Appendix C: Labor Category Descriptions
Each labor category specified below is defined with regard to education, general experience, and specific experience requirements. Training and certification requirements for a labor category are specified in the specific experience description. The duties normally performed by a person filling a labor category position are defined.
Booz Allen recognizes that successful performance depends on having the right skills and experience. These skills and experience, in turn, are acquired through the proper mix of education and professional experience. More and more, we find that the skills needed to support advanced technology efforts, and to meet today’s problems and tomorrow’s challenges, are not always supported by a traditional education and work experience combination. Therefore, Booz Allen may substitute between equivalent experience and education in order to provide the quality of services required by the client.
Education: M.S. or M.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience in managing complex engineering or technical efforts involving multiple facets of engineering disciplines.
Specialized Experience: At least 8 years of direct supervision of technical personnel involved in life-cycle management support of complex systems. Must be capable of leading projects that involve the successful management of teams composed of engineers, scientists, and management professionals who have been involved in analyzing, designing, developing, integrating, training, testing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining complex systems.
Duties: Performs day-to-day management of overall contract support operations, possibly involving multiple projects and groups of personnel at multiple locations. Organizes, directs, and coordinates the planning and production of all contract support activities. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills. Establishes and alters (as necessary) corporate management structure to direct effective contract support activities.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in managing complex engineering or technical efforts involving multiple facets of an engineering discipline.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of direct supervision of technical personnel involved in life-cycle management support of complex systems. Must be capable of leading projects that involve the successful management of teams composed of engineers, scientists, and management professionals who have been involved in analyzing, designing, developing, integrating, training, testing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining complex systems.
Duties: Performs day-to-day management of overall contract support operations, possibly involving multiple projects and groups of personnel at multiple locations. Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning and production of all contract support activities. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills. Establishes and alters (as necessary) corporate management structure to direct effective contract support activities.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in managing complex engineering or technical efforts involving multiple facets of an engineer discipline.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of direct supervision of technical personnel involved in life-cycle management support of complex systems. Must be capable of leading projects that involve the successful management of teams composed of engineers, scientists, and management professionals who have been involved in analyzing, designing, developing, integrating, training, testing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining complex systems.
Duties: Performs day-to-day management of overall contract support operations, possibly involving multiple projects and groups of personnel at multiple locations. Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning and production of all contract support activities. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills. Establishes and alters (as necessary) corporate management structure to direct effective contract support activities.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in managing complex engineering or technical efforts involving multiple facets of an engineering discipline.
Specialized Experience: At least 4 years of hands-on experience in direct supervision of major efforts in the analysis, design, development, integration, training, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex systems.
Duties: Performs day-to-day management of assigned task order projects that involve teams of engineers, scientists, and management professionals involved in analyzing, designing, integrating, training, testing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining complex systems. Demonstrates proven skills in those technical areas addressed by the task order to be managed. Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning and production of all activities associated with assigned task order projects. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in managing complex engineering or technical efforts involving multiple facets of an engineering discipline.
Specialized Experience: At least 2 years of hands-on experience in direct supervision of major efforts in the analysis, design, development, integration, training, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex systems.
Duties: Performs day-to-day management of assigned task order projects that involve teams of engineers, scientists, and management professionals involved in analyzing, designing, integrating, training, testing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining large complex systems. Demonstrates proven skills in those technical areas addressed by the task order to be managed. Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning and production of all activities associated with assigned task order projects. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 1 to 3 years experience in managing engineering or technical efforts involving multiple facets of an engineering discipline.
Specialized Experience: At least 1 year of hands-on experience in direct supervision of major efforts in the analysis, design, development, integration, training, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex systems.
Duties: Performs day-to-day management of assigned task order projects that involve teams of engineers, scientists, and management professionals involved in analyzing, designing, integrating, training, testing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining large complex systems. Demonstrates proven skills in those technical areas addressed by the task order to be managed. Organizes, directs, and coordinates planning and production of all activities associated with assigned task order projects. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills.
Education: M.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience in technical work in the major area of full life-cycle system engineering.
