Mission Director Full Performance Level

WE ARE THE NRO

For sixty years the NRO has developed acquired launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for Americas advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft the NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance content on the planet.

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Basic Eligibility for a position with 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

The Communications Systems Directorate (COMM) Enterprise Management Office (EMO) seeks a motivated IT professional with interest in a highly-visible fast-paced environment to serves as the COMM Directorates operational focal point and oversee COMM operations on behalf of the Director of COMM in support of NRO missions.

If selected for the position you will serve as the COMM Mission Director with authorities to direct all COMM resources within the COMM IT portfolio across the enterprise in support of NRO operations. Acting as the senior government representative for COMM operations within the NRO Operations Center (NOC) you will be charged with the responsibility of actively coordinating with Site Mission Directors Site Senior COMM Leads and COMM Group & Office Operations representatives to maintain situational awareness for a wide audience of NRO COMM and Directorate leaders driving incident response collaboration and coordination of COMM maintenance turn your role will also be expected to support real-time NRO missions through 24x7 mission assurance of COMM capabilities ensuring availability of COMM systems services and capabilities and conducting maintenance de-confliction and approval. Also importantly the position will also require you to coordinate with IC partners and external USG agencies and departments to drive resolution of incidents and assure operational support for USG-level operations. Serving as the operational lead for COMM within the NOC you will be seen as the delegate of the Director of COMM to be the focal point and voice of COMM for NRO senior leaders.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for full performance level (GG-13) IT Specialists occupational series 2210. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series click here .

This is a full time position. Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

Who May Apply

What You Will Be Doing

The COMM Mission Director (MD) is responsible for overseeing and directing all real-time operations across the NRO enterprise on behalf of the Director of the COMM Directorate. The COMM MD acts as the senior communications government representative charged with the responsibility of actively coordinating with Mission Ground Site Mission Directors (MGS MD) to provide 24x7x365 support to NRO satellite missions. This leadership position oversees more than 300 contractor personnel to conduct maintenance and de-conflictions and approvals and assure the availability of communications systems services and capabilities for DoD and IC customers across the globe.

IT Specialists should have experience in applying IT principles concepts methods and standards to accomplish assignments such as :

What You Need

Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies / knowledge skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform and is typically in or directly related to the duties of the position as described above. Experience must be reflected in your resume.

Other Information

Location

Aurora CO

Salary

This position meets the qualifications for Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) STEM pay for NRO Cadre employees and candidates as authorized by the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Securitys (OUSD(I&S)). Cadre employees and candidates are eligible to receive STEM pay if they are currently serving in a STEM designated position. Should a Cadre employee or candidate earning STEM pay change positions within the organization they must be assigned to another STEM qualifying position in order to continue to remain eligible for STEM pay. Otherwise Cadre employees and Candidates Generally would be transitioned to the DCIPS GG Pay Scale.

For more information on STEM pay visit STEM Salary ranges :

GG-13 : $

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at managements discretion.

Trial Period

All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.

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 pregnancy 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.

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 :

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 emailprotected .

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Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Arabic Speaking,Access Control System,B2C,Account Management,Legal Operations,Broadcast

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 131437 - 170870