BUSINESS ANALYST with Security Clearance

Duties * SEE QUALIFICATIONS SECTION FOR MAJOR DUTIES Requirements Conditions of Employment * Must be a US Citizen. * Must be determined suitable for federal employment. * Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. * New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov * Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. * Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. * Must possess and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance and must obtain and maintain NSA badging for NIPR/SIPR/NSANet accounts. * A Counterintelligence Polygraph is required, and a non-disclosure agreement must be signed. Failure to retain this level of security clearance and access will be grounds for reassignment, demotion, or removal from the Federal * This is a Drug Testing Designated Position (TOP). A pre-employment drug test is required, and the position is subject to random drug testing. * Required overnight travel may be as high as 25% of the time. * You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases. Qualifications Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by: Incumbent works closely with client business owners/stakeholders to understand their vision, document it, and help identify the priority and business value of the features. Gathers high-level requirements (business, functional and technical) using collaborative, face-to-face meetings with the customers, stakeholders and the development team. Maintains and analyzes a repository of command processes including all of the command processes, descriptions and stakeholders. Identifies critical process gaps and redundancies, and makes recommendations on high priority gaps. Works directly with section representatives to formulate, develop, and implement processes that evaluate, correct, and improve operational effectiveness and organizational performance. Provides advice, guidance, and coaching to team members regarding mission, vision, operations, policies, and procedures. Incumbent provides comprehensive support to MARFORCYBER Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) as a technical and program expert. The incumbent applies expert professional knowledge of information technology policy and techniques, process improvement, data management, and related disciplines to perform duties required by MARFORCYBER IKM. This position is within the Work Category PROFESSIONAL at Work Level FULL PERFORMANCE, Series and Grade GG-0301-12 Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: * https://dodcio.defense.gov/Cyber-Workforce/CES.aspx * Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. MAJOR DUTIES: Product Development - Incumbent works closely with client business owners/stakeholders to understand their vision, document it, and help identify the priority and business value of the features. Gathers high-level requirements (business, functional and technical) using collaborative, face-to-face meetings with the customers, stakeholders and the development team. Works as product owner in an Agile environment to write the user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog grooming and prepare required items to support release/program increment (Pl) planning. Works with business owners and development team to bridge the gap in understanding the vision and requirements. Process Development - Maintains and analyzes a repository of command processes including all of the command processes, descriptions and stakeholders. Identifies critical process gaps and redundancies, and makes recommendations on high priority gaps. Develops or assist the sections in development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), workflow diagrams, and other process documentation. Assists with improving Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) repositories on all networks. Researches effectiveness of SOPs, organizes content to ensure ease of access, and disposes of SOPs no longer in use. Conducts stakeholder interviews and develops surveys to solicit feedback from customers and learn about command processes. Process Improvement - Works directly with section representatives to formulate, develop, and implement processes that evaluate, correct, and improve operational effectiveness and organizational performance. Provides advice, guidance, and coaching to team members regarding mission, vision, operations, policies, and procedures. Ensures team goals and objectives are consistent with organizational goals. Recommends process changes to correct and improve product delivery, quality and reduce production costs. Maintains statistics on process improvement efficiencies to ensure that changes are improving MARFORCYBER's business posture. Information Analysis - Works directly with section representatives and command leadership to use analytical and logical reasoning to gain information from the data. Identifies, gathers, and organizes information to determine proper methods for analysis. The main purpose of information analysis is to find meaning in information so that the derived knowledge can be used to make informed decisions. Information and Knowledge Management - Incumbent provides comprehensive support to MARFORCYBER IKM as a technical and program expert. The incumbent applies expert professional knowledge of information technology policy and techniques, process improvement, data management, and related disciplines to perform duties required by MARFORCYBER IKM. Performs other duties as assigned. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional information This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf . The Cyber Interagency Transfer Authority (CITA) permits movement of CES employees appointed under Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and excepted service employees appointed under Schedule A, Section 213.3106(b)(11) of Title 5 CFR, info cyber workforce positions in the competitive service and movement of competitive service employees into DoD Cyber Workforce positions within the Military Departments and Defense Agencies. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is not telework eligible. JOB SUMMARY CONTINUATION: Serves as a senior Business Process Analyst for coordination and implementation of the process improvement methodologies and practices to improve a variety of command processes. Extensive knowledge and skill in process development and improvement, e.g. Lean Six Sigma methodology, is required. Understanding of Agile development methodologies is also imperative. Additionally, serves as the Knowledge Analyst to develop, update, maintain, and produce content for knowledge bases, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and web tools. Assesses data quality, analyzes data, creates data visualizations, and works with decision makers to ensure data meets their needs. * Benefits Help 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 window Learn 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. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and ab