Information & Functional Management Support Specialist (C656)

Reports to: PM

Supervises: N/A

Education required: Bachelor’s degree in an IT related field or equivalent experience and 10 years relevant experience is required.

Location: Metro DC Area with travel to other U.S. and overseas locations.

Responsibilities: Provide all Functional Management and Quality Assurance services required to support the development of HUMINT management tools within the Directorate. Support intelligence customer in efforts to integrate applications that aid in the management and dissemination of information to internal and external customers. Research current technology to ensure solutions being proposed and/or developed are feasible, easily implemented, and low-maintenance. When appropriate, make recommendations for improving efficiency between and/or within business applications and also identify potential barriers to interoperability with partner organizations. Specific support may include:

Functional Management: Assist with development of Functional Requirements Documents (FRD); Interface with IT developers to ensure FRD are understood; Perform Quality Control functions; Assist with worldwide application integration.

Information Management: Advise on content and information management solutions; Assess field information management tools and databases for utility across the Directorate; Design data management and mining solutions.

Engineering Analysis: Research technology; Evaluate security approaches and techniques.

Quality Control: Participate in design reviews, implementation reviews, test plan reviews, and test monitoring reviews.

Documentation: Develop requirements specifications, concept of operations (CONOPS), standard operating procedures (SOPs), tool assessments, test analysis, white papers, and briefings.

Perform various database management support, design and tool analysis, and web content support functions. Perform database development and population (including providing timely input and changes to keep data current), integrations of imagery and other files into databases, and other systems support. Provide research and analysis to support HUMINT management with regards to information management best practices, benchmarking and other trends through the use of open sources and the internet. Establish expertise on intelligence customer business processes and field and headquarters communications requirements.

Experience, Skills and Background required:

Mandatory Experience: Must have experience with information technology, web applications and quality control and assurance as they apply to multifunctional globally-integrated operations. Individuals are required to have expertise in building and managing databases, identifying and communicating data mining solutions and data interpretation and querying. Individuals must have familiarization with DoD and intelligence community business processes and data and technology standards. Experience working in a multi-function operation, comprising military, civilian and contractor personnel in a complex environment with competing priorities. Requires the ability to be a lead member of Functional Review Boards and other formal working groups. Must be able to prepare and present briefings to senior leadership and draft cohesive decision and information papers and functional requirements, quality control and planning documents.

Desired Requirements- Experience with and knowledge of intelligence operations, roles, missions, functions, programs and policies at customer, DoD and IC levels. Knowledge of military structure, missions, functions, processes, policies and interrelationships with customer is also beneficial.

Special Requirements:

Must be a U.S. citizen and have a Top Secret/SCI clearance. Must have or be willing to take a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph.