• Serve as the primary contractor point of contact for assigned project and contract matters.
• Coordinate activities across project management, data science, business intelligence, and data engineering workstreams.
• Develop and maintain project plans that include scope, schedule, resources, risks, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage iterative project execution using phased approaches, including projects scoped to eight-week development cycles or other timelines agreed to with the Government.
• Track progress against deliverables, performance standards, milestones, staffing requirements, and Government expectations.
• Prepare monthly status reports, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, project dashboards, risk logs, action item trackers, and executive briefing materials.
• Facilitate status meetings, project reviews, planning sessions, stakeholder discussions, and technical coordination meetings.
• Maintain current and accessible project documentation in a centralized repository such as SharePoint or a comparable system.
• Monitor vacancies, staffing updates, resource utilization, and administrative performance indicators.
• Support quality control by reviewing deliverables for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with contract standards.
• Coordinate knowledge transfer sessions, documentation updates, solution sustainment planning, and transition activities.
• Identify risks, issues, bottlenecks, and dependencies early and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with Government stakeholders, technical staff, and contractor leadership to ensure continuity, transparency, and mission alignment.
• Support contract phase-in and phase-out planning, including transition documentation, access tracking, and handoff materials.
• Ensure contractor personnel complete required annual Government training and security requirements.

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Ascension LLC is seeking qualified, professional language interpreters to support Prison Rape Elimination Act, or PREA, audit activities for DHS immigration detention and holding facility environments. This role supports certified PREA auditors during detainee interviews by providing accurate, neutral, and confidential interpretation for Limited English Proficient, or LEP, individuals. The requirement specifically anticipates interpreter support for Spanish and indigenous languages, including K’iche’, Mam, and Q’anjob’al, during onsite interviews with detainees. The SOW states that at least 50% of detainee interviews may require interpretation services, with interviews generally lasting 10 to 30 minutes.

The ideal candidate understands the importance of impartial communication in sensitive interview settings, especially where topics may involve sexual abuse prevention, facility compliance, detainee safety, and government oversight. This role is best suited for interpreters who are calm, discreet, culturally aware, emotionally mature, and capable of supporting structured interviews in correctional, detention, law enforcement, immigration, legal, social services, or compliance-related environments.

Summary of Contractor Role

The On-Call Language Interpreter will provide interpretation support to certified PREA auditors conducting interviews with detainees at DHS immigration detention facilities, ICE holding facilities, and CBP holding facilities. The interpreter will assist auditors in communicating clearly with LEP detainees while maintaining strict neutrality, confidentiality, and professionalism. The interpreter will not conduct interviews independently, provide advice, advocate for any party, make audit findings, or perform investigative functions.

The role may involve onsite interpretation during facility audits, telephonic or virtual interpretation when approved, and coordination with the Ascension Program Manager or audit team to confirm language needs, scheduling, availability, and interview support requirements. The position requires strong listening skills, precise verbal communication, sound judgment, and the ability to interpret sensitive content without altering meaning, adding commentary, or omitting relevant information.

Because DHS audits may occur across CONUS and, on limited occasions, OCONUS locations such as Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and possessions, interpreters may be asked to support travel-based assignments when available. The SOW notes that approximately 30% of contractor work is expected onsite at DHS facilities, with the remaining work performed from contractor or corporate workspaces.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Provide consecutive interpretation between auditors and LEP detainees during PREA-related interviews.
• Interpret questions, responses, clarifying statements, and follow-up discussion accurately and completely.
• Support interpretation needs for Spanish and, when qualified, indigenous languages such as K’iche’, Mam, Q’anjob’al, or other identified languages.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of detainee information, audit information, facility observations, and government records.
• Follow auditor instructions regarding interview flow, communication protocol, and role boundaries.
• Remain neutral and avoid coaching, summarizing, advising, or influencing detainee responses.
• Coordinate availability, travel readiness, and assignment logistics with Ascension’s Program Manager or designated audit lead.
• Assist auditors in maintaining respectful, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate communication during sensitive interviews.
• Comply with DHS, ICE, CBP, facility, and Ascension policies related to professional conduct, privacy, records handling, and onsite behavior.
• Report any scheduling conflicts, communication barriers, or interpretation concerns immediately to the assigned audit lead.
• Protect all personally identifiable information, sensitive information, and government-furnished information from unauthorized disclosure.
• Complete required onboarding, facility access, confidentiality, or security-related training before supporting assigned work.

