Job Title: Geospatial ISSO - Level 4
Location: Springfield, VA
Zip Code: 22152

Description:

Location
Springfield, VA

Virtual Office/Telecommute?
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Virtual Work Not Available

Shift
First

Business Unit
Integrated Defense Sys

Division
Networks & Space Systems

Program
Intelligence&Security Systems

Occupation Title
Information Management

Skills Management Title
Geoscience

Job Classification
PASXP4

Job Type
Non-Management

Experience Level
Mid Level (5-15 years of experience)

Exemption Status
Exempt

Union
No

Security Clearance Required?
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Current Secret - US Citizenship Required

Work Eligibility Required?
Yes

US Person Status Required?
Yes

Export Control Required?
Yes

Relocation Money Available?
Yes

Date Posted
09/04/2008

Closing Date
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10/06/2008

Position Description
Provides intelligence/image analytic solutions to complex problems that require ingenuity and creativity, with analysis or recommendations potentially effecting achievement of major operational objectives, with completed work being reviewed for desired results from a relatively long-term perspective. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Guides the successful completion of major programs and may function in a project leadership role. Represents the organization on occasion as the prime intelligence/image analytic contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Performs work across multiple intelligence disciplines and diverse platforms using expert application/image analytic principles, theories and concepts. Demonstrates command of imagery analytic field and solves routine to difficult problems of expanded scope. Acts as an Integrated Project Team Lead when appropriate, and may be required to mentor junior imagery analysts. Articulates complex issues or results to effect customer satisfaction. Applies extensive intelligence/image analytic expertise and has full knowledge of other related disciplines, with completed work being reviewed for desired results from a relatively long-term perspective. Provides intelligence/image analytic solutions to complex mission planning problems that require ingenuity and creativity, with analysis or recommendations potentially effecting achievement of major operational objectives. Represents the organization on occasion as the prime intelligence/image analytic contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Performs mission planning across multiple intelligence disciplines and diverse platforms using expert application/image analytic principles, theories and concepts. Demonstrates command of imagery analytic field and solves routine to difficult problems of expanded scope. Acts as an Integrated Project Team Lead when appropriate, and may be required to mentor junior imagery analysts. Applies ability to articulate complex issues or results to effect customer satisfaction. Interacts frequently with inter-organizational personnel and external customers to update curriculums to reflect developing principles, theories and concepts within operational community. Represents the organization by providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects. Develops operational scenarios to support integration of customer requirements with system characteristics. Identifies practical applications/implementation of system to attain products or services; to design and develop same to permit optimal systems design and modeling development; designs and develops materials to demonstrate potential applications or systems strengths or weaknesses (or system of systems complementary nature to overall imagery architecture), expressly as integrated and de-conflicted tactical, strategic, or national imagery architectures. Articulates same to managers, customers, or users, as appropriate.

Competencies
General/Leadership
[ + ] Adaptability

Fully understands changes in own and fellow senior employees' work and situations; is frequently called upon to explain the logic or basis for change to other employees; is generally seen as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior employees' jobs; occasionally mentors fellow employees around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior employees and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
[ + ] Communication

Consistently clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Consistently keeps the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used; attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Advises fellow project leads and other internal employees in effective communication techniques.
[ + ] Continuous Improvement

Consistently and proactively reviews complex and/or specialized processes to identify gaps between requirements and current outputs within own work group, throughout the organization, and with external customers. Identifies potential conditions that contribute to gaps or key variances; explores complex relationships between conditions and effects; distinguishes causes from symptoms and identifies primary causes. Consistently and proactively generates ideas for solutions; analyzes the effect or impact of each solution; selects appropriate solutions; tests solutions; and gathers feedback from fellow project leads, internal employees and external customers on effectiveness. Reviews impact on baseline measures and modifies solutions as appropriate to ensure effectiveness.
[ + ] Customer Focus

Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions as a project team leader; develops and sustains productive customer relationships as they relate to project team leadership responsibilities; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how project level actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists other project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
[ + ] Decision Making

Consistently recognizes a wide range of complex, specialized issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Steadily identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities. Regularly integrates complex information from a wide variety of sources; detects complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Consistently creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Consistently implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Regularly includes fellow project leads, employees across the organization, and external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
[ + ] Managing Conflict

Consistently establishes a clear and compelling rationale for resolving the conflict. Collects information from relevant sources to gain extensive understanding of the conflict. Views the conflict from all sides. Stays focused on resolving the conflict and avoids personal issues and attacks. Presents and seeks potential solutions or positive courses of action. Consistently takes a positive action to resolve the conflict in a way that addresses the issue, dissipates the conflict, and maintains the relationship. Effectively summarizes to ensure that all are aware of agreements and required actions.
[ + ] Systems Thinking

Consistently evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet team objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Formulates change strategies; frequently seeks input from other project leads and internal employees to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by communicating effectively and focusing on new skill development. Uses extensive measurement systems to monitor the implementation.
[ + ] Work Standards

Consistently establishes expert criteria and/or work procedures to achieve a high level of quality, productivity, or service. Dedicates required time and energy to assignments or tasks to ensure that no aspect of the work is neglected; works to overcome obstacles to completing tasks or assignments. Accepts responsibility for outcomes (positive or negative) of one's work; admits mistakes and refocuses efforts when appropriate. Provides encouragement and support to others in accepting responsibility; does not accept others' denial of responsibility without questioning.
Technical

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree with typically 7 or more years' or a PhD degree with typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Job related information
Geospatial Services: Production Coordinator/Information Security Systems Officer (ISSO) Provides daily operational leadership to technical staff in order to ensure successful implementation of multiple concurrent projects/processes and procedures. The successful applicant shall demonstrate an in depth knowledge of configuration management best practices for both information technology and security system protocol requirements. In addition to IT/security configuration management this position requires intimate knowledge of NGA/GGI related workflows such as multi-scale feature data and terrain products. Be able to mentor, direct, and task junior staff as needed. Must have the ability to lead and develop diverse workgroups, set priorities, identify risk and trouble shoot workflow impediments. Successful applicant will also demonstrate ability to measure and report performance metrics. Ability to work in an integrated environment that includes several program stakeholders including; project managers, project leads, quality assurance manager/leads, resource manager, IPT manager and apprentice through senior analysts. Applicant discriminators include but are not limited to: Current experience specific to NGA products and services. DTED, Feature Data, TLM, ICM, Stereo Airfield, PCH. DSS chapter 8 security certification or similar.

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