Functional Specialist / Advisor (Technology Directorate)

Job description

Responsibilities Serve as a technical advisor and subject matter expert, providing strategic consultation and guidance directly to the Director of CIO-T, Director of Technology Engagement (D/TE), and Deputy Director of Technology Engagement (DD/TE). This role supports high-level decision-making by developing and delivering technical briefings, talking points, position papers, courses of action, and recommendations in response to inquiries from both internal and external stakeholders—including those within the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and the Intelligence Community (IC). Key Responsibilities: - Develop and prepare technical summaries, talking points, background briefs, and read-ahead materials for senior CIO-T leadership. - Conduct in-depth research and analysis on complex interdependencies between NGA Programs of Record, acquisition initiatives, enterprise architecture efforts, engineering projects, funding decisions, and scheduling plans. - Interpret and articulate key issues related to enterprise and solutions architecture—identifying assumptions, gaps, dependencies, and integration strategies in alignment with internal documentation and discussions. - Co...