Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Business & Technical Management Career Path to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12/13.

Duties

Plan, implement, manage, evaluate IT support projects and their associated requirements and risks. Apply system architecture principles to develop and manage technical requirements. Coordinates the management of overall facility physical resources. Design and implementation of new requirements and modifications to existing software, including both fielded software and software under development. Provide plans, coordinates, installs, and continuously analyzes system design, hardware and software. Provide IT advice, and assistance to customers who manage the development, production, and sustainment of warfighter communications systems. Participate in system software and database management issues. Manage reports or contractual documents for distribution. Provide advice and/or participate in the development of policies and procedures. Promotes environment of cooperation and teamwork.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• The duties of this position may require that the incumbent periodically travel (sometimes on short notice) to worldwide locations, using the fastest mode of transportation available.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain a passport with no travel restrictions.

Qualifications

Position Details: The Software Engineering Center (SEC) Command, Control and Communications-Tactical Directorate (C3T) Communications and Network Division (CND) Radios SATCOM Branch is seeking a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with a strong work ethic to serve as the Subject Matter Expert in support of PdM SATCOM of the Global Rapid Response Information Package (GRIPP) program as the Project Lead. Position will be filled as a term appointment NTE 5 years. Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of eight years. Employees on term appointments will be separated at the end of the term appointment date if the Not-to-Exceed (NTE) date is not extended. Permanent employees who accept term appointments will not have placement rights to the previously held permanent position at the end of the term appointment. Employees on term appointments will be separated at the end of the time-limited appointment date if the Not-to-Exceed (NTE) date is not extended. May be converted non-competitively to career-conditional or career appointment. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience 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. My specialized experience includes, or was 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; and (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. AND In addition to the competencies, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (NH-02/GS-11) in the Federal service which includes: 1) Analyzing software used in an organization for interoperability and configuration integrity to include software used in the field; 2) Supporting an Agile acquisition development environment to include implementing Automation and DEVSECOPS; 3) Providing direct war fighter support through software development support for Small Form Factor tactical systems and backend gateway architecture; and 4) Creating documentation for software releases and development to include management of the created documentation.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address AD-W4FHAA HQ COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk