Senior Systems Engineer, SYD 81

Summary Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here. For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn. Learn more about this agency This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties The United States Space Force (USSF) at Patrick AFB, FL is searching for a Senior Systems Engineer for SYD 81 (NH-0801-04, GS-14/15 Equivalent). Description: You will join a dynamic leadership team delivering cutting-edge capabilities for the nation's newest military force. Delivering first of a kind human resources capabilities leveraging modern, commercial software products, the United States Space Force is leading the charge to modernize HR across the federal workforce. This is a high-visibility, high-impact program that will touch every Guardian's experience in the military and deliver of the USSF's mission to be a data-driven force. Your expert engineering and scientific leadership will ensure leadership incorporates achievable technical solutions as part of their cost, schedule, and performance trades. Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for this position is a highly driven and motivated engineer with experience in cloud data management, data lake/service/stack development and implementation, cloud implementation, and operational software experience. The ideal candidate must have experience in reviewing and assessing cloud architectures, managing testing programs, delivering in an agile methodology, and data interface management. The candidate must work well with others across a dispersed team and communicate complex ideas, strategies, and work plans with clarity. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 1. Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance. 2. Knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds. 3. Knowledge of safety, security, and operational engineering procedures. 4. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing. 5. Ability to expertly and effectively communicate, verbal, and written, formally (to include briefing) and informally across a broad spectrum of technical engineering disciplines. 6. Expert ability to plan, direct, and integrate the complex engineering and technical operations of a major Space Force sustainment program or portfolio. Requirements Conditions of employment Must be a U.S Citizen. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Safeguards classified or sensitive and/or classified information and/or files. Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually, thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”. This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first. May be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments. PCS / relocation funding is authorized and may be made available. Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year. May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis. Position requires a professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred. The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position. This is a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). Qualifications The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. In addition to the above requirements you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions. Additional information Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How you will be evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position. Required Documents Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information: Job title Detailed duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.) Hours per week Salary, if applicable Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. How to Apply Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Agency contact information US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management Email HQ.USSF.TalentAcquisition@spaceforce.mil Address USSF - Space Systems Command 1670 Space Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330 US Next steps For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn. Overview Accepting applications Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Patrick AFB, FL No matching locations found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $126,711 - $193,760 per year Pay scale & grade NH 4 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupations and job series 0801 General Engineering Supervisory status No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job. Background check type National security Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number SF-FY26-6S-NH-0801-4-SPLASH Control number 883273000