Requirements Specialist (Combat Development)
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located in USASOC G8, Fort Bragg.
Major duties
Perform staff administrative, evaluative, and coordination of work in the requirements and acquisition processes to acquire war fighter operational equipment. Coordinate the assessment of requirements, documentation of validated capabilities, operational performance criteria, and capability needs required to execute war fighter missions; identify shortfalls in systems and to develop optimal capabilities. Manage commodity area representatives within Combat Development Directorate (CDD) to create material capabilities documents in support of requirements and the rapid acquisition process. Serve as SME at IPTs concerning all applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations, Dept of the Army and USSOCOM acquisition policies and regulations, operational applicability and impact of developmental projects, programs, and evaluations. Advise the command on Department of Defense, USSOCOM, and Joint Command required capabilities issues.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. ?????? 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1. Knowledge of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), particularly Group 3 and Group 4 platforms, including payload integration, operational employment, sustainment requirements, and emerging capability trends. 2. Authoring, reviewing, and directing development of key DoD requirements documents such as Capabilities Development Documents (CDD), Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD), Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), and supporting requirement artifacts. 3.High proficiency with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES) and the Requirements Generation System (RGS), applying both to shape programmatic strategies and long range resourcing recommendations across the enterprise. 4. Ability to lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and serve as a technical and operational representative to senior leaders and external partners, including DoD agencies, USSOCOM, other Service components, and private industry. 5. Demonstrated leadership in managing diverse, multidisciplinary teams, including military personnel, Federal civilians, and contractors, ensuring effective task assignment, mentoring, workload prioritization, and performance evaluation in high tempo environments. 6. Develop, validate, and refine programmatic requirements, delivering informed recommendations and resourcing strategies that support current operations and future transformation efforts impacting the command. 7. Exceptional oral and written communication skills, providing senior leadership with clear, actionable recommendations, high quality briefings, and expertly crafted decision focused documents. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
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