GEOINT Certification & Assessment Development Specialist

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a GEOINT Certification & Assessment Development Specialist to support the NGA Certification Program through assessment development, certification sustainment, and GEOINT tradecraft competency advancement initiatives. This position is 100% onsite in Springfield, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance
. The GEOINT Certification & Assessment Development Specialist will support the development, maintenance, and sustainment of NGA certification programs by designing legally defensible assessments, training GEOINT subject matter experts in assessment development, facilitating standard-setting panels, and coordinating with psychometricians and GEOINT leadership to establish and validate certification assessments.

• Support the development, maintenance, and sustainment of the NGA Certification Program in accordance with applicable policies, guidance, and references outlined in draft DoD Manual 10.
• Develop and advance GEOINT tradecraft competency assessments supporting professional certification and strategic human capital initiatives.
• Train and lead GEOINT subject matter experts (SMEs) in developing assessment questions and test items aligned with the proficiency levels and competencies being evaluated.
• Facilitate item development workshops and guide SMEs through assessment question construction, review, refinement, and validation processes.
• Assemble pilot assessments and support pilot planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation activities.
• Facilitate and administer standard-setting panels to establish provisional cut scores and assessment performance standards.
• Coordinate with psychometricians and GEOINT SMEs to develop, refine, and validate assessment instruments and testing methodologies.
• Ensure assessment instruments are legally defensible, technically sound, and aligned with established certification and assessment standards.
• Support assessment quality assurance, item review, test refinement, and continuous improvement throughout the certification lifecycle.
• Engage with GEOINT analysts, training organizations, certification stakeholders, and leadership to advance GEOINT tradecraft development and certification objectives.
• Support compliance with third-party certification and accreditation bodies, including maintaining documentation, standards alignment, and program requirements.
• Contribute to certification program policies, procedures, documentation, and sustainment activities supporting NGA's GEOINT workforce development initiatives.

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience developing GEOINT tradecraft competencies and engaging with GEOINT analysts, training organizations, and leadership to advance GEOINT tradecraft development and strategic human capital initiatives.
• Minimum of 24 months of demonstrated experience developing and maintaining compliance with third-party certification, accreditation, or professional standards bodies.
• Minimum of 24 months of demonstrated experience designing and constructing legally defensible test instruments and assessments.
• Demonstrated experience training subject matter experts in assessment development and test item construction.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and administering item development workshops and standard-setting panels.
• Experience developing assessment questions aligned with defined proficiency levels, competencies, and performance standards.
• Strong analytical, instructional, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with technical SMEs, psychometricians, and senior leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple assessment development activities and support certification program requirements in a highly structured environment.

• Experience supporting professional certification programs, certification sustainment, or assessment validation initiatives.
• Experience developing certification policies, procedures, standards, and program documentation.
• Familiarity with psychometric principles, assessment design methodologies, test validation, and standard-setting approaches.
• Knowledge of GEOINT tradecraft, GEOINT analyst competencies, and Intelligence Community workforce development initiatives.
• Experience supporting NGA, NSG, ASG, or other Intelligence…