IT SPECIALIST (DATA MANAGEMENT) (STEM)

U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking IT-oriented professionals to advance mission-critical data capabilities.

The role emphasizes keeping pace with IT trends, designing and maintaining databases for internal and external users, and guiding system development to meet resource constraints. The position requires education in computer science/engineering or related fields, with GG-level education as described, and at least one year of graduate study or senior undergraduate achievement.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree with 24 semester hours in CS/engineering/information science, math, OR technology management.
• GG-07: one year of grad education or a BA/BS with superior achievement.
• GG-09: master's or two years of graduate study toward master's.
• GG-11+: PhD or three years of graduate study toward PhD.
• IT-related experience (paid or unpaid) and/or certifications may apply.

Responsibilities

• Keeps current with IT trends in private and public sectors to propose strategic IT solutions.
• Leads or designs, develops, implements, and maintains moderately complex databases for users/clients.
• Supervises planning and maintenance of systems to meet mission requirements within resources.
• Contributes to long-term goals by recommending strategies based on IC components.
• Develops service-delivery strategies for querying, analyzing, processing, and presenting data.

Skills

Agile methodologies

JIRA

Data science

Coding

Security/compliance

Education

GG-07 education

GG-09 education

GG-11+ education

Job description

We are committed to:

• Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment.


• Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities.


• Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise.


• Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself.

ASSESSMENT FACTORS

1. Keeps current with IT trends in private and public sectors to propose strategic solutions to meet current and future IT mission requirements for the enterprise.


2. Leads or independently designs, develops, implements and maintains moderately complex databases for internal/ external users/clients.


3. Supervises/leads the planning, development, implementation, operationalization, and/or maintenance of current and future systems to support mission requirements to ensure all solutions are within the pre-defined resource constraints.


4. Contributes to the development of long-term goals by recommending effective strategies based on how components of the IC work together.


5. Develops service-delivery strategies to enable streamlined delivery and access to tools and capabilities for querying, analyzing, processing, and presenting data.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS

1. Agile development proficiency and hands-on JIRA experience.


2. Data science and coding proficiency.


3. Security and compliance acumen.

Individual Occupation Requirements

All Applicants must meet the following minimum qualification requirements in order to be considered for this position:

Requirements may be met either through Education and/or Experience and/or a combination of both.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. The coursework must be either undergraduate or graduate and must include a minimum of 24 semester hours in one, or a combination of the following: computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management.

Level/Education

GG-07 : One (1) full year of graduate level education; or Bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement

GG-09: Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree; OR two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree

GG-11 and above: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree; OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Experience

• Must be IT-related (paid or unpaid);


• May have involved the completion of specific and intensive training (for example, IT certification);


• Should have equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and should have been gained in the same or related field as the work of the position being filled;


• Should have been gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern was IT;


• Should consist of at least one year at a level equivalent to the next lower GG level;

And

Must have demonstrated each of the following four competencies:

1. Attention to detail: thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail;


2. Customer Service: works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations, knows about available products and services and is committed to providing quality products and services;


3. Oral Communication: effectively expresses information, takes into account the audience and nature of the information, makes clear and convincing oral presentations, listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately;


4. Problem Solving: identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and makes appropriate recommendations.

Specialized Experience

1. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.