IT SPECIALIST (DATA MANAGEMENT)

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA); Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) seeks an IT Specialist (Data Management) to architect data solutions, develop data products, policies, and strategies, leveraging AI/ML/NLP to support national security missions. The role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and coordination with DoD/DCSA data management systems.

The incumbent will plan, develop, and test secure enterprise data architectures, identify gaps in NBIS data architecture, and liaise with NBIS, PEO, DCSA, and DoD

Qualifications

• Attention to Detail - experience reviewing IT-related work and data for accuracy and consistency with standards.
• Customer Service - building relationships and identifying IT needs.
• Oral Communication - briefing senior management and IT staff on complex information.
• Problem Solving - evaluating alternatives and solutions for IT issues.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, and tests secure enterprise data architectures.
• Coordinates with system owners to ensure compliance with DoD and DCSA data management systems.
• Interprets DoD/DCSA policy for NBIS initiation and management.
• Reviews proposals affecting NBIS architecture and liaises with technical experts.
• Identifies gaps in NBIS data architecture compliance and in development projects.

Skills

Data Management

Oral Communication

Project Management

Problem Solving

Job description

Summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is seeking a GG-14 IT Specialist (Data Manager). The ideal candidate will architect data solutions and develop data products, policies, and strategies. This role involves leveraging AI/ML/NLP, applying analytic methods to large data sets, and ensuring system compliance to support critical national security missions. This position requires a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Duties

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As a IT SPECIALIST (DATA MANAGEMENT) you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Plans, develops, and tests secure enterprise data architectures utilizing Agile, AI/ML/NLP, and rapid prototyping methodologies to optimize DCSA mission capabilities and stakeholder data sharing.
• Coordinates with system owners and architecture points of contact to ensure systems are compliant and compatible with current DoD and DCSA data management systems.
• Interprets DoD, and DCSA mission and program policy for NBIS initiation and management. Coordinates with system owners and architecture points of contact to ensure systems are compliant and compatible.
• Reviews and evaluates agency proposals affecting architecture for NBIS initiatives. Provides liaison as needed with technical experts and Seniors from the NBIS, PEO, DCSA, Department of Defense, and industry.
• Identifies technical gaps and weaknesses in the NBIS data architecture compliance and in ongoing and proposed exploratory and advanced development computer and software projects.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: OccasionallyTour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• This position is covered by DD8140/DoD 8570.01-M, 'Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program'. Applicant must possess any of the baseline certifications required for IASAE-II within six months of the date of employment.
• The incumbent must sign a Statement of Understanding regarding the certification requirement and maintaining the appropriate certification is a condition of employment.

Qualifications

This position has a Basic Requirement for the 2210:

• Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
• Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
• Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Information Technology Management Series, 2210 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 08/31/2026

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. 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 the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/GG-13) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.

Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

Experience developing data products, strategy, policy, guidance, and plans, while monitoring operations to ensure consistency and compliance. Experience developing and applying quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large data sets. Experience interpreting complex policies to make authoritative determinations and advise stakeholders on technical solutions involving Master Data Management, secure data sharing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)/Natural Language Processing (NLP) deployment. Knowledge of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage functional and infrastructure requirements; includes translating functional requirements into technical requirements used for logical design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.

Specifically You Will Be Evaluated On The Following Competencies

• Data Management - Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data disposal, and data standardization processes.
• Project Management - Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL

In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.

Re-employed Annuitant

Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.

If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.

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