Specialized Experience: At least 7 years experience in the supervision of systems engineering technical efforts with hands-on experience in direct execution of major acquisition efforts involving concept studies. Must be capable of leading assignments involving analysis, preliminary production, planning, requirements definition, and evaluation of one or more alternative technical approaches and associated costs for creating or upgrading performance of a system or activity.
Duties: Supervises systems engineering, technical efforts and performs typical associated tasks that include, but are not limited to, requirements analysis, cost/cost performance trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, regulatory compliance support, technology conceptual designs, and special studies and analyses.
8. Senior Requirements Engineer
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in technical work in the major area of full life-cycle system engineering involving concept development and requirements analysis.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major acquisition efforts involving concept studies. Must be capable of handling assignments involving analysis, preliminary production, planning, requirements definition, traceability, and evaluation of one or more alternative technical approaches and associated costs for creating or upgrading performance of a system or activity.
Duties: Supervises systems engineering technical efforts and performs typical associated tasks that include, but are not limited to, requirements analysis, cost analysis, cost performance trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, regulatory compliance support, technology conceptual designs, and special studies and analyses.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in technical work in the major area of full life-cycle system engineering involving concept development and requirements analysis.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in concept studies. Must be capable of working assignments involving analysis, preliminary production, planning, requirements definition, tracability, and evaluation of one or more alternative technical approaches and associated costs for creating or upgrading performance of a system or activity.
Duties: Typical associated tasks include but are not limited to requirements analysis, cost analysis, cost performance trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, regulatory compliance support, technology conceptual designs, and special studies and analysis.
10. Junior Requirements Engineer
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background inclusive of system engineering, design, and integration.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background in the evaluation of a system, subsystem, program, project, or activity concept through analysis and modeling and simulation.
Duties: Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to, requirements analysis, cost analysis, cost performance trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, regulatory compliance support, technology conceptual designs, and special studies and analysis.
Education: M.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years of experience in the areas of system design, engineering, and integration.
Specialized Experience: At least 7 years supervision and hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in the translation of a system, subsystem, program, project, or activity concept into a preliminary and detailed design, performing risk identification, analysis, and mitigation, and then integrating the various components to produce a working prototype or model of the system.
Duties: Supervises systems design technical effort and performs typical tasks that include, but are not limited to, computer-aided design, design studies and analyses, research and development, specification preparation, configuration management and document control, fabrication, assembly, and simulation and modeling.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Must have 7 years experience in the areas of system design, engineering, and integration.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in the translation of a system, subsystem, program, project, or activity concept into a preliminary and detailed design, performing risk identification, analysis, and mitigation, and then integrating the various components to produce a working prototype or model of the system.
Duties: Supervises systems design technical effort and performs typical tasks that include, but are not limited to, computer-aided design, design studies and analysis, research and development, specification preparation, configuration management and document control, fabrication, assembly, and simulation and modeling.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience:Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in the areas of system design, engineering, and integration.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in the translation of a system, subsystem, program, project, or activity concept into a preliminary and detailed design, performing risk identification, analysis, and mitigation, and then integrating the various components to produce a working prototype or model of the system.
Duties: Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to, computer-aided design, design studies and analysis, research and development, specification preparation, configuration management and document control, fabrication, assembly, and simulation and modeling.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background inclusive of system design, engineering, and integration.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background in the design of a system, subsystem, program, project, or activity.
Duties: Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to, computer-aided design, design studies and analyses, research and development, specification preparation, configuration management and document control, fabrication, assembly, and simulation and modeling.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience in the area of test and evaluation.
Specialized Experience: At least 7 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in the application of a number of techniques to demonstrate that a prototype system, program, project, or activity performs in accordance with the objectives outlined in the original design.
Duties: Supervises test and evaluation technical effort. Performs typical tasks that include, but are not limited to, prototype development and first article testing, environmental testing, independent verification and validation, demonstration and validation, simulation and modeling, system safety, quality assurance, education and training, and physical testing of the product or system.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in the area of test and evaluation.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in the application of a number of techniques to demonstrate that a prototype system, program, project, or activity performs in accordance with the objectives outlined in the original design.
Duties: Supervises test and evaluation technical effort. Performs typical tasks that include, but are not limited to, prototype development and first article testing, environmental testing, independent verification and validation, demonstration and validation, simulation and modeling, system safety, quality assurance, education and training, and physical testing of the product or system.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Must have 5 years experience in the area of test and evaluation.
