TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Duties

• You will serve as the Technical Director in support of the PMW 790 Tactical Shore and Expeditionary division within PEO C4I
• You will apply risk management principles and use earned value management tools and techniques to manage cost, schedule and performance for assigned program(s)
• You will demonstrate expertise with systems of systems (SoS) engineering with a solid understanding of Navy networks and communications
• You will work with the inter-service and interagency and SandT communities, and will be responsible for identifying viable Research and Development technologies and transferring them into programs of record
• You will effectively lead, integrate and coordinate disparate functional groups and develop a cohesive team capable of successfully handling complex problems encountered, plan, evaluate and continually monitor program execution to understand.
• You will be responsible for engaging with Joint and Industry partners, and emerging technologies supporting networks and communications across Industry and Department of Defense.
• You will communicate program information across the PEO and other relevant organizations to facilitate leveraging opportunities, and assess near and far term requirements and technology advances in relation to PMW goals and objectives.
• You will coordinate industry and Department of Defense activities, Assistant Secretary of the Navy organizations, OPNAV, Program Executive Offices, Program Management Offices, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, NAVWAR Information Centers, etc
• You will possess an understanding of systems engineering and a level of knowledge of network engineering, communications engineering, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps environments
• You will be knowledgeable in using Cloud services and software containerization technologies.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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 secret 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 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Generally, current Federal employees applying to APS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. All qualifications and pay band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and documented in your resume.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or DP-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Expertise with systems of systems (SoS) engineering with a solid understanding of Navy networks and communications, experience working with inter-service and interagency S&T communities, and identifying viable Research & Development technologies and transferring them into programs of record. Desired knowledge areas include working and implementing DevSecOps environments, Cloud Services, Virtualization/Containerization, delivering Cyber Secure environments and infrastructure, engagement with Joint and Industry partners, and emerging technologies supporting networks and communications across Industry and Department of Defense.

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.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

This position is in the Personnel Demonstration Project under authority of Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
The pay schedule and pay band for all Demonstration Project Professional Positions will be DP-1/2/3/4.

This position is eligible for part time, full time or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.

The salary range shown above represents all of the positions within the pay band, including higher responsibility positions. Based on the responsibilities of this position (Tier 2), the total adjusted salary may be capped equivalent to GS 14 Step 10 (currently $184,929)

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

Several vacancies may be filled.

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.