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Ascension LLC is seeking experienced Certified PREA Auditors to support DHS PREA auditing services for ICE immigration detention facilities, ICE holding facilities, and CBP holding facilities. This role is designed for professionals who understand detention, corrections, confinement, investigative, monitoring, or compliance environments and can independently assess facility compliance against DHS PREA Standards.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, objective, detail-oriented auditor who can review sensitive records, conduct onsite inspections, interview detainees and staff, evaluate policy and procedure evidence, document compliance findings, and produce clear, defensible audit reports. This role is mission-critical because DHS relies on independent PREA audits to assess whether facilities are preventing, detecting, and responding appropriately to sexual abuse and assault in confinement settings. The SOW requires auditors to support pre-audit document review, onsite inspection, interviews, evidence review, compliance determinations, audit report drafting, CAP evidence review, CAP final determinations, and submission of working papers.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Certified PREA Auditor will perform independent facility compliance audits in accordance with DHS PREA Standards, DHS PREA Audit Instruments, agency guidance, and task order schedules. Audits generally include three phases: pre-audit review of facility and agency documentation, onsite inspection and interviews, and post-audit analysis, reporting, and corrective action plan review.

The role requires strong professional judgment, exceptional writing discipline, comfort working in secure or controlled environments, and the ability to handle sensitive but unclassified information appropriately. Auditors must be able to distinguish objective evidence from opinion, assess each standard strictly against DHS PREA requirements, identify non-compliance, recommend corrective action where permitted, redact personally identifiable information, and submit complete working papers in the format required by DHS.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

• Review DHS PREA-related documentation, including Pre-Audit Questionnaires, facility policies, procedures, reports, investigative files, prior audits, accreditation materials, and supporting records.
• Prepare issue logs or requests for additional documentation within required pre-audit timelines.
• Conduct onsite facility inspections at ICE immigration detention facilities, ICE holding facilities, and CBP holding facilities.
• Observe facility operations, programs, activities, housing areas, intake processes, detainee movement, and other relevant operational conditions.
• Interview representative samples of detainees, facility staff, contractors, volunteers, and other individuals as required by the audit instrument.
• Coordinate through the COR or designated federal representative and avoid direct facility contact unless specifically authorized.
• Use approved government communication channels for audit-related communications.
• Protect sensitive but unclassified information, PII, working papers, handwritten notes, audit files, and facility documentation.
• Assess compliance against DHS PREA Standards and DHS PREA Audit Instruments, not unrelated standards.
• Determine whether facilities exceed, meet, do not meet, or are not subject to applicable standards.
• Document clear evidence-based findings, including methodology, sampling sizes, basis for conclusions, and corrective action requirements where applicable.
• Draft interim, provisional, and final PREA audit reports using DHS report templates and supplemental guidance.
• Redact personally identifiable detainee or staff information from reports, while preserving information for DHS upon request.
• Review corrective action evidence submitted during the CAP period and determine whether additional information is needed.
• Issue CAP Final Determination Reports within required timelines when facilities undergo corrective action.
• Submit working papers, audit tools, interview guides, site inspection notes, handwritten notes, and supporting documentation as directed.
• Report any sexual abuse allegations received or discovered during the audit in accordance with agency and facility procedures.
• Maintain required PRC certification, DHS PREA certification, agency training, and network access requirements.

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Ascension LLC is seeking an experienced Assistant Program Manager 2, ICE to provide surge, backup, and continuity support for a DHS PREA auditing services program. This role supports the ICE Program Manager and Assistant Program Manager 1 in coordinating auditor onboarding, training records, quality reviews, audit schedules, corrective action plan documentation tracking, and continuity during high-volume audit periods.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, detail-oriented program operations professional with direct or closely related experience in detention, corrections, law enforcement, custodial compliance, monitoring, investigations, or quality assurance. This position is best suited for someone who understands the seriousness of work performed in confinement environments and can help maintain high-quality, objective, well-documented audit support while protecting sensitive government information.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Assistant Program Manager 2, ICE will assist with management and oversight of contractor staff and functions supporting DHS PREA auditing services. The role will help ensure audit work products are accurate, consistent, timely, and aligned with DHS PREA requirements. The SOW specifically identifies the ICE APMs as responsible for assisting with contracted staff oversight, auditor training, and quality control of work products submitted to the Government.

