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JOB DESCRIPTION: Systems Engineers apply a structured approach to design and implementation of systems and processes. They capture and translate mission and customer requirements in order to transform them into capabilities, testing, and validation of services. Systems Engineers analyze and allocate requirements to systems architecture components and oversee the development, testing, and validation of systems and
Learn more about this agency06/18/2020 to 07/11/2020
$92,568 - $157,709 per year
IA 04
Many vacancies in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional Travel Required
No
Permanent - This is a permanent position.
Full-time - Full Time
Excepted
04
No
Yes
20200219
571426800
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Office of Ventures & Innovation (OVI) is looking for a creative individual who wants to help NGA make innovation easier, faster and more personal. The Innovation Product Manager will engage stakeholders early in the innovation process to increase the potential for successful adoption of innovative approaches to accomplishing NGA's mission. You will foster a culture of innovation within NGA by assisting directed and self-forming innovation teams. You will engage offices across NGA, the DoD, the IC, and NGA's senior champions to remove barriers to success and accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions. As a member of the OVI team, you will collaborate with NGA'S Integrated Program Offices and guide multiple innovation teams through NGA's innovation pipeline to efficiently identify and establish mission alignment, value proposition, customer priority and advocacy, security requirements, funding requirements, and workforce training requirements. A successful Innovation Product Manager will be able to think like our customers, have a broad understanding of acquisition functions to include cost, schedule, performance, security, and technology. You will help bridge the gap between NGA's innovation teams and the formal acquisition offices (CIO-T, OCS, FM, OGC, SI, Small Business Office, etc.). The successful candidate must thrive in a dynamic work environment and be willing to challenge the status quo in order to enable NGA to innovate easier and faster Support for the Enterprise Release Management (ERM) Team in the Foundational Engineering Division. Coordination with Integrated Program Offices (IPOs) for definition of capabilities in accordance with approved requirements, architecture, and standards, with development of Solution and Program Epics. Includes analysis for Minimal Viable Product definition and creation of Development Roadmap and initial schedule coordination for integrated capabilities. Integration, Test and Transition Engineer for a Sensor Integration Program in an integrated NGA and NRO Program Office responsible for current and future ground acquisition activity of key Persistent GEOINT systems across the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) cycle. Perform systems engineering on projects to include new sensor integration, enhancements, and delivery of end-to-end lifecycle mission capabilities in support of an IC and DoD mission. The SE leads a 10+ SETA personnel responsible for developing and implementing systems engineering processes and flexibly adapting acquisition principles to component deliveries. Key functions: Analyze and allocate requirements to systems architecture components and oversee the development and testing strategy to validate systems and/or services; Manage system integration into enterprise architecture; Develop project schedules and determine all resource streams; Identify problems, analyzing work flows, and taking action needed to meet program requirements; Manage cross component interfaces, external interfaces, and data standards; and, Maintain configuration management and change control. This position, with IC-level impact, demands application of rigorous systems engineering processes and involves extensive user/stakeholder engagement and interagency coordination. This position requires DAWIA Level II in Systems Engineering within 24 Months. This position may be eligible for an INCENTIVE: The selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment, based on budget availability. To receive the incentive, the selected candidate must sign a service agreement depending on the approved amount or duration of the incentive. If the employee leaves before the end of the service agreement, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.
SPECIAL INFO:
As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)
- Polygraph Test Required
- Position Subject to Drug Testing
- Two Year Probationary Period
- Direct Deposit Required
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. Employees on term or temporary appointments are not eligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices.
This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility in our ERecruit application.
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:
1. Demonstrated experience with requirements decomposition.
2. Demonstrated experience with systems design, integration, test, or transition activities.
3. Demonstrated experience closely working with mission to understand problems and deliver innovative solutions.
4. Demonstrated experience engaging and collaborating across organizations to deliver outcomes.
5. Experience with multi-disciplinary engineering coordination such as requirements, architecture, schedule, design, or integration activities.
6. Demonstrated experience evaluating engineering strategies, processes, and operations for areas of improvement.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Technology Management, System Engineering, or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience in Information Technology, systems planning, research, development, engineering, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience in Information Technology, systems planning, research, development, engineering, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. -AND- LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: DAWIA certification may be required for this position; see Position License and Certification Requirements below for additional details. New Acquisition Workforce members or current members transitioning to a new acquisition career field or higher skill level have 24 months to achieve certification. -AND- Relevant Competencies: IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired:
1. Knowledge of Agile/spiral/lean cadence-based methodologies.
2. Current TS/SCI Clearance with CI Poly.
3. Familiar with Big Data, Search, Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation, and/or Cloud technologies/cloud-based data architectures.
4. Ability to work in an ambiguous environment with minimal guidance.
5. Knowledge of NGA and mission partner program activities in support of sensor and the GEOINT mission.
6. Experience with JIRA, Tableau, Confluence and associated interfaces for capability definition, orchestration and visualization.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter. The entire cover letter cannot exceed the specified limits provided in the Cover Letter field (3,000 characters). Pages exceeding this limit will not be considered. THE COVER LETTER IS RECOMMENDED BUT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION WITH THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages: 1) All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria, 2) Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified candidates, 3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview process. Military retiree applicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of DODI 1402.01. HD personnel will provide additional information if applicable. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description, Additional Information Provided By the Selecting Official, and the Qualification Requirements; and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity. This description should include examples that detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any education information referenced in the announcement. If education is listed as a mandatory requirement, only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary, US Department of Education will be accepted. As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards. In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.) All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation. NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Application submission involves applying using NGA's on-line application process. Application Instructions can be found by visiting: http://www.intelligencecareers.gov/NGA
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