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Duties
BASIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The NGA Chief Technology Officer (CTO) guides Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Enterprise technology modernization and the future of GEOINT products and services by executing the following: Serve as the technology advisor to GNA leadership, major programs, and partners; Assess government and commercial technology trends and prioritize NGA investments; Evaluate new technologies and processes to deliver value to customers; Build and manage internal software and data engineering capabilities; Provide application and service development activities for both in-house and outsourced capability development; Issue implementation guidance on software engineering, service centric platform, cloud, HPC, and data provisioning; Develop and maintain a NGA Technology Strategy, Technical Focus Areas, software implementation guidance and best practices, Technical Architecture Guidance and Data Strategy, software and data engineering occupation management, technical reviews of programs and projects, builders/makers environment; Serve as the technical interface to mission partners, academia, and industry; Advise NGA leadership in assessing NGA and partner IT requirements; Assess future technology trends and prioritize NGA investments in promising, emerging government and commercial technologies and best industry practices; Implement NGA's Technology Strategy: Empower builders and makers, allow builders to build faster, better, and more securely using modern tools and practices and industry best practices; Transform digital workspaces - in both the front-end and back-end, create flexible environments for builders, analysts, scientists, and users; Build with customers, bring product management and user-centric design practices and disciplines to the forefront of how we work and build; Build artificial intelligence, cloud, and high-performance computing into GEOINT mainstream.
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
Eligibility for this executive level position will be based upon a clear demonstration that the applicant has experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the assignments of the position. The successful applicants will be distinguished from other applicants by a review of the Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQs) Standards, the Technical Qualifications, and education requirements. Failure to meet a Qualification requirement will disqualify an applicant. Visit OPM's website for more information regarding drafting SOCQs using the ECQ's Challenge-Context-Action-Result model; NGA recommends this model for the SOCQs too.
IC SENIOR OFFICER CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) Standard - Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ Standard 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 and a shared commitment to the IC's core values. For those without IC experience, draft narrative related to your past experience demonstrating these competencies at a comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment. (Include as separate attachment one page maximum per ICSOCQ)
(1) Collaboration and Integration: IC Senior officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, and 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 and alliances 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: * Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or in 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 USG 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 this competency 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 or 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 also expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component core 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, point of view, ideas, and insights.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
In addition to the ECQs and IC SOCQs that are mandatory for all DISES level positions, the employee occupying this position must possess technical qualifications. Applicants will be rated on the TQ's identified below which are essential for successful performance in the position. These statements should be a narrative explanation of your relevant background and experience. They must show that your experience, education, and accomplishments reflect the competence and professional standing required to provide expertise required by this position. Technical Qualification Statements that do not clearly address the qualification criteria will not be adequate for evaluation. (Include as separate attachment, one page maximum per TQ)
1. Demonstrated experience assessing future technology trends and evaluation emerging technologies
2. Demonstrated capacity for a high level of independence in identifying and resolving complex technical challenges
3. Deep understanding of agile software development and demonstrated experience with software engineering, service-centric platforms, cloud, high performance computing, and data provisioning
4. Demonstrated capacity to inspire commitment to a shared vision
5. Proven ability to establish and leverage networks to lead strategic change
6. Demonstrated experience anticipating customer needs and building customer-centric solutions
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
EVALUATION METHODS:
Applicants will be evaluated based on job-related criteria identified under the Qualification Requirements by a screening panel of senior representatives with functional backgrounds relevant to this position. Interviews may be conducted.
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If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
HOW TO APPLY:
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW. To receive FULL consideration, you must email your complete application to ngasemo@nga.mil and HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil. There is no preferred format but the following information is required to be submitted. Incomplete applications will not be considered. * Full Name and Contact Information; * Country of citizenship; * Veteran's preference status; * Announcement number and job title * Current salary and lowest acceptable salary, if selected; * Resume, Intelligence Community Senior Officer Core Qualification (ICSOCQ) statements, and Technical Qualification (TQ) statements; * One copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50 noting your current or last position, grade, and salary level (current and former federal employees only). DoD SAFE can be used for transmitting FOUO files or Personally Identifiable Information (PII), please contact the NGA Senior Executive Management Office (SEMO) at ngasemo@nga.mil and HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil or contact the SEMO Team at 571-557-0330. * The name, e-mail address, and telephone number of three individuals that can validate your experience. Applicants will be ranked by an agency qualification review panel using only the information submitted for consideration. Applicants who do not separately address and document their demonstrated experience, training, and/or education in support of the Intelligence Community Senior Officer Core Qualification, and document their demonstrated experience, training, and/or education in support of the Technical Qualifications will be ineligible for further consideration. Failure to provide all the required information and copies could result in an ineligible rating. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please direct all questions to HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil. Full application requirements can be located at https://www.nga.mil/careers/Senior_Executive_Positions.html
Submit your application to: ngasemo@nga.mil and HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil
Complete applications must be received by the closing date. Applications will NOT be returned. Please reference announcement number shown above. Applications must include resume, ICSOCQs, and Technical Qualifications.
You can apply for the job opening at https://careers.nga.mil/psp/CAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=20240221&PostingSeq=2
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