IT Specialist (Plcypln/Entarch)

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior IT Management Specialist to lead critical intelligence and information technology initiatives. This is a senior-level position (equivalent to GS-14) within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), focusing on Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) architecture, IT security, and program management.

• *About the Role:**

As a Senior IT Management Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of intelligence systems. You will apply your expertise across the US Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), and Air Force domains, contributing to national security through robust IT and intelligence capabilities.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Manage and oversee IT programs, including contract management and Quality Assurance activities.
• Provide expert guidance on IT requirements, policies, security measures, and the information systems acquisition lifecycle.
• Analyze and research USAF SIGINT requirements and technology forecasts.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive SIGINT architectures, integrating modern IT hardware/software, security standards, and risk management.
• Apply mastery of the entire SIGINT process (collection, processing, analysis, reporting, dissemination) at tactical, strategic, and national levels.
• Perform Contracting Officer Representative (COR) duties.
• Communicate complex technical IT security issues effectively to diverse audiences.
• Extract and analyze critical data from technical meetings to inform assessments and recommendations.
• *Required Qualifications:**
• **Experience:** Demonstrated IT-related experience, including broad knowledge of:

* IT requirements, policies, security, and the information systems acquisition lifecycle across Air Force, DoD, and IC. * US IC, DoD, Air Force, AF ISR Agency, and NSA missions, functions, requirements, and architectures. * Program Management, including contract oversight and Quality Assurance. * Pertinent critical doctrines and US intelligence community policies, entities, missions, resources, and operations.

• **Technical Expertise:** Expert knowledge of various operating systems (e.g., System Architect, Oracle Database), their vulnerabilities, security controls, intelligence network architectures, and modern IT security standards.
• **Skills:**

* Ability to quickly grasp complex technology analysis concepts. * Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting complex information clearly. * Skill in handling classified data per DoD procedures. * Adept at assimilating disparate data to make informed decisions under pressure.

• *Essential Competencies:**
• **Attention to Detail:** Thorough and conscientious in all tasks.
• **Customer Service:** Proactive in assessing needs and providing high-quality solutions.
• **Oral Communication:** Expresses information clearly and convincingly, actively listening to others.
• **Problem Solving:** Identifies issues, evaluates alternatives, and makes sound recommendations.
• *Conditions of Employment:**
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• Sign a non-disclosure agreement.
• Subject to initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Ability to travel extensively worldwide, including to remote locations, for temporary duty assignments (short duration up to 179 days or longer), sometimes with limited notice.
• Creditable experience includes previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, other government agencies, and appropriate unpaid/volunteer work.*