Specialized Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years of hands-on experience in direct execution of major efforts in the application of a number of techniques to demonstrate that a prototype system, program, project, or activity performs in accordance with the objectives outlined in the original design.
Duties: Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to, prototype development and first article testing, environmental testing, independent verification and validation, demonstration and validation, simulation and modeling, system safety, quality assurance, education and training, and physical testing of the product or system.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Educational background inclusive of the area of test and evaluation.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background in the application of a number of techniques to demonstrate that a prototype system, program, project, or activity performs in accordance with the objectives outlined in the original design.
Duties: Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to, prototype development and first article testing, environmental testing, independent verification and validation, demonstration and validation, simulation and modeling, system safety, quality assurance, education and training, and physical testing of the product or system.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience providing logistic support for major systems.
Specialized Experience: At least 6 years of direct program experience in the full life-cycle logistic support for a system acquisition project.
Duties: Directly supports and supervises logistical personnel supporting program managers performing tasking associated with engineering or acquisition projects. Prepares integrated logistic plans and policy and procedures for logistic support for major systems. Ensures that proper logistic considerations are included in the system development processes at each major milestone. Performs analyses to determine system maintainability, reliability, and supportability requirements. Documents results of the analysis in a report format. Develops systems maintenance concepts and plans and life-cycle supply requirements and processes to meet supply requirements. Performs cost analyses associated with systems logistic support and develops and reviews systems acquisition projects’ operating plans and procedures to ensure logistic support considerations are included. Performs technical training, configuration management, and quality assurance.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience providing logistic support for major systems.
Specialized Experience: At least 4 years of direct program experience in the full life-cycle logistic support for a system acquisition project.
Duties: Directly supports and supervises logistical personnel supporting program managers performing tasking associated with engineering or acquisition projects. Prepares integrated logistic plans and policy and procedures for logistic support for major systems. Ensures that proper logistic considerations are included in the system development processes at each major milestone. Performs analyses to determine system maintainability, reliability, and supportability requirements. Documents results of the analyses in a report format. Develops systems maintenance concepts and plans and life cycle supply requirements and processes to meet supply requirements. Performs cost analysis associated with systems logistic support and develops and reviews systems acquisition projects’ operating plans and procedures to ensure logistic support considerations are included. Performs technical training, configuration management, and quality assurance.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience providing logistic support for major systems.
Specialized Experience: At least 2 years of direct program experience in the full life-cycle logistic support for a system acquisition project.
Duties: Prepares integrated logistic plans and policy and procedures for logistic support for major systems. Ensures that proper logistic considerations are included in system development processes at each major milestone. Assists in performing analyses to determine system maintainability, reliability, and supportability requirements. Documents results of the analyses in a report format. Develops and reviews systems acquisition projects’ operating plans and procedures to ensure logistic support considerations are included. Performs technical training, configuration management, and quality assurance.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background or required level of experience providing logistic support for major systems.
Specialized Experience: At least an educational background or required level of experience in the application of logistic principles addressed in full life-cycle logistic support for a system acquisition project.
Duties: Prepares integrated logistic plans and policy and procedures for logistic support for major systems. Ensures that proper logistic considerations are included in system development processes at each major milestone. Assists in performing analyses to determine system maintainability, reliability, and supportability requirements. Documents results of the analysis in a report format. Develops and reviews systems acquisition projects’ operating plans and procedures to ensure logistic support considerations are included. Performs technical training, configuration management, and quality assurance.
Education: M.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience in an engineering discipline such as industrial, civil, aviation, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, chemical, information, computer, software, marine, environmental, telecommunications, information security, network, or other engineering disciplines.
Specialized Experience: At least 8 years leading engineering efforts and supervising engineering staff involved with the application of engineering disciplines in the technical field directly related to the required tasking area being supported.
Duties: Leads engineering efforts and supervises engineering staff participating in such efforts. Provides engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development, and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline required to meet technical requirements. Makes recommendations and advises on system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts. Performs risk assessments and analyses employing modeling and simulation techniques.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in an engineering discipline such as industrial, civil, aviation, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, chemical, information, computer, software, marine, environmental, telecommunications, information security, network, or other engineering disciplines.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years leading engineering efforts and supervising engineering staff involved with the application of engineering disciplines in the technical field directly related to the required tasking area being supported.
