Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, we serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, we secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

The DAA of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis (RCA) is a key management official responsible for assessing, analyzing, and identifying capabilities needed to meet TSA mission requirements. RCA directly supports TSA's mission by conducting system risk analysis and modeling to analyze and define operational baseline performance, and determine capability gaps for TSA mission areas. This information will then be used to determine whether a change in procedure, training, resources, or technology is needed to close gaps. The DAA will assist the AA in identifying emerging technology and capability to address the entire aviation security eco-system. The DAA will serve as the TSA Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Joint Requirements Council (JRC). Duties include: Oversight and accountability for the assessment and documentation of risk, defining and analyzing of the operational baseline performance, and the determination of capability gaps for TSA mission areas. Producing periodic assessment reports on current and future capability gaps and associated mitigation plans. Oversees the accurate and timely financial management, human resources management, allocation and budget forecasting. Conducting mission analysis efforts for the operational community, Security Operations (SO) and Law Enforcement/ Federal Air Marshal Service (LE/FAMS). Defining, maintaining, evaluating, validating and articulating business and operational requirements. RCA will serve as the Operational Requirements Manager for TSA. Providing capability management function for TSA and developing strategic roadmaps to support implementation of an integrated security architecture across capability areas. Integrating and prioritizing TSA's Research and Development (R&D) requirements and overseeing coordination with DHS Science and Technology Directorate to ensure R&D investments remain aligned with capability gaps. Serving as alternate Component Requirements Executive (CRE) as well as the alternate Lead Business Authority (LBA) for the agency. Developing policies, procedures, practices, and benchmarks which may result in program-wide achievements and stakeholder cooperation. Advising on technologies relevant to the TSA mission through ongoing innovation and technology scouting. Leading diverse group of professionals to provide analysis and information that guides key decisions across TSA. Ensures all awards and evaluations are properly executed on-time. Monitors and ensures that hiring actions are executed in a timely manner. Conducting capability analyses and producing Acquisition documentation to comply with Joint Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS) and DHS Acquisition Instruction/Guidebook 102-01-003 (Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC)). This documentation includes Capability Analysis Study Plan (CASP), Capability Analysis Report (CAR), Mission Need Statements (MNS), Concept of Operations (CONOPS), the Preliminary Operational Requirements Documents (PORDs), Deployment Plans (DPs), Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), and Operational Requirements Documents (ORDs) in accordance with DHS Instruction 102. Monitoring Innovation Task Force (ITF) and surface technology testbed efforts to conduct pilot activities necessary to refine operational requirements and concepts of operations to deliver capability; coordinate with other TSA Offices to deliver capabilities to field users. Providing requirement and capability recommendations and solutions for surface and aviation transportation venues by evaluating existing security technologies and processes. Working with state and local governments in developing standards; and requirements to secure non-aviation and aviation transportation systems. Collaborating with TSA's client bases in all modes of transportation to explore forward-looking and innovative means of meeting emergent threats and reducing risk. Receiving and synthesizing intelligence information from Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to better understand the risk and threats that need to be considered in identifying requirements and capabilities. Working in partnership with other TSA and DHS offices, industry and academic researchers, and international counter-terrorism communities to discover, understand, and define new requirements and capabilities that improve effectiveness and reduce the impact of security threats to transportation systems. Providing executive oversight of the day-to-day operations of areas of responsibility, assuring conformance with TSA's strategic plan, Administrator's Intent, Government Accountability Office, Office of the Inspector General, etc. Prioritizing and advocating for adequate resources for all TSA's capabilities during the Planning, Programming, Budget, Execution (PPBE) process. Ensuring conformance with spend plan development and execution requirements.

Requirements

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Professional/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including results of your actions. Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management's website, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf for additional information about ECQs. The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. Therefore, evidence of each ECQ and PTQ must be CLEARLY REFLECTED in your resume. If you are a current or reinstatement eligible Career SES/TSES member or a graduate of an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and your ECQs have been previously certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board, you are not required to address the ECQs. However, you MUST address all PTQs in your resume. Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs): 1. Experience leading a security knowledge services organization in the efficient delivery of a broad array of new innovative products and services to customers. 2. Experience in collaborating and communicating with senior leaders, industry, and stakeholders in the development of security technology requirements and capabilities. 3. Experience identifying the organizational impact of matters related to new or modified emerging requirements, and infusing new technology to modernize programs. 4. Experience evaluating and articulating business and operational requirements. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. CURRENT OR FORMER POLITICAL APPOINTEES: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Contacts

• Address Executive Resources DO NOT MAIL Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Executive Resources
• Email: [email protected]