INFORMATION WARFARE DOCTRINE ANALYST (CONOPS-FLEX)

Summary You will serve as an INFORMATION WARFARE PROGRAM ANALYST (Concept of Operation and Fleet Experimentation) in the NAVAL INFORMATION WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NAVINFOWARDEVCEN) NORFOLK. As a member of the NAVINFOWARDEVCEN Norfolk team, you will use your knowledge and experience in the management, development, revision, validation, and maintenance of the Navy's Information Warfare and information related doctrine; Fleet concept of operations (CONOPS); and doctrinal publications. Responsibilities You will plan and lead efforts to create, update, and validate requisite doctrinal publications and Fleet CONOPS to meet Fleet warfighter needs. You will identify tactical, doctrinal, and capability gaps for the information warfare (IW) community and across the information related capabilities and assess innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions. You will conduct analyses and develop studies to identify new or emerging threats, and their impact on doctrinal publications, and implementation of emerging doctrine and tactics in Fleet training programs and readiness assessments. You will conduct research, data collection and analysis of a wide spectrum of problems related to the employment of existing, experimental, or projected IW tactics, equipment, and doctrine. You will develop/support FLEX, exercises and other events to develop and assess IW materiel and non-materiel solutions to address Fleet capability shortfalls and support training to the Fleet. You will capture, analyze, validate, and promulgate lessons learned and best practices. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience identifying tactical, doctrinal, and capability gaps for the information warfare community and across the information related capabilities and assess innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions. Experience independently conducting analyses and executing studies of new or emerging threats to determine their impact on doctrinal publications and prioritization of emerging capabilities. Experience assessing and identifying doctrinal and capability gaps, and evaluate how innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions can be used to meet Fleet warfighter needs. Experience aligning fleet concepts of operations (CONOPS) and doctrinal publications with strategic documents and concepts. Experience developing and supporting FLEX, exercises, and other events in order to develop and validate materiel and non-materiel solutions to address Fleet capability shortfalls. Experience executing and assessing experiments and exercises to include determining objectives, evaluation criteria and methodology, data collection, conduct of project and final impact on related doctrinal publication. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education There is no education substitution for this position. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.