Duties: Leads engineering efforts and supervises engineering staff participating in such efforts. Provides engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline required to meet technical requirements. Makes recommendations and advises on system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts. Performs risk assessments and analysis employing modeling and simulation techniques.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in an engineering discipline such as industrial, civil, aviation, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, chemical, information, computer, software, marine, environmental, telecommunications, information security, network, or other engineering disciplines.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years leading engineering efforts and supervising engineering staff involved with the application of engineering disciplines in the technical field directly related to the required area tasking being supported.
Duties: Supports engineering efforts that provide engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development, and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline required to meet technical requirements. Participates in efforts that develop recommendations and advice on system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts.
Education: B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background in an engineering discipline such as industrial, civil, aviation, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, chemical, information, computer, software, marine, environmental, telecommunications, information security, network, or other engineering disciplines.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background in the engineering field required by the specific tasking.
Duties: Supports engineering efforts that provide engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development, and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline required to meet technical requirements. Participates in efforts that develop recommendations and advice on system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts.
Education: M.A. or M.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years of experience in a scientific field such as biology, chemistry, nuclear, environmental, physics, mathematics, geology, or other scientific areas.
Specialized Experience: At least 8 years of experience providing direct or consultant scientific support to major programs or system development efforts.
Duties: Performs the functions of a technical expert in the relevant scientific field in support of major programs or system development. Applies scientific expertise in defining and resolving system issues, performing analysis, and developing plans and requirements in the subject-matter area for complex systems. Coordinates and manages the preparation of analysis, evaluations, and recommendations for proper implementation of programs and systems.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years of experience in a scientific field such as biology, chemistry, nuclear, environmental, physics, mathematics, geology, or other scientific areas.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of experience providing direct or consultant scientific support to major programs or system development efforts.
Duties: Performs the functions of a technical expert in the relevant scientific field in support of major programs or system development. Applies scientific expertise in defining and resolving system issues, performing analysis, and developing plans and requirements in the subject-matter area for complex systems. Coordinates and manages the preparation of analysis, evaluations, and recommendations for proper implementation of programs and systems.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in a scientific field such as biology, chemistry, nuclear, environmental, physics, mathematics, geology, or other scientific areas.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of experience providing direct or consultant scientific support to major programs or system development efforts.
Duties: Performs the functions of a technical expert in the relevant scientific field in the support of major programs or system development. Applies scientific expertise in defining and resolving system issues, performing analysis and developing plans and requirements in the subject-matter area for complex systems. Coordinates and manages the preparation of analyses, evaluations, and recommendations for proper implementation of programs and systems.
30. Lead Operations/Research Analyst
Education: M.S. or M.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience in performing analysis in the operations or research areas.
Specialized Experience: At least 8 years experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools.
Duties: Provides supervision to analysts and performs analyses applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analyses and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure MOEs address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and assists in the development of training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analyses and related benefit, cost, and risk studies.
31. Senior Operations/Research Analyst
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in performing analysis in the operations or research areas.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools.
Duties: Provides supervision to analysts and performs analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analyses and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure MOEs address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and assists in the development of training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analyses and related benefit, cost, and risk studies.
32. Operations/Research Analyst
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in performing analysis in the operations or research areas.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools.
Duties: Provides supervision to analysts and performs analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analysis and trade-off studies related to operational issues, and reviews test plans to ensure MOEs address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and assists in the development of training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analyses and related benefit, cost, and risk studies.
33. Junior Operations/Research Analyst
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Must have educational background or required level of experience in operations or research analysis.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background or required level of experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools.
Duties: Performs analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analyses and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure MOEs address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and assists in the development of training for operational personnel.
Education: M.S. or M.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience performing management analysis.
Specialized Experience: At least 8 years of specialized management analysis experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning.
Duties: Applies applicable management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and additional forms of knowledge transfer. Serves as key coordinator among multiple project teams to ensure enterprisewide integration of management efforts. Provides daily supervision and direction to personnel performing management analysis tasking.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience performing management analysis.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of specialized management analysis experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning.
