Director - COMM Network Services Group

WE ARE THE NRO For over sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet. Learn more at NRO.gov . Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO

You must be a U.S. Citizen

You must be 18 years of age or older

You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing

You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work

This is an, excepted service, Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), Tier 1, position.

This DISL position serves as the Director, Network Services Group (NSG) within the COMM Directorate (COMM), at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.

The mission of the COMM is to provide end-to-end, secure information technology and transport services for the NRO and its mission partners. Within COMM, NSG securely connects missions through innovative global network solutions 24/7/365 in support of the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), and other mission partners.

NSG is responsible for delivering, operating, and maintaining one of the world’s largest global networks. This network encompasses a global backbone; wide, local, and campus networks; and command and telemetry networks. NSG also provides an array of enabling network engineering and implementation services, including network access to NRO’s industry partners. NSG’s network management scope includes strategic planning and execution that ensures global network services, capacity, and availability remain ahead of NRO’s growing demand and consistent with industry best practices. NSG develops, updates, and implements the NRO Network Strategy, which describes the goals and objectives to modernize and simplify the NRO network, anticipate demand and scale networks to meet partner needs, and improve global resilience. NSG also supports partners in implementing Zero Trust Architecture capabilities, including Comply to Connect, Least Privilege, ad Multi-Factor Authentication.

The NSG Director is the senior officer responsible for leading the portfolio and people involved in the acquisition and operations of network services and capabilities. The NSG Director also leads efforts impacting the entire IC consistent with NRO’s role as a wide area network service provider to the IC.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes in consideration for the NSG Director, occupational series 1101. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/occupationalhandbook.pdf) .

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

This is a full-time position that is open from Monday, 27 November 2023 through Tuesday, 12 December 2023. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, 12 December 2023.

Who May Apply

This position is open to the public, and

This position is open to current Federal civilian employees who are senior officers or at the Grade 15 level.

The NRO is only accepting external applicants through this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply through the internal NRO job announcement

What You Will Be Doing

Leads and manages the organization and activities responsible for engineering, acquiring, implementing, and supporting NRO’s end-to-end terrestrial network capabilities and services.

Develops and executes programs, in collaborating with the NRO partners, for connectivity and resiliency requirements supporting diverse missions.

Serves as the NRO representative at high-level conferences and meetings with DoD, The IC, Foreign partners, and industry partners.

Directs, coordinates and oversees work through subordinate supervisors; advising staff on policies, procedures, and directives; selecting candidates for vacant positions; developing performance standards; explaining performance expectations, appraising performance, recommending awards; correcting performance or conduct problems; encouraging development of employees; and approving leave.

Controls Over Work

The NSG Director reports directly to the Deputy Director of the COMM Directorate.

Qualifications

Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualifications (SOCQs) - Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all senior executive positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ 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 (or other comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment) and a shared commitment to the IC's core values.

IC Senior Officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, 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 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. Applicants, please write to the following. No more than one page per competency. Current IC senior officers do not need to provide responses to the ICSOCQs. :

(1) Collaboration and Integration: Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or 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 the United States Government 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 the component 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 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 expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component 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, points of view, ideas, and insights.

Technical Qualifications :

All applicants for this senior officer position must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. All applicants must respond. Please limit your written statements to two pages per technical qualification.

Extensive knowledge and experience in acquiring state-of-the-art terrestrial network or other comparable complex IT systems and services in support of national defense missions.

Extensive knowledge and experience in overseeing the operations and maintenance of terrestrial network or other comparable complex IT systems and services.

Demonstrated experience in written and oral communication skills.

Other Significant Facts and Requirements:

Strongly Desired Qualification(s ): Broad understanding of the NRO and its organizational activities including acquisitions and operations and its relationship to the Director of National Intelligence, the IC, and the DoD.

DCIPS: This position is an Excepted Service, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position under authorities of the U.S. Code Title 10, Section 1601 and 1607, dated 20 July 1999.

A Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) Program certification is required for promotion or assignment into an Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer position. IC Federal civilian applicants must provide proof of credit. Non-IC Federal civilians and private sector applicants will be assessed to determine if their career experience qualifies them for JDA credit.

DISL Probationary Period: Newly appointed DISL employees (including DISES moving into a DISL position) must complete a one-year DISL Probationary Period if not previously satisfied.

Financial Disclosure: The incumbent is required to submit an initial OGE Form-278 (Financial Disclosure) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter in accordance with the Joint Ethics Regulation.

Education Requirement: Advanced degree preferred in related technical field.

DAWIA Key Leadership Position (KLP): This position is designated a Key Leadership Position (KLP) which carries significant responsibility, primarily involving supervisory or managerial duties in acquisition. Requirements include:

A 3-year service agreement to stay in this position for at least that amount of time. In signing such an agreement, the employee does not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.

Advanced level certification in Program Management or Practitioner level certification in Engineering & Technical Management.

Desired 10 years of acquisition experience or equivalent, 4 of which were in a CAP, KLP, or equivalent position.

Submission Package

Required Documents for Current Intelligence Community (IC) GG-15, GS-15, or Senior Officer Applicants, including DISL, DISES, and other IC Component senior officers. Please provide the following unless otherwise stipulated below:

Resume

Technical Qualifications: a narrative statement specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Each statement should not exceed two pages per Technical Qualification.

Intelligence Community Senior Core Qualifications (ICSOCQs): A narrative statement specifically addressing all three identified competency areas. Separate attachment of one page maximum per competency. (GG-15 and GS-15 applicants only)

Joint Duty Credit Certification: Provide a copy of your completed Joint Duty Assignment (JDA SF-50) or an adjudicated IC JDA claim form. For more information regarding the IC Joint Duty Program, please refer to https://www.icjointduty.gov

Last two performance appraisals

SF-50 proving current Federal civilian status

Proof of DAWIA acquisition certification

Required Documents for current Federal competitive GS-15, SES and SL applicants outside the IC. Please provide the following unless otherwise stipulated below:

Resume

Technical Qualifications: a narrative statement specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Each statement should not exceed two pages per Technical Qualification.

Intelligence Community Senior Core Qualifications (ICSOCQs): A narrative statement specifically addressing all three identified competency areas. Separate attachment of one page maximum per competency.

Last two performance appraisals

SF-50 proving current Federal civilian status

Proof of DAWIA acquisition certification (DoD applicants only)

Required Documents for non-Federal, private sector applicants. Please provide the following:

Resume

Technical Qualifications: a narrative statement specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Each statement should not exceed two pages per Technical Qualification.

Intelligence Community Senior Core Qualifications (ICSOCQs): A narrative statement specifically addressing all three identified competency areas. Separate attachment of one page maximum per competency.

Location

Chantilly, VA

Salary

2023 DISL, T1 salary range: $141,022 - $195,000

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.

Trial Period

All new DCIPS employees (https://dcips.defense.gov/) will be required to serve a 2-year trial period, if not previously satisfied.

Veterans’ Preference

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, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.

An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.

An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please send your request to [email protected] .

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