Enterprise Architect (Chief Architect)

Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This is a high-profile position serving in the Compartmented GEOINT Program Management Office (CGPMO). The CGPMO leads all NGA compartmented development activities to deliver the capabilities that close some of the nation's most sensitive and hardest intelligence gaps. The CGPMO responsibilities covers worldwide time-dominant and mission critical operations and functional and regional areas including Space/Counter-Space, Hard Targets, Counterproliferation, and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP). Some of the mission partners include the IC and DoD, whose partnerships help propel the Compartmented GEOINT environment to the next phase of maturity - a fully operational and modernized Compartmented GEOINT Program.

As the Chief Architect for NGA's CGPMO, the incumbent will be responsible for overall efforts to document and transform legacy "as-is" architectural renderings into modern "to-be" Engineering efforts leading to adoption and integration of architectural and design integrity for mission capabilities. The CGPMO's Chief Architect will ensure the architectural artifacts and other technical documents are consistent, integrated, and linked to the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), DoD, and Community standards and taxonomy. They will ensure architectural design accounts for specific security applications and controls that meet the Risk Management Framework, community standards, and requirements.

Duties for this position include:
Serve as an Agency technical expert on enterprise architecture matters and representative to external boards, committees, and working groups
Provide technical direction, subject matter expertise and market research for enabling technologies.
Perform strategic planning and coordinate distributed architecture requirements for systems and/or services across the enterprise architecture.
Support creation and maintenance of integrated roadmaps.
Have an understanding and working knowledge of High-Performance Compute (HPC) system designs and provide architecture and integration support.
New Acquisition Workforce members or members transferring to a different or higher skill level have, upon position entry, thirty-six months, forty-eight months, or sixty months, depending upon 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.
Candidates for this position will be required to:
Successfully attain and maintain access to compartmented GEOINT and IC/DoD special access programs. In addition, all candidates must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance.
Be a DAWIA Practitioner certified in Engineering & Technical Management, or have the ability to obtain DAWIA Practitioner certification within 24 months.
Submit an electronic Security Financial Disclosure Program (SFDP) Standard Form (SF) -714 on an annual basis, pursuant to Executive Order 12968

Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.

This position may be eligible for a RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575, Subpart A, upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. To receive the incentive, selected candidates will be required to sign a service agreement to stay within the position at NGA for the agreed upon time. If the service agreement is terminated before its completion, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional information regarding recruitment incentives for current federal employees can be found in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 2006.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Security Investigation

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.

Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.

NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. Employees on term or temporary appointments are not eligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices.

This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

  None

  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

  Application submission involves applying using NGA's online application process at https://careers.nga.mil. Additional information concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by visiting https://www.nga.mil/careers/Hiring_Process.html.
  
  All announcements close at 11:59PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.
  
  ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
  
  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=20240266&PostingSeq=2

  Agency contact information

  Recruitment

  Phone

  571-557-1999

  Email

  Recruitment@nga.mil

  Address

  NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
  Mailstop: S44-HDR
  7500 GEOINT Drive
  Springfield, VA 22150
  US

  Next steps

  After visiting https://careers.nga.mil and applying via NGA's online application process, applicants can follow their status via that same NGA online application functionality. Several other topics relating to what is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by visiting https://www.nga.mil/careers/Hiring_Process.html.

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  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

External Applicants Only