This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Duties

As a ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR at the GS-0301-13/14 some of your typical work assignments may include: This position is in the Mission Assurance Assessment Division (NE-MAA), Mission Assurance Department (NE-MA), Nuclear Enterprise Directorate (NE), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Responsible for managing, oversight, and coordination of all phases of a Mission Assurance assessment with the Mission Analyst and engineering, security, cyberspace, and emergency management assessors, as well as all stakeholder and higher headquarter representatives. The incumbent is responsible for overseeing all phases of an assessment, team member work assignments, and the integration of assessment results, technical support projects, and/or design reviews into standardized presentations, risk analysis spreadsheets, and reports. Works with Combatant Command staffs to develop Mission Assurance assessment or project objectives, scope, approach, time constraints, and cost estimates (when appropriate). Assists with the coordination of assessment requirements, methodology development, and training in coordination with the Department's DoD Red Team, Advanced Cyber Assessment Teams, the Mission Support Division, the Integration Division, and a multitude of other DTRA directorates. Applies program/project management techniques to implement all aspects of research and development associated with facility and infrastructure protection and risk analysis. Serves as the lead for assigned technical experts conducting vulnerability and risk analysis for a wide range of threats and hazards including natural disasters, sabotage, conventional weapons, electromagnetic, information warfare, and weapons of mass destruction. Builds on existing concepts and lessons learned from other programs and activities to develop new concepts/methodologies related to critical continuity/vulnerability assessments for U.S. and Allied organizations. Identifies and provides risk mitigation alternatives to Commanders/Directors of critical infrastructure, systems and missions. Advises the DTRA senior leadership on facility and infrastructure continuity and risk to mission related issues. Provides technical advice and assistance to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Combatant Commands, Military Services, DoD and non-DoD Agencies and their staffs on facility and infrastructure continuity issues and risk to mission. Reviews and conducts in-depth technical analyses of feasibility of potential technology applications and/or developments that could meet National Security objectives associated with increasing mission continuity. This includes mitigating threats including peacetime and crisis incidents such as fires, accidents, technological failures, natural disasters, and sabotage; terrorism; civil unrest; conventional and information warfare; weapons of mass destruction; threats posed by hostile intelligence organizations; and potential damages caused by personnel insiders. Reviews, analyzes, and projects trends in facility and infrastructure continuity, policy objectives, and technology developments in the 5 - 20-year time-frame. Represents DTRA in interactions with OSD, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, and other DoD and government agencies. Defends findings, mitigation strategies and methodologies by composing correspondence, briefings, memoranda, budget narratives, and other documentation to present objectives and justifications to senior leaders throughout DoD, the interagency, and the federal government. Develops additional supporting material as required. Interacts with Service staffs and agencies as necessary.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible; Incumbent must be able to work odd/extended hours as directed by the program environment
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible on a situational basis
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• Subject to pre-employment drug testing and periodic random drug testing thereafter
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid passport
• Work involves extensive travel on temporary duty (TDY), approximately 30%, within and outside the Continental United States, sometimes on extremely short notice
• In combat zones, the incumbent may be required to wear personal protective equipment to include gas mask and body armor

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service: Possess experience in providing oversight to, and execution of, programs and activities from one or more of the following areas: cyberspace operations, cyberspace and/or communications transport, and; Experience identifying and mitigating risk through activities, methods, or use of technologies that require additional authorizations, with minimal supervision or instruction, and; Considerable experience communicating orally or via written briefs to defend complex concepts and procedures, and detail all actionable events, milestones, and/or programmatic issues under review, to senior leadership, customers, and other stakeholders, with minimal supervision or instruction, and; Experience developing, validating, operationalizing, and documenting, and facilitating the functional coordination of operational requirements, methodology development, training, validation, and execution in coordination with leadership across multiple teams/divisions, with minimal supervision or instruction. 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: Possess experience in providing oversight to, and execution of, programs and activities from one or more of the following areas: cyberspace operations, cyberspace and/or communications transport, and; Experience identifying and mitigating risk through activities, methods, or use of technologies that require additional authorizations, with minimal supervision or instruction, and; Considerable experience communicating orally or via written briefs to defend complex concepts and procedures, and detail all actionable events, milestones, and/or programmatic issues under review, to senior leadership, customers, and other stakeholders, with minimal supervision or instruction, and; Experience developing, validating, operationalizing, and documenting, and facilitating the functional coordination of operational requirements, methodology development, training, validation, and execution in coordination with leadership across multiple teams/divisions, with minimal supervision or instruction. 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.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 JOHN J KINGMAN ROAD MSC 6201 FT BELVOIR, VA 22060-6201 US
• Name: DTRA Servicing Team
• Phone: 614-692-0259
• Email: [email protected]