Coordinate readiness milestones across NGA and Mission Partners.
Lead end-to-end enterprise integration efforts across multiple organizations.
Establish and lead Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and cross-functional working groups.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge GEOINT technologies.
Engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders across the GEOINT community.
Potential for professional growth through mentorship and leadership roles.
Involvement in large-scale, impactful transformation initiatives.
Access to advanced tools and methodologies in Digital Engineering and AI.
Full Job Description
Expert-Level GEOINT Systems Integrator
As an Expert-Level GEOINT Systems Integrator, you will provide strategic leadership across the full Systems Engineering and Integration lifecycle, guiding complex GEOINT architecture, integration, testing, transition, and modernization efforts. You will work closely with NGA, Mission Partners, and stakeholders across the GEOINT community to ensure successful implementation of modernized GEOINT data standards and enterprise capabilities. This role demands exceptional technical expertise, systems thinking, and the ability to lead large-scale, multi-organizational transformation initiatives from concept through Transition to Operations (TTO). Key Responsibilities Enterprise Integration & Transition
Lead enterprise transition planning and readiness activities for modernized GEOINT data standards across the NSG.
Develop and manage Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) supporting architecture, engineering, testing, integration, and transition activities.
Conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) and develop dual-operations transition architectures.
Develop and maintain multi-phase enterprise transition roadmaps.
Lead enterprise test planning, joint transition planning, and baseline management strategies.
Coordinate readiness milestones across NGA and Mission Partners.
Develop community outreach strategies and stakeholder communications.
Lead end-to-end enterprise integration and transition efforts across multiple organizations.
Systems Engineering & Technical Analysis
Perform and lead Architecture Gap Analyses, Requirements Analyses, AoAs, Courses of Action (CoAs), Trade Studies, Risk Analyses, and Critical Path Analyses.
Conduct enterprise technical impact assessments and develop transition architecture recommendations.
Apply expertise in Joint Enterprise Ground and Space Architecture and GEOINT data standards to inform technical strategies.
Define and implement modernized integration processes leveraging Agile, Digital Engineering, MBSE, Automation, and AI.
Facilitate development of integrated project plans, requirements, epics, target-state architectures, CONOPS, and enterprise roadmaps.
Program & Stakeholder Leadership
Establish and lead Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and cross-functional working groups.
Prepare and support NGA and Joint Agency engineering boards and governance forums.
Participate in governance, configuration management, and risk management processes.
Identify risks, issues, and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies.
Provide thought leadership and develop project execution plans supporting mission objectives.
Lead cross-organizational modernization efforts across Analytic, Collection Management, Data Services, Foundation GEOINT, and IT domains.
Ensure integrated capability delivery and technical alignment across stakeholders.
Engineering Innovation & Team Leadership
Champion adoption of Digital Engineering, MBSE, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence practices.
Mentor senior, mid-level, and junior GEOINT Systems Engineers and Integrators.
Provide task management and technical oversight to engineering team members.
Collaborate across engineering disciplines to successfully execute enterprise initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline.
Equivalent expert-level Systems Integration experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
18+ years of relevant experience may substitute for degree requirements.
