ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

You will serve as the DATA MANAGEMENT TEAM LEAD in the WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS BRANCH of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV. This is not a high-grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-13, Step 10 (currently $158,322). Major duties: You will lead the Data Management Team and implement and govern the division-wide Data Management Framework (DMF) across Code E1. You will establish foundational policies that declare data and information as strategic enterprise assets throughout their complete life cycle from concept through disposal. You will align division data management strategies with NAVSEA, Warfare Center, and DoD digital engineering directives to ensure seamless data interoperability across SYSCOMs, program offices, and defense industry partners. You will plan, program, budget, and align personnel, software, and infrastructure resources necessary to sustain enterprise data operations, database tools, and digital vault capabilities. You will serve as the division technical authority on technical data rights, evaluating contractor data deliverables and assertions under DFARS 252.227-7013/7014 and resolving complex data rights, format, and delivery disputes. You will represent the command at NAVSEA, joint-service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps), NASA, and defense industry panels, working groups, and executive reviews, including interface with O-6 and SES leadership. You will serve as an authoritative technical reviewer on Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and Data Review Boards, resolving complex, controversial data rights, format, and delivery issues. You will apply expert knowledge of enterprise Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) architectures, including configuration, administration, and optimization of systems. Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 pay band (GS-11/12 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading or planning data management programs (i.e., Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) architectures) across complex multi-program naval weapon portfolios. This includes supporting the development or implementation of data management frameworks and policies that treat data as strategic enterprise assets; aligning data strategies with NAVSEA, Warfare Center, or DoD digital engineering directives; contributing to data interoperability across programs and partners; or applying knowledge of technical data rights (including DFARS 252.227-7013/7014), configuration control or data review processes, and relevant industry/defense standards (e.g., SAE-GEIA-859B, SAE EIA-649). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.