This position is located in the Joint Test and Evaluation Office (Suffolk,VA), Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Office of the DOT&E was established by statute and is a position senior to an Assistant Secretary of Defense. The Director is the Principal Staff Assistant to the Secretary of Defense on all matters related to operational and live fire test and evaluation, and reports directly to the Congress on these matters.

Duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 1109 of FY 2020 NDAA; P.L. 116-92 and Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Provides Senior Software Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Action Officer (AO) administrative, operational, and technical support to the JT&E Program Director and Field Director (FD) in compliance with JT&E Program Standards. Leads computer programming initiatives for JT&E modernization. Provides project planning, training, administrative service support, personnel support, logistics, security, and financial management for project team. Develops and updates technical training modules that support the JT&E test planning team with data collection, analysis, and modeling and simulation applications and methods. Identifies and determines unique alternative technical solutions to exceptionally difficult problems that arise from differences in political, financial, and mission priorities between Directors, Combatant Commanders, Joint Staff, and other high-level officials. Serves as the Senior JT&E Application Programmer, planning, designing, and building complex-code for modeling and simulation (M&S) and database driven applications that bolster JT&E and T/E enterprise organization operations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI and SAP components. A Special Background Investigation (SBI) is required with favorable adjudication by a determining authority.
• This position requires incumbent to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and annually thereafter.
• The incumbent may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• This position may require occasional travel away from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the level, GS-14if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Conducting program management activities, analyzing issues, resolving conflicts, monitoring, and auditing methodologies, and in designing and conducting comprehensive program/management studies when the study boundaries are extremely broad. Applying analytical and event-level analysis techniques to predict required resources for successful project execution. Applying innovation, Modernization, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, computer programming, and quality control to action development of python, java, javaScript, C++, SQL, and HTML scripts for technological advances. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]