Mission Compliance Officer

For sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

For sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

The Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S) Mission Compliance Group (MCG) implements and maintains the Mission Compliance Program (MCP). The MCG ensures NRO mission compliance through program awareness; development, promulgation and maintenance of compliance standards and training; and through monitoring and performing assessments of NRO mission-related activities. Additionally, the MCG reviews NRO activities to enable the NRO to perform its statutory functions while ensuring U.S. individuals’ constitutional rights are not violated.

To meet its requirements, the MCG collaborates with other IC and DoD compliance organizations, as well as with mission partners in order to ensure appropriate non-NRO requirements are appropriately addressed. This Mission Compliance Officer, as part of the MCG, is responsible for supporting the MCP and its strategic direction on behalf of the Director and Deputy Director, OP&S and DNRO.

This position will support the development and integration of mission-related compliance strategies, Particularly focused on NRO AI and emergent systems developed by the Ground Enterprise Directorate, ensuring proper accessing, handling and storing of mission data during the conduct of NRO mission and mission-related activities, among many other functions. The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for Non-Supervisor, Mission Compliance Officer, GGS-13, occupational series 1501.

More information on the occupational series can be viewed on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website.

• This position is open to the public.
• Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
• Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoW 1400.25 Volume 2006.
• The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.
• This position MAY qualify for the appointment of a reemployed federal annuitant IAW DoWI 1400.25 Volume 300.

• Serves as a Mission Compliance subject matter expert on behalf of the MCG Chief in GED
• Integrates and reviews compliance-related documentation and activities that articulate how the NRO is to perform its statutory functions relative to ensuring…