Cover Letter

Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter for employment consideration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. However, a cover letter is recommended. Applicants will have the option to attach a cover letter in the Qualifications - Attachments step of the online application.

Pay Band, Salary Range - Ext

2024 Base Salary Chart:

Band 4 $88,520 - $142,96

1Permanent Change in Statio

nPERMANENT CHANGE IN STATION: PCS expenses are not authorized

.NGA Marketing Messag

eThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the World Leader in Geospatial Intelligence. Imagine being able to identify anything on, above, or beneath the Earth's surface and display that information visually to provide a meaningful foundation for decision-making to ensure the safety of the world. That's the job of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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We analyze imagery and data from many sources and incorporate it into visual displays of essential information for use in national defense, homeland security, and safety of navigatio

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Central to the success of our mission are the extraordinary talents and skills of our teams of analysts and other professionals. We need the best minds to provide the information edge, continuing NGA's role as the premier provider of Geospatial Intelligence worldwi

de.
Know the World, Show the Way ... from Seabed to Sp

ace!Assignment Descrip

tionASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION: Systems Engineers apply a structured approach to design and implementation of systems and processes. They capture and translate mission and customer requirements in order to transform them into capabilities, testing, and validation of services. Systems Engineers analyze and allocate requirements to systems architecture components and oversee the development, testing, and validation of systems and services. They also coordinate the integration of systems and services into enterprise architecture and oversee deploym

ent.Qualifications Manda

toryMANDATORY 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 announcem

ent:
1. Demonstrated end-to-end understanding of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and processes for planning, designing, developing, testing, and/or deploying a sy

stem.2. Demonstrated experience with developing technical correspondence, documents of record, and systems engineering artif

acts.3. Demonstrated experience in technical planning across the full lifecycle of an engineering project such as understanding the deliverables; executing project plans; communicating progress; generating requirements, test and evaluation (T and E) of systems and/or facilitating problem resolut

ions.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Technology Management, System Engineering, or a 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 Information Technology, systems planning, research, development, engineering, 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 Information Technology, systems planning, research, development, engineering, 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 So

lving.Qualifications Des

irableDESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is de

sired:
1. Demonstrated experience capturing, managing, and/or mitigating risk in system engineering pr

ojects.2. Experience with engineering solutions in Service Centric Architecture, Cloud-based technologies, structured or unstructured Big Data, and/or Artificial Intell

igence.3. Experience with ITIL/IT Service Management and/or Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, or Spiral development and the tools used to manag

e them.4. Demonstrated experience with managing a configuration management database to include but not limited to documenting and/or addressing baseline configuration & system changes or devi

ations.Special Info E

xternalAs a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment sta

ndards.
- U.S. Citizenship

Required- Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Info

rmation)- Polygraph Test

Required- Position Subject to Drug

Testing- Two Year Probationar

y Period- Direct Deposit

RequiredApplicant Evaluation

ProcessAPPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three

stages:
1) All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification

Criteria,2) Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified ca

ndidates,3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview

process.
Military retiree applicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of DODI 1402.01. HD personnel will provide additional information if a

pplicable.
All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual o

rientation.
NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by

-case basis.
Disabled applicants are encouraged to apply directly to external job announcements in addition to the Resume Repository. NGA reserves the right to direct hire Disabled Veterans with 30% Comp in alignment with the NGA Hiring Strategy. By selecting this option on the application form and applying to the NGA Resume Repository, you may be considered for future direct hire against critical mission vacancies. Participation does not guarante

e employ

ment.BenefitsPay is only part of the compensation you will earn working for the Federal Government. We offer a broad array of benefits programs and family friendly flexibilities to meet the needs of you and

your family.
For more information on the array of benefits programs, please visit https://www.nga.mil/careers/Benefits_&