This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Positions in Support of the STRL Mission (STRL-Direct Support) authorized by 85 FR 78829 dtd 12/07/2020. About the Position: The C5ISR Center is soliciting candidates to serve as the Tactical Systems Integration Facility (TSIF) Team Lead within the Data Collection, Analysis, M&S Branch, Lab and Field Risk Reduction Division, Engineering and Systems Integration Directorate.

Duties

Tactical Systems Integration Facility Team Lead-specific Responsibilities: Knowledge in the areas of Information Assurance, Network Architecture/Testing and Mission Command applications and systems. Skills in coordinating activities, resources, and priorities across functional teams to ensure stakeholder schedules, milestones, and deliverables are met. Ability to maintain daily battle rhythm of an active System of System test laboratory. Ability to communicate with customers, stakeholders, and vendors to architect a test environment that meets their requirements and provides sufficient capability. Knowledge of organizational and mission priorities and then translate that message to actionable tasks for dissemination to team. Ability to provide technical guidance to leadership and project teams as appropriate. Skills in identifying areas for improvement, automation, and modernization within the facility. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with people of various technical skill levels. Skilled in the dissemination of organizational and mission priorities into actionable tasks. Ability to work based on priorities, difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of employees. Reports to the Branch Chief and provides mentoring and leadership to all subordinate personnel.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a three-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• Temporary business travel is required away from the duty station up to 25% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• This position requires Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification, or the incumbent must be able to obtain certification within six (6) months of appointment in accordance with DoDD 8140.

Qualifications

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Positions in Support of the STRL Mission (STRL-Direct Support) authorized by 85 FR 78829 dtd 12/07/2020. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or band is required. It is defined as one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DE-03 pay band (GS-11 level) in the Federal Service which includes experience in one or more of the following areas: Developing, planning, and/or organizing experiments in a laboratory environment. Knowledge of system and network architectures. Knowledge of tactical networking. Knowledge of tactical applications. Experience applying methodologies to execute and monitor network-focused testing and experimentation. Experience implementing initiatives and strategic planning. Experience presenting briefings to stakeholders. The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (3) Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Contacts

• Address FN-W4G8AA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk