This position is in the Excepted Service under Title 10, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Excepted Service includes all positions in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government which are specifically excepted from the competitive service by or pursuant to statute, by the President, or by the Office of Personnel Management.

Duties

The Senior Advisor of Innovation Data Enterprise Assessment (IDEA) is the principal advisor to the USD(I&S), DUSD(I&S), and Executive Director on all matters pertaining to innovation, data, and enterprise assessment issues affecting the missions of the Defense Intelligence, Security, and Law Enforcement components of the Department of Defense (the Enterprise). The incumbent plays a critical role in ensuring the alignment of initiatives that develop common technology, leverage data, data analytics, and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) within the USD(I&S)'s span of control to those of the broader Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community (IC). Major duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following: Serves as the senior OUSD(I&S) technologist and interface to the Enterprise, the Intelligence Community (IC), and the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), and serves as spokesperson for OUSD(I&S) on technology issues and challenges. Conducts and/or advises on feasibility assessments of current and future technology trends within the private and public sectors and makes recommendations on adoption that will increase OUSD(I&S)'s decision advantage. Oversees OUSD(I&S) sponsorship of the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) to promote conceptual and technical growth of the DoD Intelligence, Security, and Law Enforcement enterprise. Develops new or revises existing policy in response to Departmental policy based on the recommendations of the Defense Innovation Steering Group (DISG), or other senior innovation forums, and direction of the USD(I&S), ushers such policies through the Departmental policy process for approval and implementation in coordination with the Deputy Directors for Intelligence (DDIs), the Military Departments, Joint Staff, the Enterprise, the USD(R&E), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Executes and oversees OUSD(I&S) Chief Data Officer responsibilities to include developing enterprise strategy and policy on data, analytics, and AI adoption, as well as govern related efforts across the enterprise. Ensures the integration of IC and Defense Intelligence Enterprise equities in Combined Joint All-Domain Command & Control (CJADC2) program oversight. Provides forward looking DIE Strategy informing digital transformation, accelerating ideation, concept development, experimentation, acquisition, and weaponization. Enable oversight of the Intelligence, Security, and Law Enforcement enterprises by employing assessments that measure progress on established programs, identify innovation pathways necessary to achieve enterprise priorities, and enable analysis that identify opportunities to shape the future investments, activities, or policy. Produce assessment leveraging advanced analytic capabilities available or under development within the Department. Advises the USD(I&S) on the outcomes of these assessments and recommendations for future direction.

Requirements

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualifications (SOCQ), and other qualifications, if applicable. Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) - Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all senior executive positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ involves the ability to integrate resources, information, interests, and activities effectively in support of the IC's mission and to lead and leverage cross organizational collaborative networks to achieve significant mission results. Inherent to this Standard is a deep understanding of the Intelligence enterprise (or other comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment) and a shared commitment to the IC's core values. (You must include a separate attachment, one page maximum per competency.) IC Senior Officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, in that regard are expected to build effective networks and alliances; actively engage these peers and stakeholders; involve them in key decision; and effectively leverage these networks to achieve significant results. Senior officers are expected to create an environment that promotes employee engagement, collaboration, integration, information and knowledge sharing, and the candid, open exchange of diverse points of view. Candidates assessed against this competency must: (1) Collaboration and Integration: -Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes.-Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals. (2) Enterprise Focus:IC Senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and the United States Government interests and activities to achieve IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their subordinates. Candidates assessed against the component must: Understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence enterprise; apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission accomplishment. Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC interagency/multi-organizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve complex interagency or multi-organizational problems. (3) Values-Centered Leadership: IC Senior officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior officers are expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component values. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate: A Commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC's mission, as well as to preserving, protecting, and defending the Nation's laws and liberties. The Integrity and Courage(moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk. Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view. Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values. Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, and commitment to diversity of people, points of view, ideas, and insights. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per technical qualification. Requires a full mastery of the concepts and principles underlying the identification of emerging technologies, understand their potential ability to impact the Enterprise, and find ways to incorporate and/or counter their use across the organization. Must possess the ability to facilitate technology standardization and integration while enabling and catalyzing the bottom-up innovation and experimentation development, in a highly complex and dynamic operating environment. Must possess the ability to develop enterprise strategy and policy on data, analytics, and AI adoption, as well as govern related efforts across the enterprise. Must have deep knowledge of the intelligence, security, and/or law enforcement mission within the DoD, the IC and the national security environment.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Intelligence and Security Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Senior Executive Services
• Email: [email protected]