Duties: Applies appropriate management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conducting process modernization projects. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and additional forms of knowledge transfer. Coordinates multiple project teams to ensure enterprisewide integration of management efforts. Provides daily supervision and direction to personnel performing management analysis tasking.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience performing management analysis
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of specialized management analysis experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning.
Duties: Applies appropriate management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conducting process modernization projects. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and additional forms of knowledge transfer. Coordinates a project team to ensure enterprisewide integration of management efforts.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background or required level of experience in management analysis.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background or required level of experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning.
Duties: Applies appropriate management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conducting process modernization projects.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years financial analysis or management experience.
Specialized Experience: At least 4 years of experience in financial analysis or management with demonstrated ability to supervise or lead a team of analysts.
Duties: Serves as a group leader ensuring a group of analysts are working in concert to automate complex business practices within the time frame specified by the client and that all the requirements are met. Assesses products and procedures for compliance with government standards, accounting principles, and multitiered system application standards. Performs should- cost analysis and trade studies related to cost trade-off options for major systems development or procurement. Prepares milestone status reports and presentations, and coordinates all aspects of complex financial application automation. Completes objectives independently within the negotiated budget.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years financial analysis or management experience.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of experience in financial analysis or management with demonstrated ability in cost analysis and analyzing, designing, and developing automated applications for unique business practices.
Duties: Provides the full range of financial functions for major system development including should-cost and projected cost analysis and trade studies related to cost trade-off options. Defines established financial business practices for integration into the client's financial business system. Identifies potential problems and recommended solutions through analysis. Works with functional specialists, automation specialists, contractors, vendors, and clients to effectively translate the client’s requirements into an automated application. Acts as a focal point for coordinating all disciplines in the recommended solution. Applies state-of-the-art tools and processes to effectively automate financial applications in the most effective manner while adhering to the established accounting principles and practices.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background or required level of experience in financial analysis or management.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background or required level of experience in financial fee-for-service environment that incorporates financial processes into automated systems.
Duties: Supports the conduct of should-cost and projected cost analysis and trade studies related to cost trade-off options. Assists in defining established financial business practices for integration into the client's financial business system and in identifying potential problems and recommended solutions through analysis.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in system development, training, or related fields.
Specialized Experience: At least 4 years of experience in developing and providing end-user training on major systems that include hardware and/or software configurations.
Duties: Supervises training and instruction personnel and conducts research necessary to develop and revise training courses and prepare appropriate training catalogs. Prepares all instructor materials (course outline, background material, and training aids). Prepares all student materials (course manuals, workbooks, handouts, completion certificates, and course critique forms). Trains personnel by conducting formal classroom courses, workshops, and seminars. Provides daily supervision of, and direction to, training staff.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in system development, training, or related fields.
Specialized Experience: At least 2 years experience in developing and providing end-user training on major systems that include hardware and/or software configurations.
Duties: Under the supervision of the Senior Trainer, develops and revises training courses and prepares appropriate training catalogs. Prepares instructor materials (course outline, background material, and training aids). Prepares all material (course manuals, workbooks, handouts, completion certificates, and course critique forms). Trains personnel by conducting formal classroom courses, workshops, and seminars.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Must have educational background or required level of experience performing training development or instruction.
Specialized Experience: At least educational background or required level of experience in developing and providing end-user training on major systems that include hardware and/or software configurations.
Duties: Develops and revises training courses and prepares appropriate training catalogs. Prepares instructor materials (course outline, background material, and training aids). Prepares all material (course manuals, workbooks, handouts, completion certificates, and course critique forms). Trains personnel by conducting formal classroom courses, workshops, and seminars.
Education: Associate degree or H.S. diploma and 4 years relevant work experience.
General Experience: Typically 3 to 4 years of experience providing support to technical programs.
Specialized Experience: At least 2 years experience in areas such as writing and editing documents, graphics, document preparation, and drafting.
Duties: Depending on the functional specialty, support the program management staff in the preparation of deliverables, proposals, internal reports, briefings, and drawings associated with the project being supported. Supervise other support specialists performing on the project. Must demonstrate the ability to work independently or under only general direction.
Education: Associate degree or H.S. diploma and 3 years of relevant experience.
General Experience: Typically has 1 year of experience providing support to technical programs.
