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Systems Engineer
DHS Headquarters · Posted today
About the Role
Direct Hire Authority: This position will be filled through the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. The "Rule of Three", Category Rating and Veterans Preference will not apply to this vacancy.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service (FPS), Springfield, Virginia.
- →The Systems Engineer, GS-0801-14, serves as a senior technical advisor and systems engineering expert within the DHS Federal Protective Service, Technology and Innovation Directorate, Acquisition Program Management Office, supporting the full lifecycle of FPS capital asset acquisition programs.
- →The position applies systems engineering, acquisition oversight, technical risk management, testing, integration, interoperability, quality assurance, and R&D oversight to ensure FPS systems meet operational requirements while balancing cost, schedule, and performance.
- →Duties performed: Serve as the FPS lead for the DHS Systems Engineering Life Cycle by coordinating technical activities, oversight, documentation, reporting, advice, and reviews for capital investment acquisition programs from requirements definition through system disposal.
- →Provide systems and/or software engineering subject matter expertise on FPS IT acquisition programs, including analysis and assessment of technical initiative performance and trends for hardware- and software-intensive programs.
- →Develop, analyze, review, and evaluate systems engineering plans, test plans, reports, and related documentation; provide technical comments, recommendations, and guidance for ALF/SELC documentation and reviews.
- →Coordinate Technical Review Boards and internal oversight reviews by assessing program documentation, diagrams, artifacts, test results, technical milestones, and program ability to satisfy operational requirements.
- →Identify, assess, track, and mitigate programmatic and technical risks associated with IT systems, including vulnerabilities and critical information security issues, and communicate program status and recommendations to FPS, DHS, and oversight leadership.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- ✓You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
- ✓One-year probationary period may be required.
- ✓A pre-employment drug test will be required.
- ✓If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
- ✓DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- ✓License required: No Pre-employment physical required: No This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- ✓Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses will not be paid.
- ✓Promotion Potential: This position is at the full performance level.
- ✓Essential Personnel Designation: This position may be designated as essential personnel.
- ✓Essential personnel must be able to serve during the continuity of operational events without regard to declaration of unscheduled leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 690dd5d6-6204-4221-bdfe-c0a19a5dcd0d
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