This role requires a professional who can operate in a high-risk, sensitive program environment, manage competing deadlines, track audit and CAP-related activities, support staff readiness, and coordinate closely with the ICE PM, auditors, COR, and other designated federal representatives. The selected candidate must be able to work with minimal supervision, anticipate schedule and documentation issues, support quality assurance reviews, and help prevent gaps in audit performance during periods of overlapping site visits, report deadlines, CAP review periods, and staff onboarding.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

The Assistant Program Manager 2, ICE will be expected to:

• Support day-to-day audit program operations for ICE PREA auditing services.
• Coordinate auditor onboarding, readiness tracking, training completion records, and certification documentation.
• Maintain staff rosters, key personnel updates, and personnel change documentation.
• Assist the ICE Program Manager with workforce continuity during audit surges, staff transitions, resignations, or replacement actions.
• Track audit schedules, report due dates, CAP review deadlines, and documentation submission milestones.
• Review audit-related work products for accuracy, consistency, clarity, grammar, professional tone, and alignment with DHS PREA standards.
• Verify that auditor findings clearly explain the basis for non-compliance and that corrective actions are measurable, understandable, and limited to DHS PREA requirements.
• Monitor CAP documentation review timelines and support coordination of responses within required review periods.
• Support quality control and quality assurance activities, including QASP-related tracking and process improvement recommendations.
• Document issues, risks, action items, training needs, audit status updates, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate with the PM, auditors, COR, and designated Government representatives using approved communication methods.
• Ensure sensitive information, PII, audit materials, and Government-owned work products are handled in accordance with DHS requirements.
• Support annual summary reporting by helping compile audit counts, facility types, non-compliance findings, CAP status, and trend information.
• Assist with maintaining audit process tools, trackers, templates, issue logs, and internal quality review checklists.
• Prepare briefing materials, status updates, meeting notes, action item logs, and management reports as requested.
• Monitor contractor personnel compliance with DHS network access, training, and administrative requirements.
• Attend selected audit activities in an observational and supportive capacity when approved by the COR, particularly for new auditor support.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a highly experienced Assistant Program Manager 1, ICE to support the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility, External Review and Analysis Unit, in the execution of PREA auditing services. This role supports the ICE Program Manager with the day-to-day coordination, oversight, quality assurance, documentation tracking, auditor training coordination, issue management, and schedule support required to ensure PREA audits are performed accurately, consistently, and in accordance with DHS PREA Standards.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, detail-oriented program operations professional with direct or highly relevant experience in detention, corrections, confinement, law enforcement, investigative, monitoring, quality control, or compliance environments. This person must be comfortable working in a sensitive government environment, managing multiple audit-related workstreams, reviewing complex written products, coordinating with senior personnel, and helping ensure that audit findings and corrective action determinations are objective, evidence-based, and aligned strictly to DHS PREA requirements.

Position Summary

The Assistant Program Manager 1, ICE will assist with management and oversight of contracted personnel and functions supporting ICE PREA auditing services. The SOW specifically states that ICE APMs support auditor training and assist the PM in ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of work products provided to the Government.

This role is critical because PREA audits involve sensitive facility information, detainee/staff interviews, audit documentation, findings of compliance or non-compliance, corrective action tracking, and formal reports submitted to DHS. The APM 1 will help keep audit operations organized, ensure auditors are prepared and trained, support quality reviews before submission to the Government, maintain documentation and issue logs, and help ensure audit schedules and deliverables remain on track.

The successful candidate should bring strong judgment, professional writing skills, knowledge of detention or correctional environments, comfort working with sensitive information, and the ability to support a geographically distributed audit team. The role requires a person who can anticipate problems, organize competing deadlines, track commitments, communicate clearly, and maintain high standards for report quality and compliance.

