Program Managers oversee the cost, schedule, and technical performance of acquisition, operations, and support activities, and are accountable for the overall success of the project or program. They collaborate with others to plan programs across their life cycle, lead program teams and activities, and monitor the acquisition process to ensure that work efforts achieve the outcome specified in the

Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This is a high-profile position serving in the Compartmented GEOINT Program Management Office (CGPMO). The CGPMO leads all NGA compartmented development activities to deliver the capabilities that close some of the nation's most sensitive and hardest intelligence gaps. The CGPMO responsibilities cover worldwide time-dominant and mission critical operations and functional and regional areas including Space/Counter-Space, Hard Targets, Counterproliferation, and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP). Some of the mission partners include organizations and agencies throughout the IC and DoD, whose partnerships help propel the Compartmented GEOINT environment to the next phase of maturity - a fully operational and modernized Compartmented Ground Program.This position is responsible for leading the compartmented GEOINT TPED tool integration within the multi-level security (MLS) high performance compute (HPC) environment. The Program Manager will lead acquisition efforts for multiple acquisition projects including but not limited to Tasking, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination infrastructure for both the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense TCPED for space and counterspace. The incumbent in the position assures geospatial-intelligence superiority through acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, and evolution of mission critical compartmented tools.Specific duties of this position include:Managing plans and activities in accordance with the cost/schedule/performance baseline as reflected in the approved program management plans.In close coordination with the individual PMs, CORs, and COs, ensure timely negotiation of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), task order delivery requirements, and implementation of approved contractual changes.Coordinate with Products Owners for development of all toolsMaintain capability needs and requirements for the high-performance compute and virtual private cloud infrastructure baseline hosted at contractor facilities.Maintain and evolve integration plans and measures of success for compartmented tool integration in the HPC Ground enclaves.Identify opportunities for increased program efficiency that result in measurable cost savings.Participate in Compartmented GEOINT integration activities- specifically technical reviews, integration IPT's, and be able to help measure progress against integration requirements for tasking, storing, and processing of sensor data.Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.This position may be eligible for a RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575, Subpart A, upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. To receive the incentive, selected candidates will be required to sign a service agreement to stay within the position at NGA for the agreed upon time. If the service agreement is terminated before its completion, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional information regarding recruitment incentives for current federal employees can be found in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 2006.

Requirements

• Security Investigation

Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Demonstrated experience translating capability needs into system-level requirements2. Demonstrated experience advising senior-level stakeholders concerning sensitive or complex technical/programmatic issues3. Demonstrated experience with the steps involved in the acquisition process.4. Demonstrated experience managing High Performance Compute (HPC) platforms.EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience in accounting, cost estimation, project management, requirements definition, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting, cost estimation, project management, requirements definition, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. -AND- LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: DAWIA Certification may be required for this position; See Position License and Certification Requirements for additional details. New Acquisition Workforce members or members transferring to a different or higher skill level will have, upon position entry, thirty-six months, forty-eight months, or sixty months, depending on the DAWIA Tier required, to achieve their certification. Current Acquisition Workforce members must maintain their current certification by achieving 80 Continuous Learning hours every twenty-four months. -AND- Relevant Competencies: IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Demonstrated experience with budget planning and management, to include program build and execution.2. Demonstrated experience dealing with data and data sources that exist at multiple classification levels and integrate that data with computational processes that will generate additional data at multiple classification levels in an MLS environment.3. Demonstrated experience employing security controls to protect assets, missions, and data from SECRET to TS/CAP/SAP levels.4. Demonstrated experience interacting with IC and DoD partners managing programs/projects within CAP/SAP architectural baseline.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop: S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Recruitment
• Phone: 571-557-1999
• Email: [email protected]