Specialized Experience: General experience in areas such as writing and editing documents, graphics, document preparation, and drafting.
Duties: Depending on the functional specialty, support the program management staff in the preparation of deliverables, proposals, internal reports, briefings, and drawings associated with the project being supported.
Education: Associate degree or H.S. diploma and 1 year relevant work experience.
General Experience: Typically has 1 year of experience in administrative functional specialty.
Specialized Experience: At least 1 year of experience performing tasks such as typing, administration, word processing, or reception. Requires technical computer skills and ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation development software.
Duties: Depending on administrative functional specialty, provides support to program management staff. Supervises other administrative staff.
47. Senior Project Control Specialist
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience working with accounting and financial systems. Has direct contract experience with staffing and resource planning, preparation of financial reports and presentations, and cost reporting under government contract guidelines.
Specialized Experience: Must have 4 years experience preparing and analyzing financial statements, developing project schedules, using cost-accounting and labor-reporting systems; and has a working knowledge of contract and subcontract management. Must be proficient in the use of spreadsheets and project management tools.
Duties: Supervises project control staff members and manages financial and/or administrative aspects of assigned contract tasking or deliverables. Reviews contracts and identifies project control requirements. Determines staff assignments, project control systems, and administrative and financial reporting requirements. Prepares project management plans independently or in conjunction with program/project managers. Serves as key coordinator for project control data and policy among contracts having multiple projects. Tracks and validates all client financial information, establishes and maintains master contract files, prepares reports on and monitors status of all deliverables, ensures quality assurance in all products delivered, tracks the financial status of contracts, and reports payment of government fees. Prepares and updates task status reports and prepares revenue projections reports. Employs automated tools and systems to perform project control functions.
48. Project Control Specialist
Education: Associate degree or H.S. diploma and 2 years relevant work experience.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience working with accounting and financial systems. Has direct contract experience with staffing and resource planning, preparation of financial reports and presentations, and cost reporting under government contract guidelines.
Specialized Experience: Must have 2 years experience preparing and analyzing financial statements, developing project schedules, using cost-accounting and labor-reporting systems; and has a working knowledge of contract and subcontract management. Must be proficient in the use of spreadsheets and project management tools.
Duties: Reviews contracts and identifies project control requirements. Determines staff assignments, project control systems, and administrative and financial reporting requirements. Tracks and validates all client financial information, establishes and maintains master contract files, prepares reports on and monitors status of all deliverables, ensures quality assurance in all products delivered, tracks the financial status of contracts, and reports payment of government fees. Prepares and updates task status reports and prepares revenue projections reports. Employs automated tools and systems to perform project control functions.
49. Junior Project Control Specialist
Education: Associate degree or H.S. diploma and 1 year relevant work experience.
General Experience: Typically has 1 year experience working with accounting and financial systems. Has direct contract experience with staffing and resource planning, preparation of financial reports and presentations, and cost reporting under government contract guidelines.
Specialized Experience: Has experience preparing and analyzing financial statements, developing project schedules, using cost-accounting and labor-reporting systems; and has a working knowledge of contract and subcontract management. Must be proficient in the use of spreadsheets and project management tools.
Duties: Tracks and validates all client financial information, establishes and maintains master contract files, prepares reports on and monitors status of all deliverables, ensures quality assurance in all products delivered. Tracks the financial status of contracts and reports payment of government fees. Prepares and updates task status reports and prepares revenue projections reports. Employs automated tools and systems to perform project control functions.
50. Lead Information Specialist
Education: M.S. or M.A. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 10 to 12 years experience in managing the implementation of information engineering projects and experience in system analysis, design, and programming.
Specialized Experience: At least 8 years of experience in information system development, functional and data requirement analysis, system analysis and design, programming, program design, and documentation preparation for complex systems. Has led information engineering projects associated with complex systems and supervised technical staff involved in such projects.
Duties: Applies an enterprisewide set of disciplines and processes for planning, analyzing, designing, constructing, and implementing information engineering for complex systems. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Performs process and data modeling in support of the systems planning and analysis efforts, using manual and automated tools. Employs reverse engineering and reengineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents. Supervises information engineers assigned to support a system development.
51. Senior Information Specialist
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 7 to 9 years experience in managing implementation of information engineering projects and experience in systems analysis, design, and programming.