Day-to-Day Activities

The Assistant Program Manager 1, ICE will be expected to:

• Assist the ICE Program Manager with day-to-day oversight of PREA audit support operations, including schedule coordination, staff coordination, issue tracking, and documentation control.
• Coordinate auditor readiness activities, including training completion tracking, DHS PREA certification coordination, and maintenance of required training records.
• Support quality control reviews of auditor work products to ensure reports are accurate, consistent, objective, professionally written, and aligned with DHS PREA Standards.
• Review draft audit reports, interim reports, provisional reports, final reports, CAP final determination reports, issue logs, and other written products for clarity, consistency, grammar, structure, and compliance with required templates.
• Verify that audit findings clearly explain the basis for compliance or non-compliance and that corrective action requirements are actionable, measurable, and based only on DHS PREA requirements.
• Track audit schedules, report due dates, CAP review timelines, extension requests, open issues, and required follow-up actions.
• Monitor auditor access, communication, and administrative readiness to reduce delays related to network access, training, documentation, or government coordination.
• Maintain key personnel lists, staffing updates, documentation trackers, and internal controls to support continuity of performance.
• Coordinate with the PM, auditors, and authorized Government representatives to ensure audit communications follow required protocols and are routed through approved channels.
• Assist with preparation of management reports, trend summaries, quality assurance inputs, meeting materials, and status updates.
• Support the preparation and implementation of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan and other quality control methods.
• Identify risks, delays, quality concerns, staffing issues, training gaps, or process improvement opportunities and elevate them to the PM.
• Ensure that sensitive information, PII, audit materials, work products, and government-furnished information are handled in accordance with DHS requirements.
• Participate in post-award meetings, progress meetings, audit readiness discussions, and internal coordination meetings as needed.
• Support new auditor onboarding and, with COR approval, observe initial audit activities in a supportive capacity without interfering with the audit process, interviews, or established onsite procedures.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a highly experienced Program Manager, CBP to serve as the dedicated management point of contact for CBP PREA audit support services. This is a key personnel role responsible for overseeing CBP holding facility audit execution, report quality, network access compliance, personnel readiness, CBP-specific communications, and coordination with the COR and federal representatives.

The ideal candidate is a senior correctional, detention, law enforcement, inspection, or compliance professional who understands the seriousness of audit work in custodial environments. This role is best suited for someone who can lead independently, maintain disciplined communication with federal stakeholders, ensure auditors meet DHS PREA requirements, and protect the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of audit deliverables.

The SOW identifies the CBP PM as the dedicated point of contact for CBP holding facilities, separate from the ICE PM, to ensure simultaneous fulfillment of ICE and CBP task orders. It also requires key personnel to obtain DHS PREA certification before performing work on the contract.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Program Manager, CBP will manage and oversee contracted staff, audit coordination, deliverable quality, CBP communication protocols, government network access requirements, and audit readiness activities for CBP holding facility audits. The role requires strong project management discipline, careful attention to sensitive government information, and the ability to supervise work products that must meet high standards for accuracy, clarity, professional writing, and compliance with DHS PREA requirements.

This position requires a self-driven, organized, and mature professional who can operate in a high-risk, sensitive federal environment with minimal supervision. The CBP PM must anticipate schedule, staffing, access, travel, report quality, and corrective action issues before they affect performance. The role also requires the ability to maintain close coordination with auditors, federal representatives, and Ascension leadership while ensuring all audit-related communications follow approved government channels.

The SOW requires the PM to ensure auditor work products are accurate, consistent, high-quality, and require minimal revisions before submission to the Government. It also requires contractor support for quality control, data input, analytical documentation, personnel training, trend analysis, audit process recommendations, and adherence to established DHS schedules.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

• Serve as the dedicated CBP management point of contact for contract services and receipt of technical guidance from the designated COR or federal representative.
• Manage CBP holding facility audit execution, including schedule coordination, auditor readiness, documentation flow, and issue escalation.
• Oversee contracted auditors and support personnel to ensure work is performed in accordance with DHS PREA Standards, DHS PREA Audit Instruments, CBP guidance, and task order requirements.
• Review audit reports, supporting documentation, working papers, findings, and recommendations for accuracy, consistency, logical structure, professional writing quality, and compliance with DHS PREA requirements.
• Ensure CBP audit reports are assessed against DHS PREA requirements only and do not improperly apply DOJ PREA standards where not applicable.
• Coordinate with auditors to support pre-audit review of facility documentation, issue logs, onsite audit readiness, post-audit analysis, and corrective action documentation review.
• Track audit milestones, report due dates, CAP-related deadlines, training requirements, personnel status changes, and network access requirements.
• Monitor CBP network access compliance, including the 30-day login requirement, to prevent lockouts and avoid performance deficiencies.
• Maintain communication capability among contractor staff, including voicemail, email, and government network communication requirements.
• Ensure audit-related communications are conducted through approved DHS/CBP systems and that PII is encrypted as required.
• Support quality assurance and quality control activities, including input to the QASP, internal review checklists, corrective action tracking, and continuous improvement recommendations.
• Provide analytical summaries and identify trends or patterns based on PREA audit findings when requested by DHS.
• Coordinate travel planning, staffing coverage, and audit logistics for CBP holding facility audits.
• Maintain personnel readiness by tracking DHS PREA certification, CBP-required trainings, background investigation status, and suitability documentation.
• Respond to personnel, performance, or conduct concerns within required timeframes and escalate significant matters to Ascension leadership and the Government as appropriate.
• Protect sensitive government information, audit documentation, facility records, handwritten notes, and government-owned work products.
• Participate in post-award, progress, and performance review meetings with the CO, COR, and other Government personnel.

