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Senior Executive Positions

Executive Resources at NGA include members of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (DISES) and Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL) employees.

NGA DISES positions are managerial positions, allocated to NGA by the Department of War, which are classified above the Band 5/GS-15 level. DISES positions are characterized by emphasis on organization or program management responsibilities. DISES positions are the DOW Intelligence Community equivalent to SES positions.

NGA DISL positions are technical or scientific positions, allocated to NGA by DOW, which are classified above the Band 5/GS-15 levels. DISL positions are characterized by emphasis on functional expertise and have no more than minimal supervisory responsibilities (less than 25 percent). DISL's are recognized leaders and authorities in a specialized field or functional area. DISL positions are the DOW Intelligence Community equivalent to SL positions.

Both applicants for employment and current employees of NGA are entitled to request religious accommodations from generally applicable employment-related rules and requirements, so long as the accommodation requested would not result in an undue hardship to the conduct of NGA’s business.

Please Note: Application procedures for NGA Senior Executive positions are different than application procedures for other NGA opportunities, thus apply via the instructions within the individual announcements found below.

Current Openings

Senior GEOINT Authority for Aeronautical Navigation

The Senior GEOINT Authority for Aeronautical Navigation serves as the Senior Representative for all issues concerning Aeronautical Safety of Navigation, and represents the Director, NGA in the Aeronautical Navigation functional management role. The SGA is the principle representative for analytical and technical issues related to NGA Aeronautical SoN GEOINT initiatives; coordinating, integrating, and orchestrating operations within the aeronautical domain. The individual must understand the SoN information provider/aviator relationship and promote effective user relations.

See the full listing and apply here. 

The Director of Commercial Capabilities is a member of the senior leadership team of the NGA Commercial Operations Group. The D/SCC serves as a senior technical expert on all Commercial GEOINT related needs across the National System for GEOINT, including Intelligence Community, DoW, and federal/civil partners. The incumbent will lead Commercial GEOINT research, assessments, governance, and integration activities across the NSG in order to align the acquisition of new commercial imagery, data, products, and analytic services to the highest-priority NSG needs.

See the full listing and apply here.