Specialized Experience: At least 5 years of experience in information system development, functional and data requirement analysis, system analysis and design, programming, program design, and documentation preparation for complex systems. Has led information engineering projects associated with complex systems and supervised technical staff involved in such projects.
Duties: Applies an enterprisewide set of disciplines and processes for planning, analyzing, designing, constructing, and implementing information engineering for complex systems. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Performs process and data modeling in support of the systems planning and analysis efforts, using manual and automated tools. Employs reverse engineering and reengineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents. Supervises information engineers assigned to support a system development.
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Typically has 4 to 6 years experience in managing implementation of information engineering projects and experience in systems analysis, design, and programming.
Specialized Experience: At least 3 years of experience in information system development, functional and data requirement analysis, system analysis and design, programming, program design, and documentation preparation for complex systems.
Duties: Applies an enterprisewide set of disciplines and processes for planning, analyzing, designing, constructing, and implementing information engineering for complex systems. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Performs process and data modeling in support of the systems planning and analysis efforts, using manual and automated tools. Employs reverse engineering and reengineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents.
53. Junior Information Specialist
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree.
General Experience: Educational background or required level of experience in providing information engineering services to systems development.
Specialized Experience: At least an educational background or required level of experience in information system development, functional and data requirement analysis, system analysis and design, programming, program design, and documentation preparation.
Duties: Applies an enterprisewide set of disciplines and processes for planning, analyzing, designing, constructing, and implementing information engineering for complex systems. Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Performs process and data modeling in support of the systems planning and analysis efforts, using manual and automated tools. Employs reverse engineering and reengineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 10 or more years of experience in the operational and mission area under consideration. Experience includes planning, performing, and supervising the day-to-day operational functions associated with the mission.
Specialized Experience: 6 years of hands-on experience in performing operational functions, including assessing threats, developing plans to meet those threats, and recruiting and training personnel.
Duties: Applies knowledge of client’s mission area to develop and refine concepts of operations and operational plans that make optimum use of existing and planned systems to meet mission needs. As required, participates in the development of system concepts, system requirements, concepts of operations, and training requirements in every phase of the system development process.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 7 or more years of experience in the operational and mission area under consideration. Experience includes planning, performing, and supervising the day-to-day operational functions associated with the mission.
Specialized Experience: 4 years of hands-on experience in performing operational functions, including assessing threats, developing plans to meet those threats, and recruiting and training personnel.
Duties: Applies knowledge of client’s mission area to develop and refine concepts of operations and operational plans that make optimum use of existing and planned systems to meet mission needs. As required, participates in the development of system concepts, system requirements, concepts of operations, and training requirements in every phase of the system development process.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 4 or more years of experience in the operational and mission area under consideration. Experience includes planning, performing, and supervising the day-to-day operational functions associated with the mission.
Specialized Experience: 2 years of hands-on experience in performing operational functions, including assessing threats, developing plans to meet those threats, and recruiting and training personnel.
Duties: Applies knowledge of client’s mission area to develop and refine concepts of operations and operational plans that make optimum use of existing and planned systems to meet mission needs. As required, participates in the development of system concepts, system requirements, concepts of operations, and training requirements in every phase of the system development process.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: Up to 3 years of experience in the operational and mission area under consideration. Experience includes planning, performing, and supervising the day-to-day operational functions associated with the mission.
Specialized Experience: Up to 1 year of hands-on experience in performing operational functions, including assessing threats, developing plans to meet those threats, and recruiting and training personnel.
Duties: Applies knowledge of client’s mission area to develop and refine concepts of operations and operational plans that make optimum use of existing and planned systems to meet mission needs. As required, participates in the development of system concepts, system requirements, concepts of operations, and training requirements in every phase of the system development process.
58. Functional Expert Consultant, Level I
Education: B.A. or B.S. degree
General Experience: N/A
Specialized Experience: This position requires up to 3 years of experience in the appropriate area.
Duties: Provides task unique functional expertise necessary to interpret requirements, ensure responsiveness and achieve successful performance. May include subject matter and unique technical knowledge. Assists engineering staff with the analysis, evaluation and implementation of systems and other engineering tasks. Note: This labor category may only be used in support of engineering specific work.