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Ascension LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager, Immigration Detention Compliance Audits to serve as the dedicated management lead for audit support services involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention and holding facilities. This role is designed for a senior professional with strong correctional, detention, law enforcement, compliance monitoring, audit, or facility oversight experience who can manage staff, schedules, quality control, reporting, client communications, and sensitive government deliverables in a high-visibility homeland security environment.

The ideal candidate will bring the maturity, judgment, and operational discipline needed to oversee complex audit activities in secure detention settings. This position is especially well suited for a former warden, assistant warden, senior jail or detention administrator, correctional compliance leader, PREA audit professional, detention monitoring official, or senior law enforcement / investigative professional with direct experience supporting confinement operations. The SOW requires the ICE PM to have a bachelor’s degree or higher, at least 10 years of relevant detention, corrections, confinement, investigative, monitoring, or quality control experience, and at least 5 years of project management experience supporting large, sensitive, high-risk projects.

This is a mission-critical role. DHS is seeking professional auditing services to assess facility compliance with DHS PREA Standards across ICE immigration detention facilities, ICE holding facilities, and CBP holding facilities. The ICE Program Manager will help ensure audits are planned, staffed, executed, reviewed, and delivered with accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and professional quality.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Program Manager will serve as Ascension’s dedicated ICE management point of contact for contract services and will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of ICE-related PREA audit operations. This includes managing qualified audit personnel, coordinating audit schedules, supporting transition and mobilization activities, overseeing quality assurance and quality control, ensuring report consistency, resolving staffing and performance issues, and maintaining effective communication with the Contracting Officer’s Representative and other designated Government representatives.

The successful candidate must be highly organized, calm under pressure, and able to manage multiple priorities across geographically dispersed facilities. This role requires a leader who can work in an ambiguous, deadline-driven environment, anticipate operational risks, manage sensitive information, and ensure that all audit work products meet DHS requirements before submission. The PM will also support implementation of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, maintain staffing continuity, ensure completion of required training and certifications, and provide analytical support to identify trends and patterns from PREA audit findings when requested.

Day-to-Day Activities and Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated ICE management point of contact for contract services, audit coordination, staffing, deliverable quality, and technical guidance received from the Government.
• Oversee day-to-day contract support operations to ensure conformity with contract terms, DHS PREA requirements, schedule expectations, reporting standards, and quality control requirements.
• Manage ICE audit staff, including Certified PREA Auditors and supporting personnel, to ensure adequate workforce coverage for uninterrupted contract performance.
• Coordinate audit schedules, travel requirements, staff assignments, report timelines, corrective action plan reviews, and Government communications.
• Ensure all auditor work products are accurate, consistent, objective, professionally written, and of sufficient quality to require minimal Government revision.
• Review PREA audit reports, interim findings, provisional findings, final reports, CAP final determinations, working papers, and related deliverables for compliance with DHS PREA Standards and SOW requirements.
• Monitor personnel changes and notify the Government within required timeframes for key personnel resignations, terminations, replacements, and updates to the employee list.
• Submit replacement resumes for key personnel review and approval, as required by the COR.
• Support development, submission, and implementation of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan within required contract timelines.
• Provide analytical support to summarize PREA audit findings and identify trends, patterns, recurring issues, or process improvement opportunities when requested by DHS.
• Recommend improvements to DHS PREA audit processes, instruments, templates, workflows, and coordination practices where appropriate.
• Ensure all official audit-related communications are conducted through approved DHS systems and that emails containing PII are encrypted in accordance with contract requirements.
• Maintain communication capability among contractor staff, including reliable phone, voicemail, and email availability.
• Remain accessible by telephone on a 24-hour basis for emergency or urgent contract matters, as required by the SOW.
• Track completion of DHS-provided PREA training, agency-level training, certifications, and required annual or recurring training for contract personnel.
• Support onboarding and oversight of new auditors, including observation and support during initial audit assignments when approved by the COR.
• Coordinate with interpretation service providers to ensure audit teams can communicate with limited English proficient detainees, including indigenous language needs where required.
• Protect sensitive government information, personally identifiable information, audit records, facility documentation, and Government-owned work products.
• Respond promptly to personnel performance issues, security concerns, quality concerns, or Government-directed corrective actions.
• Prepare for post-award meetings, periodic progress meetings, leadership updates, issue resolution meetings, and contract performance discussions.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a detail-oriented and mission-focused IT Asset Management Analyst to support the Transportation Security Administration’s hardware and software license management program. This role supports the planning, tracking, reporting, and renewal of hardware maintenance agreements, software subscriptions, and license assets across mission-critical TSA systems.

