Mission Integration & Warfighter Support Architecture Division Chief - Senior/Expert Level

WE ARE THE NRO

For sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

Learn more at NRO.gov.

Basic Eligibility for a Position with the NRO
 

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be 18 years of age or older
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work 

The Office of the Chief Architect (OCA) is always in search of sharp, critically thinking problem solvers and appreciates diverse perspectives! Our architecting shop is looking to hire engineers/analysts to be responsible for serving as an architecture portfolio analyst on one or several enterprise architecture portfolios -- Enterprise Resiliency and Mission Assurance, Data Transport, ISR Preeminence, Mission Integration & Warfighter Support, or Enterprise Integration -- for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Systems Engineering Directorate (SED), providing technical and professional advice on engineering, physical science and/or mathematical/statistical issues affecting the NRO.  This position ist supervisory and will lead a team of 2-3 government and 4 -5 contractors.

Portfolio engineers/analysts help advance the NRO enterprise in delivering capability by conducting and overseeing technical analyses and assessments to support senior-level decision making, maturing concepts and strategies as necessary, and developing planning guidance to drive investment and assess budget execution. They evaluate the utility of new and/or improved concepts, technology, and strategies and work to determine feasibility, enterprise utility, and risk. Portfolio engineers/analysts will execute often ambiguous tasks requiring new analytic approaches, sophisticated analytical techniques, creative data collection, and utilizes the enterprise digital engineering model.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for Senior/Expert Level (GG-14), Mission Integration & Warfighter Support Architecture Division Chief, occupational series 0801. For information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

This is a full-time position that is open from April 10th, 2024 to April 24th, 2024. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59pm EST on April 24th, 2024

Who May Apply
 

• This position is open to the public.
• Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
• Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
• The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.

What You Will Be Doing 

• Serves as a Cadre Technical Analyst for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Systems Engineering Directorate (SED) providing technical and professional advice on engineering, physical science or mathematical/statistical issues affecting the NRO.

• Leads a team to support the development, delivery, and sustainment of overhead reconnaissance systems, including spacecraft hardware, ground and communication components, and mission software applications.

• Exercises management responsibilities to include directing, coordinating and overseeing work of subordinates; advises staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters.

• Participates in internal and external meetings and conferences, and for complex and critical fiscal and programming negotiations.

• Prepares, reviews, and provides guidance in the preparation of briefings, workshops, conferences, and seminars; briefs senior management through each project development cycle.

• Conducts technical analyses and field and/or laboratory work to achieve desired products or services, making decisions and executing and/or directing actions exploring, reconciling, and resolving major uncertainties, unique situations, obscure problems, or conflicting objectives typically resulting from abstract nature of the concepts or the existence of serious conflicts among scientific requirements, technological developments, standards, program direction, and administrative requirements.

• Evaluates the value and applicability of new or improved technology, strategies, trends, or applications; and plans, develops, advises on and implements crucial projects and/or segments of NRO programs, projects, or activities.

• Prepares, provides, and evaluates quantitative analysis in the development of cost, performance, and effectiveness assessments of resource at the various states of planning, designing, manufacturing and operations of programs, applying an in-depth knowledge of analytic theories and practices.

• Develops and modifies analytic models and methods to meet the requirements of cost, performance, and effectiveness studies, variance analyses.

• Conducts extensive systematic exploration of problems of an unprecedented nature and performs investigative studies involving the development or application of methodologies, which extend beyond the present state of the art or involve and require highly superior analysis products.

• Initiates and conducts complete analytical studies involving broad and varied subject matters in the areas of concept exploration and requirements determination.

• Plans, organizes, and leads teams to prepare requirements and specifications for new, large-scale systems or to evaluate overall plans and proposals for significant systems.

What You Need
 

•    Bachelor’s degree in Professional Engineering or related field.
• Expertise in advanced multidisciplinary engineering or related engineering/technical discipline, concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment sufficient to apply experimental theories, principles, and concepts to project development, execution, and advisory services.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects with limited supervision
• Proven critical thinking skills and reasoning skills as demonstrated by experience in preparing analytical assessments and other written products with emphasis on clear organization.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques sufficient to produce authoritative analytical products, and the ability to employ new methodological approaches to analyze information.
• Knowledge of DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) organizations, missions, relevant policies, and processes.
• Minimum six years of government acquisition experience or equivalent.

Desired Qualifications
 

• Program Management or technical management expertise is highly desirable (i.e., cost, performance, schedule, and technical reporting) to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Sound understanding of intelligence satellite systems.

Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform and is typically in or directly related to the duties of the position as described above. Experience must be reflected in your resume. 

Other Information
 

• DAWIA: This is a Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) position:

Employees Grades 14 designated in Critical Acquisition Positions, must meet appropriate certification requirements IAW the DAWIA within the designated grace period (Practitioner-5 years) after accepting the position. As a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP), unless specifically waived by the appropriate Component Official (i.e., the Director of Acquisition Career Management for the Component, the Service Acquisition Executive, or the Service Secretary) or if the employee is "grandfathered" under 10 U.S.C. 1736 (c) (1), the following are statutorily mandated requirements (Reference 10 U.S.C. 1733 and 1737).
 

• • 1. Employee must have 4 years acquisition experience
• • 2. Employee must execute, as a condition of employment, a written tenure agreement to maintain in Federal Service in this position for at least three years. In signing such an agreement, the employee does not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such an agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.

 

• Overtime Statement:  MAY be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Travel Statement:  The employee may be required to travel in military or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments
• Financial Disclosure:  Incumbent is required to file an OGE Fonn 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.

Location

Chantilly, VA

Salary
 

This position meets the qualifications for Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) STEM pay for NRO Cadre employees and candidates as authorized by the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security’s (OUSD(I&S)).  Cadre employees and candidates are eligible to receive STEM pay if they are currently serving in a STEM designated position. Should a Cadre employee or candidate earning STEM pay change positions within the organization, they must be assigned to another STEM qualifying position in order to continue to remain eligible for STEM pay.  Otherwise, Cadre employees and Candidates Generally would be transitioned to the DCIPS GG Pay Scale. For more information on STEM pay, visit https://dcips.defense.gov/Human-Resources/Compensation/

2024 STEM Salary range for the Washington, DC area:

GG-14: $144,354 - $191,900

**This position is a Senior/Expert Level DCIPS position. The NRO is accepting applications from U.S. Citizens and current federal government employees for this position.  To qualify for the position, federal government employees MUST currently be at the GG-14 grade level and may ONLY apply for a lateral reassignment at their current grade level and step Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.

Trial Period

All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.

Veterans’ Preference

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, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.  If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants  

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.
Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

• An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please send your request to Hiring@nro.mil.

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