lead information technology specialist

Job Description:

You will serve as a technical authoritative expert and represent the Program Management Office (PMO) lead engineer.

You will be responsible for PMO projects meeting IT requirements, assisting and ensuring IT requirements are met, which includes participating in technical reviews.

You will assist in identifying and coordinating the efforts of technical area experts who are available to assist with the technical IT aspects of the project and help address technical issues, as well as recommend new equipment and configurations.

You will recommend system enhancements that would result in improved system cost effectiveness and/or user productivity and participate in various boards to identify potential integration on executive working groups for system implementation.

You will review system capabilities and proposals for their integration with other programs and provide comprehensive risk assessment, implementing actions to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Requirements:

Must be a US Citizen.

Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.

You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

This position is designated as a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce position. You must obtain and maintain the credentials as described in SECNAV M-5239.2 for specialty area 641 level Intermediate within 12 months of appointment.

Qualifications:

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying Information Technology principles and practices while utilizing applications such as Microsoft Reporting Services, Microsoft Query Language (SQL), and demonstrating mastery knowledge of applications software, data management, and systems analysis.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education:

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information:

Position is within PEO Land Systems, PM Intelligence and Cyber Operations, Family of Integrated Targeting and Exploitation (FITE) Team.

Position will be leading the engineering efforts in support of advancing the Marine Corps' Signals Intelligence capability.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities desired but not necessarily required include:

Engineering knowledge in the one or more of the following functional areas: C4I and IT Systems Signal Intelligence Radio Frequency/Signals Processing and tactical communications Management, control, and domination of the electromagnetic spectrum Well versed and experienced in transition of Science and Technology (S&T) efforts into programs of record System integration, test, and delivery experience, within a Family of Systems and with external systems Strong Leadership, Working in and leading IPTs and engagement with external stakeholders Understanding of the Systems Engineering process (ISO/IEC 15288) Skills or knowledge electronics and computer engineering System engineering technical review processes, procedures, and documentation experience

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5743 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. PCS is not authorized.

Certain incentives (such as recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.