The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, comfortable working with complex spreadsheets and reporting tools, and able to support Government decision-making through accurate inventory data, renewal tracking, dashboard maintenance, and timely reporting. This position is important because TSA’s objective is to prevent lapses in hardware/software maintenance and license coverage for systems that support critical transportation security operations. The PWS identifies the key outcome as no lapse in required HW/SW maintenance or license coverage due to contractor performance.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The IT Asset Management Analyst will support the Senior Analyst Lead and Government stakeholders by maintaining the Hardware/Software Inventory Dashboard, updating related reporting tools, compiling inventory data, tracking renewal activities, preparing recurring reports, and supporting the Material Order Request lifecycle. The position requires strong attention to detail, comfort working in structured Government processes, and the ability to reconcile data across asset records, vendor information, purchase history, expiration dates, support levels, quantities, and renewal costs.

The PWS specifically requires two Junior Analysts to maintain the Hardware/Software Inventory Dashboard and reporting tools, possess a four-year degree in engineering and/or science, have three years of relevant experience supporting program/project management activities in large and complex systems, and generate monthly reports as assigned by the Lead.

The successful candidate should be able to work with tools and processes such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SharePoint or iShare, Microsoft Teams, Power BI or Tableau, ServiceNow or similar asset/configuration management platforms, vendor support portals, renewal trackers, dashboard reporting tools, risk and issue logs, and structured acquisition support documentation.

Position’s Day-to-Day Activities

• Maintain the Hardware/Software Inventory Dashboard and related reporting tools to support accurate visibility into TSA hardware maintenance, software subscriptions, warranty status, license coverage, and renewal actions.
• Update hardware and software inventory records with product names, vendor information, purchase dates, periods of performance, asset tags, part numbers, serial numbers, quantities, renewal costs, support levels, and purchase order information.
• Track upcoming hardware/software maintenance, warranty, subscription, and license expirations to support the required 120-day advance notification process.
• Compile monthly renewal data, including product name, vendor and point of contact, period of performance, location, part number, model number, serial number, quantity, and renewal cost.
• Prepare Monthly Status Reports, Monthly Renewal Reports, Monthly Expiration Reports, and Quarterly Cost Analysis Report inputs, including renewal status, expiring items, monthly spend, inventory status, planned next actions, and price variance information.
• Support the Senior Analyst Lead with gathering, organizing, and validating prior-year renewal documentation and updated hardware/software requirements.
• Reconcile vendor quotes, prior-year renewal costs, support periods, quantities, and asset information to help identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and potential renewal risks.
• Assist with MOR tracking by maintaining status information such as request dates, approval dates, MOR numbers, amounts, and receipt dates.
• Document dashboard updates, assumptions, dependencies, risks, data issues, and follow-up actions for review by the Lead, COR, Technical Manager, and Government points of contact.
• Coordinate with Government personnel, the O&M contractor, and vendor points of contact to obtain and verify required inventory, support, license, and renewal data.
• Review asset and renewal data for completeness, accuracy, and consistency before submission to the Lead for Government review.
• Support purchase audit activities by helping verify that completed purchases match approved MOR requirements, including serial numbers, part numbers, end dates, support levels, Government POCs, license keys, and product downloads.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that reduce administrative burden, improve accuracy, reduce cycle time, and minimize renewal risk.
• Safeguard procurement-sensitive and business-sensitive information in accordance with DHS requirements and signed nondisclosure obligations.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a Junior IT Asset & Software License Management Analyst to support TSA’s mission-critical hardware and software maintenance renewal environment. This role is ideal for an early-career analyst with strong attention to detail, advanced spreadsheet and reporting skills, and the ability to work in a structured federal IT environment where accuracy, follow-through, and timely communication directly support uninterrupted system operations.