59. Functional Expert Consultant, Level II
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: N/A
Specialized Experience: This position requires 3 to 5 years of experience in the appropriate area.
Duties: Provides task unique functional expertise necessary to interpret requirements, ensure responsiveness and achieve successful performance. May include subject matter and unique technical knowledge. Assists engineering staff with the analysis, evaluation and implementation of systems and other engineering tasks. Note: This labor category may only be used in support of engineering specific work.
60. Functional Expert Consultant, Level III
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: N/A
Specialized Experience: This position requires 5 to 10 years of experience in the appropriate area.
Duties: Provides task unique functional expertise necessary to interpret requirements, ensure responsiveness and achieve successful performance. May include subject matter and unique technical knowledge. Assists engineering staff with the analysis, evaluation and implementation of systems and other engineering tasks. Note: This labor category may only be used in support of engineering specific work.
61. Functional Expert Consultant, Level IV
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: N/A
Specialized Experience: This position requires 10 years of experience in the appropriate area.
Duties: Provides task unique functional expertise necessary to interpret requirements, ensure responsiveness and achieve successful performance. May include subject matter and unique technical knowledge. Assists engineering staff with the analysis, evaluation and implementation of systems and other engineering tasks. Note: This labor category may only be used in support of engineering specific work.
62. Functional Expert Consultant, Level V
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: N/A
Specialized Experience: This position requires over 10 years of experience in the appropriate area. May have expert credentials or be recognized as an authority.
Duties: Provides task unique functional expertise necessary to interpret requirements, ensure responsiveness and achieve successful performance. May include subject matter and unique technical knowledge. Assists engineering staff with the analysis, evaluation and implementation of systems and other engineering tasks. Note: This labor category may only be used in support of engineering specific work.
63. Lead Homeland Security Expert
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 4 or more years of experience in the operational and mission area under consideration. Experience includes planning, performing, and supervising the day-to-day operational functions associated with the mission.
Specialized Experience: 2 years of hands-on experience in performing operational functions, including assessing threats, developing plans to meet those threats, and recruiting and training personnel.
Duties: Applies knowledge of client’s mission area to develop and refine concepts of operations and operational plans that make optimum use of existing and planned systems to meet mission needs. As required, participates in the development of system concepts, system requirements, concepts of operations, and training requirements in every phase of the system development process.
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 10 or more years of progressive experience providing support to and/or managing complex projects.
Specialized Experience: 5 years of experience in an area relevant to Homeland Security, including but not limited to: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Information Assurance, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Physical Security, Emergency Preparedness, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, Border Security, Law Enforcement, Transportation and Aviation Security.
Duties: Provides technical and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex systems in the Homeland Security area. Makes recommendations and advises on organization wide system improvements in the area(s) of the individual’s specialized Homeland Security expertise.
65. Senior Homeland Security Specialist
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 6 or more years of progressive experience providing support to complex projects.
Specialized Experience: 4 years of experience in an area relevant to Homeland Security, including but not limited to: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Information Assurance, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Physical Security, Emergency Preparedness, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, Border Security, Law Enforcement, Transportation and Aviation Security.
Duties: Assists with problem definition and analysis and with developing plans and requirements for complex systems in the Homeland Security area. May lead projects or provide senior support to projects in the area(s) of the individual’s specialized Homeland Security expertise.
66. Homeland Security Specialist
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: 3 or more years of progressive experience providing support to moderately complex projects.
Specialized Experience: 2 years of experience in an area relevant to Homeland Security, including but not limited to: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Information Assurance, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Physical Security, Emergency Preparedness, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, Border Security, Law Enforcement, Transportation and Aviation Security.
Duties: Provides technical and functional analysis, assistance, and support to projects in the area(s) of the individual’s specialized Homeland Security expertise.
67. Junior Homeland Security Specialist
Education: B.S. or B.A. degree
General Experience: Up to 2 years of progressive experience providing support to simple to moderately complex projects involving areas relevant to Homeland Security, including but not limited to: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Information Assurance, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Physical Security, Emergency Preparedness, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, Border Security, Law Enforcement, Transportation and Aviation Security.
Specialized Experience: N/A
Duties: Provides assistance and support to projects relevant to the area of Homeland Security.
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