This position is being filled under DoD Modified Direct Hire Authority, Section 1109; PL, 116-92, dated 12/20/2019. Part of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Serves as an analytical expert for the assessment, evaluation, synchronization, and integration of DD South joint warfighting capability development functions and activities to address cyber and command, control, communications and computers (C5) capability needs and interoperability shortfalls.

Duties

This position is being filled under DoD Modified Direct Hire Authority, Section 1109; PL, 116-92, dated 12/20/2019. As a INTERDISCIPLINARY COMP ENG/ELEC ENG/OPER RES ANAL/COMP SCIENTIST at the GS-0854/0855/1515/1550-14 some of your typical work assignments may include: Provides recommendations and supports the Cyber and C2 Operational Development Division (C3OD2) Operations Branch Chief in his duties as the primary advisor and functional manager for facilitation and development of work plans, processes, and development of annual reports to the C3OD2 Division Chief; Creates project descriptions and requirements to execute cyber capability development and training, integration projects, and interoperability assessments; Coordinates development and coordination of written documents for DD South, including but not limited to such products as roles and mission specifications, strategic level planning guidance, action plans, and joint doctrine; Supports Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) document reviews and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for C2 interoperability and sustainability technical and analytical assessment reviews for capability initiatives, guidance and policies. Identifies acquisition development programs and activities of other agencies to determine duplication of effort, and to utilize developments of other agencies that can be applied to the requirements of Joint Warfighters; Manages and provides oversight of cross-division project execution and integrates collective divisional efforts across DD South, including timely identification and response of assigned tasks and coordinates administration requirements.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is Situationally telework eligible
• May be required to work other than normal duty hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and will be compensated within the scope/guidelines of government civilian employment.
• Security: Employee must obtain/maintain a Special Sensitive (Top Secret/SCI) security clearance
• Drug Testing Designated Position: Yes
• Meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of Practitioner in Test/Evaluation. must obtain mandatory Back to Basics (B2B) certification within 60 months of entry into position.
• Meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of Practitioner in Test/Evaluation; must acquire 80 Continuous Learning Points every 24 months

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS -14 , if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below: Leads or supports assigned projects with knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to identify project goals, apply resources, monitor progress, and deliver a valued product; Applies and uses Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Test and Evaluation (T&E) with Systems Engineering principles to integrate and transition process, procedures, and methodologies to transition emerging command, control, communications, computers (C4) systems and cyber capabilities into the DoD acquisition process; Applies advanced principles and practices in operations research, principles of engineering, computer expertise, testing and evaluation principles used by the Service Operational Test Agencies (OTA) and the Defense Information System Agency's Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) to resolve unique or novel problems, conditions, and issues relating to cyber and C4 integration and interoperability; Applies quantitative and qualitative techniques in cyber capability and Command and Control (C2) system assessment within a Joint and/or Service IT system to develop staffing standards for complex programs or missions such as participation in cyber and C2 system assessments and demonstrations. Utilize and applies the Defense Acquisition System principles and regulations to develop, analyze, and validate information technology (IT) requirements. 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. In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0854/0855/1515/1550, series as listed below: For the 1515 series: Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ For the 1550 series: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. For 854/855 series-Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. For 854/855 series: I have a combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Staff Pentagon Washington, DC 20318 US
• Name: JCS Servicing team
• Phone: 614-692-2646
• Email: [email protected]