The selected candidate will help maintain hardware/software inventory data, support reporting tools and dashboards, track software license and maintenance renewal information, and generate recurring reports for TSA leadership and government stakeholders. The work supports TSA’s objective of ensuring continuous, uninterrupted support coverage for hardware maintenance agreements, subscriptions, and software/license assets across mission-essential systems. The PWS identifies the key outcome as no lapse in required hardware/software maintenance or license coverage due to contractor performance.

This is a strong opportunity for a detail-oriented analyst who wants to grow in IT asset management, software license management, federal acquisition support, data reporting, and project coordination.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Junior Analyst will support the Hardware/Software License Management Lead and TSA stakeholders by maintaining accurate inventory records, updating dashboards and reporting tools, supporting renewal tracking, and preparing recurring deliverables. The role requires an organized, self-driven professional who can work with large volumes of asset, vendor, procurement, and renewal data and ensure information is complete, consistent, and ready for government review.

The analyst will help TSA identify hardware and software maintenance requirements, track upcoming end-of-life and end-of-support dates, support cost estimation inputs, and document renewal status. The PWS requires the contractor to manage and acquire hardware maintenance and software license renewals for TSD systems and for new assets accepted by TSA during the period of performance. The Junior Analyst will play a hands-on role in maintaining the data discipline, reporting cadence, and documentation needed to reduce administrative burden, prevent support lapses, and improve the efficiency of the annual renewal process.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

The Junior Analyst will:

• Maintain the Hardware/Software Inventory Dashboard and related reporting tools, as required for the Junior Analyst role.
• Generate assigned monthly reports, including Monthly Status Reports, Monthly Renewal Reports, Monthly Expiration Reports, Quarterly Cost Analysis inputs, and other reports as assigned by the Lead.
• Compile and update hardware and software inventory data, including product name, vendor information, purchase date, period of performance, location, TSA asset tag, part number, model number, serial number, quantity, cost of renewal, and purchase order information.
• Track upcoming hardware maintenance, software license, warranty, subscription, end-of-life, and end-of-support dates to support 120-day advance notification requirements.
• Support preparation of inventory management reports, hardware/software inventory reports, MOR tracking reports, monthly renewal reports, monthly expiration reports, and quarterly cost analysis reports.
• Validate data across prior-year renewal records, vendor information, maintenance binders, bills of materials, quote data, and government-provided files.
• Identify missing, inconsistent, duplicate, expired, or outdated asset/license data and escalate issues to the Lead for resolution.
• Assist with market research documentation and cost-estimation support by organizing vendor quote data, prior-year cost data, renewal periods, and variance information.
• Prepare tables, trackers, dashboards, and visual summaries using Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, PowerPoint, and other approved government tools.
• Coordinate with the Lead, government points of contact, O&M contractor representatives, and vendor contacts to clarify asset, license, support-level, and renewal information.
• Document actions, assumptions, dependencies, risks, issues, and data gaps that could affect timely renewal processing.
• Support purchase audit activities by helping verify that completed purchases match approved MOR requirements, including serial numbers, part numbers, end dates, support levels, license keys, and government point-of-contact information.
• Maintain organized electronic files, version-controlled trackers, and supporting documentation on approved government systems, including TSA iShare or other designated repositories.
• Contribute to process improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline reporting, reduce manual data handling, improve dashboard accuracy, and reduce the risk of missed renewals.

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Ascension LLC is seeking a highly organized, mission-focused Senior IT Asset & Software License Management Project Lead to support a Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration effort focused on the continuous management, procurement planning, renewal, and reporting of hardware maintenance agreements, software subscriptions, software licenses, and related support entitlements.

