Senior Maritime National GEOINT Officer

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: Eligibility for this executive level position will be based upon a clear demonstration that the applicant has experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the assignments of the position. The successful applicants will be distinguished from other applicants by a review of the Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQs) Standards, the Technical Qualifications, and education requirements. Failure to meet a Qualification requirement will disqualify an applicant. Visit https://www.nga.mil/careers/Senior_Executive_Positions.html for the full description of ICSOCQ requirements. Visit OPM’s website for more information regarding drafting SOCQs using the ECQ’s Challenge-Context-Action-Result model; NGA recommends this model for the SOCQs too. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS In addition to the ECQs and IC SOCQs that are mandatory for all DISES level positions, the employee occupying this position must possess technical qualifications. Applicants will be rated on the TQ’s identified below which are essential for successful performance in the position. These statements should be a narrative explanation of your relevant background and experience. They must show that your experience, education, and accomplishments reflect the competence and professional standing required to provide expertise required by this position. Technical Qualification Statements that do not clearly address the qualification criteria will not be adequate for evaluation. (Include as separate attachment, one page maximum per TQ) 1. Maritime Geospatial data Governance and Regulatory environment: Demonstrated leadership and expert level understanding of the US, DoD and International maritime geospatial community and its associated organizations in relation to maritime safety of navigation policies and programs. In-depth knowledge of Inter-Agency, Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGO), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), multi-lateral and bi-lateral arrangements that govern maritime Safety of Navigation (SoN) processes. This includes, but is not limited to; the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the U.S. Committee on Marine Transportation Systems (CMTS), the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG) and NATO. Expert knowledge regarding the structure, roles and functions relative to maritime safety of navigation and the provisioning of hydrographic information, and NGA’s role within each governance processes. 2. Marine operations and navigation: Demonstrated experience and leadership in a maritime vessel operations and management with a subject matter expert knowledge regarding navigational issues, including maritime sciences and vessel management (not limited to) vessel operations, vessel navigation, electronic charts, digital publications, Navigation Warnings, tides, currents, ice cover, and the regulatory environment that govern military, domestic and international maritime shipping. 3. Hydrographic data collection: Demonstrated leadership and expertise in the collection and management of hydrographic data and collection systems (ex: acoustic multi-beam, single-beam, bathymetric LiDAR, multi-spectral etc) and operational constraints. Expert knowledge of the collection of seabed data, bottom returns and associated data products including corrections and additional data (backscatter, water column etc). Working knowledge of related science fields such as, magnetic model, gravity and global datum issues. 4. Maritime information production: Demonstrated leadership and expertise with the provisioning of nautical cartographic information and operational requirements including the design, production and management of maritime geospatial information to meet Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) criteria. This includes demonstrated expertise in ISO 9001 Quality Management, data source management, production of cartographic and marine information (ex: Nav Warnings, nautical cartography, nautical publications, tides etc) and operational constraints that impact the production of data products, including Information Technology and cyber challenges. Working knowledge of product distribution systems (RENC, printing, web etc), and data assurance broadly. 5. Large Organization Leadership: Significant executive/expert level experience leading substantial organization working with 50+ persons (directly or indirectly), managing complex projects, operations or production systems including budgeting, resourcing and contracts oversight. A working knowledge of leading change to include innovation, external awareness of impact, strategic thinking, and vision for organizational change. Requires knowledge of DoD and IC requirements and budget processes to include Agency level PPB&E efforts for SoN mission sets. Specialized Experience: This executive level position requires an understanding of marine safety of navigation related organizations, policies, regulations, programs and modernization initiatives relative to maritime vessel operations and vessel navigation. Candidates should have demonstrated experience collecting and managing maritime geospatial data, products and services. This should include experience in marine safety of navigation field (vessel operations, vessel management, fleet manager/port officer, hydrographic sciences (hydrography, geomatics, nautical cartography)), data standards and IT implementation challenges. Educational background to include a bachelor’s degree or higher, and experience advising academic and industry research directions. The position requires an understanding of marine safety of navigation related organizations, policies, programs and modernization initiatives focused on the Universal Hydrographic Data Model (S-100), as well as a general knowledge of bi-lateral issues regarding sharing marine data. The position requires familiarity with advanced technology capabilities, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and change detection. The position requires recent experience demonstrating effective leadership regarding maritime safety of navigation issues at the equivalent (SL, DISL, SES or DISES) or next lower equivalent level (GS-15, PB5, military O-6). Successful candidates will reflect a working knowledge of safety of navigation requirements including data governance, collection, management, data standards, geospatial data production processes and an in-depth understanding of how vessels navigate and the role of maritime geospatial data regarding SoN.
Senior Maritime National Geospatial Intelligence Officer