Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) in Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA is searching for a Lead Data Architect to support SYD 85 (NH-1550-04, GS-14/15 Equivalent).
Description:
Candidate is expected to contribute to strategic planning efforts by identifying how data is processed, protected, persistent, integrated/federated with other data repositories, and disseminated across a wide variety of mission and operational space data. Need to support agency priorities and performance goals, ensuring alignment with the mission of the unit and the broader agency; deliver reports, presentations, and briefings to support leadership decision-making and stakeholder communication.
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate should have a STEM degree (BS, MS or PhD); preferably computer science, data engineering, or systems engineering. Candidate should have experience with the Department of War (DoW) and Department of the Air Force (DAF) data governance, data sharing and security protocols. Position will be expected to lead future architecture and design for the Data Federation portfolio. Candidate should have knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering practices such as data science, computer science, research analysis concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Extensive level of knowledge of U.S. and NATO Intelligence Information system programs, IT systems requirements management process, IT services to include operational theater support, U.S. and NATO exercise planning as it relates to services utilization, and experience in supporting requirements specification and implementation for national, multinational and NATO intelligence systems.
2. Comprehensive knowledge of Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.
3. Expert level knowledge of a wide range of technical information systems to include Web-based application development using Java, XML-based metadata generation, handling, transformation, programing for common internet protocols (HTTP, HTTTPS, FTP), interfacing software with SQL databases.
4. Working knowledge of and familiarity with current programming, application development languages and frameworks including but not limited to JavaScript libraries (jQuery, ExtJS), PHP programing, SQL database administration/manipulation, and eXo portal development and administration, SAML 2, active directories and federation server, LDAP based directory services, cross domain application level security guards/gateways, implementation of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and vulnerability assessment tools.
5. Skill and recent experience with information system security engineering principles and practices as it applies to developing and accrediting information systems that protect sensitive and classified information. Recent experience in the development and implementation of secure service-oriented architectures, worldwide cloud services including but not limited to infrastructure as a service and security as a service.
6. Ability to apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of plans and programs for managing, planning, budgeting and executing operations utilizing diverse support structures and inter-agency cooperation on advanced concepts, principles and practices such as Special Communications; Information Operations; Collection Management and Operations; Research, development, test and engineering; Systems integration; Cyberspace information assurance and security systems; Information Systems; Data Engineering; Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System (PPBS), acquisition, special operations, or similar operations.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S Citizen.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
- Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
- May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
- Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
- This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
- Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
- PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
- This position has been designated for drug testing. Incumbent is subject to random urinalysis testing as a condition of employment.
- Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.
- Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
- This position is designated a NON-CRITICAL APDP position.
- This is a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). Unless specifically waived by the appropriate component official.
- The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
- This is a cybersecurity position; the employee will attain appropriate DoD approved cybersecurity baseline certificate(s) applicable for cybersecurity functions required for the DoD position.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
Qualifications
The 1550 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here.
In addition to the above requirements you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
Required Documents
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
- Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
- Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
- Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable
- Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
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.