This role is ideal for a senior project management professional who understands large, complex IT environments and can lead the coordination needed to prevent lapses in hardware and software support coverage. The selected candidate will serve as the primary contractor lead and single point of contact for the Government Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Technical Manager, and other TSA stakeholders. The PWS identifies the Senior Analyst Lead as key personnel and requires the Lead to provide technical and administrative oversight for all services under the task order.

The ideal candidate will bring strong project management discipline, acquisition support awareness, vendor coordination experience, data accuracy, executive communication skills, and the ability to manage deadlines across multiple hardware and software renewal cycles. This position directly supports TSA’s need to ensure continuous, uninterrupted support coverage for mission-critical hardware, software, maintenance agreements, and license assets.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Senior IT Asset & Software License Management Project Lead will plan, direct, manage, and oversee contractor support activities related to annual hardware and software maintenance renewals, subscriptions, licenses, vendor quotes, cost estimation, Material Order Request packages, inventory reporting, purchase audits, expiration monitoring, project reporting, transition support, and process improvement.

The position requires a self-driven professional who can work effectively in a structured federal environment while also managing ambiguity, competing priorities, urgent deadlines, and multi-stakeholder dependencies. The Lead must be comfortable coordinating with Government personnel, O&M contractors, vendors, junior analysts, and acquisition stakeholders to ensure that hardware and software renewals are accurately documented, priced, approved, submitted, tracked, and audited.

The successful candidate will help maintain the integrity of TSA’s renewal lifecycle by ensuring the team develops accurate reports, tracks upcoming expirations, supports cost analysis, escalates risks, and provides timely written notifications to prevent coverage gaps. The PWS requires all Material Order Requests, requirements, and cost estimates to be completed and submitted no later than 75 calendar days before applicable due dates, with expiration notifications provided at least 120 days in advance.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

The Senior IT Asset & Software License Management Project Lead will be expected to:

• Serve as the single contractor point of contact for the Contracting Officer, COR, Technical Manager, and other Government stakeholders.
• Lead overall technical and administrative performance for hardware and software license management support activities.
• Plan and manage the annual hardware/software renewal lifecycle to support uninterrupted maintenance and license coverage.
• Develop and maintain the project Work Breakdown Structure, integrated schedule, milestone tracker, risk register, assumptions log, and dependency tracker.
• Coordinate with TSA Government personnel, O&M contractors, vendor representatives, junior analysts, and acquisition stakeholders to confirm renewal requirements.
• Obtain and review prior-year renewal documentation, inventory files, vendor quotes, purchase records, and other source materials needed to support renewal planning.
• Oversee the compilation, validation, and maintenance of hardware and software inventory data, including product information, vendor information, purchase dates, expiration dates, quantities, asset tags, serial numbers, part numbers, support levels, and renewal costs.
• Direct junior analysts in maintaining dashboards, inventory management reports, monthly renewal reports, monthly expiration reports, and cost analysis reports.
• Review draft Hardware and Software Inventory Reports for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and usability before submission to the Government.
• Manage cost estimation activities, including market research, vendor quote collection, quote comparison, and documentation of cost variances greater than plus or minus 3 percent from prior-year costs.
• Prepare or oversee Vendor Selection Reports summarizing quotes, recommending the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable option, documenting exceptions, and supporting Government approval.
• Create or oversee Material Order Request packages for approved requirements in accordance with TSA procedures.
• Track MOR status, approvals, submission dates, MOR numbers, amounts, receipt dates, and related action items.
• Conduct or oversee purchase audits within five business days after notification that a purchase has been completed.
• Verify that purchased items match approved MOR requirements, including licenses, devices, serial numbers, part numbers, support levels, end dates, license keys, product downloads, and Government POC information.
• Escalate audit errors, missing items, support coverage risks, vendor issues, or renewal delays to the COR, Technical Manager, Government POCs, and O&M contractor.
• Provide written notification of upcoming hardware/software maintenance, warranty, subscription, End-of-Life, or End-of-Support dates.
• Prepare monthly status reports, renewal reports, expiration reports, quarterly cost analysis reports, and ad hoc reports requested by the Government.
• Identify process improvement opportunities to reduce administrative burden, improve accuracy, minimize risk, and strengthen renewal cycle performance.
• Develop and maintain the Transition Plan, including transition-in and transition-out activities, knowledge transfer, documentation handoff, POC lists, issue logs, and open action tracking.
• Remain available during normal Government business hours and during no-notice emergencies to support planning, direction, and control of management and operational functions.