Job Title: Communications Product Specialist, Jr
Posted by: Sierra7 on Aug 19, 2025
Location:
McLean , VAJob Description:
Sierra7, Inc. is seeking a Junior Communications Product Specialist to support the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Office of Finance (OF). The Office of Finance is the steward of VHA financial resources for Veterans who receive healthcare. Continuous improvement is achieved through the full cycle of healthcare budget and accounting activities within a large financial community and external partnerships. The Junior Communications Product Specialist may handle public relations, information output, press releases and media requests, social media and/or advertising for a wide variety of organizations.
Position Responsibilities:
• Proactive collaboration, communication, and interfacing with project stakeholders, including end users, business, VA organizations, vendors, and service partners.
• Engage stakeholders across disciplines towards a goal of end-to-end line of sight across design, budgeting, and implementation.
• Develop communications and training materials supporting newly architected and developed solutions.
• Devise solutions to predicted problems, evaluating other options.
• Engage with the team to build a world-class community of practice to support customers and for continuous improvement by enhancing the knowledge base of standards, innovation, evolving risks, and best practices.
• Support various product line teams.
• Support gap analysis reviews to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and priorities in product development.
• Deliver project requirements on time, within budget, with quality results that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Develop detailed schedules, estimates, and resource plans to implement solutions.
• Produce and deliver detailed status reports and briefings, along with periodic demonstrations of developed capability.
• Document and demonstrate project progress.
• Proactively manage action items, issues, and risks to ensure project success.
• Follow change control procedures effectively.
• Coordinate development and reviews of high-quality project deliverables ensuring compliance with epics and stories.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Skills:
• Experience in the analysis of IT business and information environment, activities, and events.
• Deep knowledge of data analysis, trend finding, patterns and being able to identify risks and offer solutions for improving processes that will improve overall agency performance.
• Demonstrated work experience success.
• Large-scale project experience a plus.
• Experience developing strategies and plans to enhance communications and training.
• Experience in creating diagrams and documentation.
• DevSecOps experience working within a COTs environment.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with NIST and FedRAMP.
• Experience working within a Human Centered design a plus.
• Familiarity with supporting an authority to operate review and documentation development.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Captivate Software Experience (desired).
• Familiarity with 508 Compliance (desired).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to successfully complete job duties independently or with minimum supervision.
• The ability to multitask.
• The ability to operate in a high stress environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasional travel may be required to government sites or for stakeholder meetings.
• Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.
Education & Experience:
• 4 years' experience with a marketing or communications firm or with government agencies.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations or other related fields (8 years' experience may be substituted for education)
• Microsoft Office Suite comfortability (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Agile / SAFe certifications a plus.
• Previous Veterans Health Administration (VHA) experience
• VA experience a plus.
• Active VA Public Trust clearance (preferred).
• Must be able to get and maintain a government public trust.
Why Join Sierra7?
Sierra7 is a Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business. We were founded in 2009 with the mission of "serving those who serve". We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry. We are a proud recipient of the 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Department of Labor, which recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain Veterans.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision FSA (Flexible Spending Account) HSA (Health Savings Account) Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Additional Supplemental Medical Benefits Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Plan, Pet Insurance, Accident 401K Legal Assistance Financial Wellness Paid Time Off (PTO) Federal Holidays Education Reimbursement LinkedIn Learning Employee Referral Program
Position Responsibilities:
• Proactive collaboration, communication, and interfacing with project stakeholders, including end users, business, VA organizations, vendors, and service partners.
• Engage stakeholders across disciplines towards a goal of end-to-end line of sight across design, budgeting, and implementation.
• Develop communications and training materials supporting newly architected and developed solutions.
• Devise solutions to predicted problems, evaluating other options.
• Engage with the team to build a world-class community of practice to support customers and for continuous improvement by enhancing the knowledge base of standards, innovation, evolving risks, and best practices.
• Support various product line teams.
• Support gap analysis reviews to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and priorities in product development.
• Deliver project requirements on time, within budget, with quality results that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Develop detailed schedules, estimates, and resource plans to implement solutions.
• Produce and deliver detailed status reports and briefings, along with periodic demonstrations of developed capability.
• Document and demonstrate project progress.
• Proactively manage action items, issues, and risks to ensure project success.
• Follow change control procedures effectively.
• Coordinate development and reviews of high-quality project deliverables ensuring compliance with epics and stories.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Skills:
• Experience in the analysis of IT business and information environment, activities, and events.
• Deep knowledge of data analysis, trend finding, patterns and being able to identify risks and offer solutions for improving processes that will improve overall agency performance.
• Demonstrated work experience success.
• Large-scale project experience a plus.
• Experience developing strategies and plans to enhance communications and training.
• Experience in creating diagrams and documentation.
• DevSecOps experience working within a COTs environment.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with NIST and FedRAMP.
• Experience working within a Human Centered design a plus.
• Familiarity with supporting an authority to operate review and documentation development.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Captivate Software Experience (desired).
• Familiarity with 508 Compliance (desired).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to successfully complete job duties independently or with minimum supervision.
• The ability to multitask.
• The ability to operate in a high stress environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasional travel may be required to government sites or for stakeholder meetings.
• Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.
Education & Experience:
• 4 years' experience with a marketing or communications firm or with government agencies.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations or other related fields (8 years' experience may be substituted for education)
• Microsoft Office Suite comfortability (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Agile / SAFe certifications a plus.
• Previous Veterans Health Administration (VHA) experience
• VA experience a plus.
• Active VA Public Trust clearance (preferred).
• Must be able to get and maintain a government public trust.
Why Join Sierra7?
Sierra7 is a Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business. We were founded in 2009 with the mission of "serving those who serve". We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry. We are a proud recipient of the 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Department of Labor, which recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain Veterans.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision FSA (Flexible Spending Account) HSA (Health Savings Account) Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Additional Supplemental Medical Benefits Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Plan, Pet Insurance, Accident 401K Legal Assistance Financial Wellness Paid Time Off (PTO) Federal Holidays Education Reimbursement LinkedIn Learning Employee Referral Program
Pay Rate:
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About Sierra7
Sierra7 is a leading technology solutions company providing services such as IT modernization and healthcare systems innovation to help federal agencies optimize resources, streamline processes, and implement commercial best practices. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry, Sierra7 holds critical federal government prime contracts, including T4NG, VHA-IHT, GSA VETS 2, NIH CIO-SP3, NASA SEWP V, VA TeleCare Companion, and several GSA schedules. Sierra7 is certified in ISO 9001-2015, ISO/IEC 2000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 270001:2013. In 2023, Sierra7 ranked No. 459 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America and was recognized as a Vet100 honoree.
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