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Position Title
NOC Geospatial Systems Analyst
Agency
DHS Headquarters
Announcement Number
DE-10473754-19-OCSO Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, April 12, 2019 to Thursday, April 18, 2019
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
You MUST select one or more of the eligibilities for which you may qualify for in order to be considered for this position. (limit 0 characters)
2. ALL US CITIZENS (limit characters)
3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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4. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. This question will be used to determine your minimum qualifications for this position. Please select the answer that best fits your experience level. (limit characters)
2. This question will be used to determine your minimum qualifications for this position. Please select the answer that best fits your experience level. (limit characters)
3. This question will be used to determine your minimum qualifications for this position. Please select the answer that best fits your experience level. (limit characters)
PLEASE SELECT THE BEST ANSWER THAT DESCRIBES YOUR EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING FOR EACH OF THE STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Provides direct support geospatial map and graphic making to the Senior Watch Officer (SWO) or other similar units plus other senior leadership. (limit characters)
5. Enhances critical geospatial and other map and graphics making tools and institutionalizes arrangements for effective, timely sharing of information of maps and graphics for analysis by others. (limit characters)
6. Collects, reviews, and disseminates geospatial information, maps, and graphics to provide operational support assistance as directed. (limit characters)
7. Interacts with the SWO, appropriate desk officers, subordinate DHS elements, other Federal operations centers, and state and local organizations to ensure threat and incident information is properly acquired, displayed, and archived within geospatial products, maps, and graphics. (limit characters)
8. Coordinates the exchange of geospatial information, maps, and graphics and develops partnerships with communities of interest including the intelligence and law enforcement communities and other critical Federal, state, local and private sector organizations. (limit characters)
9. Develops and participates in education and training programs, including drills and exercises to ensure high-level operational readiness for transition, when necessary, into incident management operations.
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10. Provides Quick Look Visual Products (maps, graphs, charts, etc.) in under 15 minutes for situational awareness.
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11. Coordinates with intra- and inter-agency partners to identify, capture, and disseminate common products to leverage work of others in the GIS community.
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12. Plans, analyzes and creates visual solutions to communicate situational awareness for the state and local government and the inter- and intra-agency community within a short timeframe typically between 15 to 30 minutes.
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13. Records, analyzes, reviews and monitors GIS related metrics and makes recommendations for improvements.
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14. Logs all geospatial requests into the geospatial productions requests database and facilitates creating the geospatial products, maps, and graphics. (limit characters)
15. Ensures accuracy in the submission of the GIS responses in a system of record.
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16. Produces and displays graphics, maps, map products, graphs, processes, and charts from a variety of data points, as requested for both quick timelines (in under 30 minutes) and more detailed products with 60 to 120 minute deadlines. (limit characters)
17. Makes recommendations to the leadership regarding geospatial, geographic, and map related data source reliability, biases in data visualization, and other expertise to support optimal situational awareness using geospatial map products.
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18. Utilizes the most effective way to get the message across in geospatial maps and graphics based products on both print and electronic media using color, type, illustration, photography, and various print and layout techniques in various finished map formats. (limit characters)
19. Catalogues data sources relevant to NOC operations and situation awareness, and creates and manages a system for the management of such data.
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20. Knowledge of geospatial computer programs and can easily move information between and among different applications and classifications levels.
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21. Certification Statement: Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to this statement below, you are confirming that you have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position. (limit characters)