Job Specifications

Location

Stuttgart

Salary

$130,000 - $160,000 PA

Published

12 hours ago

Type

Full Time

Career Level

Senior Level

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Program Analysis Officer (Data/Technology)

About the Position: This position, Program Analysis Officer (Data/Technology), GS-0343-15 serves as an expert, consultant, advisor and as the Chief Command Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer and Knowledge Management (CDAO/KM) for Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). It is located in Stuttgart, Germany on Patch Barracks.


  • Lead SOCEUR's Data Management structure, the implementation of the command's Information Management Framework, and Digital Transformation, and DoW's "Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy" to become an "AI-first" warfighting force.
  • Be an expert in developing, applying, and communicating complex technology and quantitative and qualitative methodologies and analytical techniques.
  • Responsible for mapping out the major priorities for AI and digital transformation and serving as the command's lead, in coordination with the SOCEUR J-6 and J-3 on command, control, and communications (C3) for AI and digital innovation.
  • Champion the use of modern data management, drawing heavily on best practices from the technology industry, such as leveraging open-source technologies and agile development in an environment where speed and accuracy are essential.
  • Identify emerging technologies, including AI and data management and collection technologies, understand their potential to impact mission, and find ways to incorporate their seamless adoption into SOCEUR operations and data management architecture.
  • Leverage funding resources identified by the J-8 within existing processes.
  • Work to bring leadership and staff the ability to use world-class digital services (e.g.,AI) to solve specific problem sets and to transition to the broader command data and information technology (IT) enterprise.

Requirements

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 Applying on Time-Limited Assignments Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Reinstatement 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) Collecting, organizing, and applying data through digital tools to support Command mission requirements; 2) Coordinating and/or developing policy, mission objectives and procedures in analysis and data discovery; 3) Advising senior leaders and staff on current and future operational and contingency planning; AND 4) Leading a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from requirements gathering to application delivery. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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-14). Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 2 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoW approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term NTE 2 years appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term NTE 2 years appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.