Linguists Needed Immediate Hire

CACI is supporting a critical Homeland Security program that is working on interdicting teriorist networks financial support structures.

We are looking to hire the following Linguists:

Pashto/Dari                Maryland

Georgian                    Maryland

Farsi                           Maryland

Baluchi                       Maryland

Kazakh                       Maryland

Somali                         Maryland

Pashto                         Georgia

Dari                            Georgia

Candidates must have at least a native level of fluency or a recent DLPT 3/3 score (similar ALTA or OPI scores will be accepted).    Experience working with SIGINT is highly desirable.

Transcribe/translate advanced level graphic and/or voice language material into modern American English in either verbatim or gisted format. Provide quality control of transcripts and translations of junior linguists. Operate customer furnished transcription equipment in accordance with operational guidelines. Draft Intelligence reports and provide quality control of reports of more junior personnel. Develop and implement translation methodology and quality control procedures and standards. Prepare and present technical briefings to customer and upper management. Share your native language expertise with Government or Contractor Language and Intelligence Analysts, and other personnel as required.

These positions are open to US Citizens with a current and active US Government Security clearance and preference will be given to candidates who have a TS-SCI with a Polygraph.

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Please send resumes to:  jolucas@caci.com

Theater Director for DOD linguistic program in Afghanistan TS/SCI Clearance

Candidate will be responsible for all aspects of program including management, financial and meeting customer driven objectives; and responsible for managing an extensive workforce of linguists and supporting staff.

Responsible for planning, organizing and managing a project, or series of smaller projects or a definable piece of a larger program for successful completion and performance consistent with contractual agreements.

Directs and supervises all support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities. Manages the direction of non-technical, technical or intelligence project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.

Also responsible for acquiring follow-on business associated with assigned projects and for supporting new business development by leading or assisting with proposals. Projects managed are typically of moderate complexity

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Requires MBA degree or equivalent, and 12 to 15 years of experience, including three to five years of supervisory/management experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Defines, launches, and drives mission-critical strategic and operational initiatives in core non-technical programs.

Creates a method of change management including ownership of a documentation library, communication plans, process training, etc.

Responsible for acquiring follow-on business associated with assigned programs and for supporting new business development by leading proposals.

Responsible for complex program management tasks and development of standards and processes for scheduling, administration, and accounting.

Provides thought leadership to project analyses and process improvement activities.

Matrix manages directors/managers from multiple departments to accomplish interdepartmental initiatives.

Clearly documents and presents findings including creation of diagrams and procedure documentation.

Responsible for driving recommendations through to implementation.

Communicates effectively with a wide variety of technical and non-technical audiences.

Identifies, analyzes and defines project/program requirements and scope.

Exercises broadly delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing many routine and complex projects/programs.

Defines, acquires, and allocates budget, staff, and other resources necessary to accomplish the goals and/or objectives of the program group/function.

Interviews, selects and trains staff to provide quality results for the organization as needed.

Develops performance plans and evaluations of employees, including subordinate supervisors as well as reviews evaluations to assure equity of individual employee performance objectives, standards and ratings among lower level staff/groups.

Desired Qualifications: 

Experience with DOD INSCOM linguistic operations in Afghanistan highly preferred.

Prior US Military (Senior Officer/SGM) level experience preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
CONUS: Normal demands associated with an office environment. Ability to work on computer for long periods and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face to face. Some travel may be required.

OCONUS: Demands will vary according to work environment. Often work schedule will require 12 hour days, 7 days a week when working in harsh and austere environments and require strict medical and dental screening before deployment overseas. 

  

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Please send resumes to:

John Lucas

Jolucas@caci.com

Quality Assurance Specialist – Afghanistan (Secret)

Work as a Quality Control Manager for DOD INSCOM language program in Afghanistan.  Responsible for all aspects of testing and QC operations regarding program and assists the Theater Director in meeting requirements directed by client.

Defines and develops quality standards for receiving, in-process, and final inspection in accordance with company and contractual requirements. Interfaces with customers, vendors, and various company departments to resolve quality problems and provide information. May provide work leadership for lower level employees.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent, and five to seven years of related experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
CONUS: Normal demands associated with an office environment. Ability to work on computer for long periods and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face to face. Some travel may be required.

OCONUS: Demands will vary according to work environment. Often work schedule will require 12 hour days, 7 days a week when working in harsh and austere environments and require strict medical and dental screening before deployment overseas.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Creates and modifies programs to certify system changes. Develops test control databases. Maintains test databases and ensures their integrity and currency. Distributes test data from control database to development staff to satisfy adequate unit testing. Prepares and maintains system request task status. Maintains and controls the flow of department copies of system requests or problem logs. May perform minor program changes or develop programs as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Raises issues, questions and concerns and may determine sources of deficiencies and initiates corrective action.

Examines planning information including specifications, quality control procedures, and fabrication records to insure that specified elements are correctly and completely stated.

Prepares quality trend analyses based on a review of quality records and testing data; and investigating defective material.

Ensures that quality processes are developed in conjunction with the user requirements.

Works as senior member of a team to establish parameters and specifications for databases.

Tracks and maintains documentation of assigned quality projects.

Reviews requirements, specifications, and documentation to gain a thorough understanding of programs and processes to be certified.

Validates results, reports discrepancies, and follows through to ensure that all issues are resolved.

Provides or validates estimates for assigned tasks.

John Lucas

CACI

jolucas@caci.com

Project Manager Intel – Afghanistan (TS/SCI CI Poly)

Project Manager Intel – Afghanistan (TS/SCI CI Poly)

Responsible for the performance of relatively small non-technical, technical, or intelligence projects or a definable portion of a larger technical program in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures and guidelines. Directs and supervises all support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities. Manages the technical direction of a project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives. Also responsible for acquiring follow-on business associated with assigned projects and for supporting new business development by leading relatively small proposals or assisting with major proposals. Trains and directs employee work activities.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Typically requires bachelor's degree or equivalent, and ten to twelve years of related experience, including three to five years of supervisory/management experience. Overseas theater management experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Normal demands associated with an office environment. Must be able to work on computer for long periods, and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face to face. Some travel may be required.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Defines, launches, and drives mission-critical strategic and operational initiatives in core non-technical programs.

Will creates methods of change management including ownership of a documentation library, communication plans, process training, etc.

Responsible for acquiring follow-on business associated with assigned programs and for supporting new business development by leading proposals.

Responsible for complex program management tasks and development of standards and processes for scheduling, administration, and accounting.

Provides thought leadership to project analyses and process improvement activities.

Matrix manages directors/managers from multiple departments to accomplish interdepartmental initiatives.

Clearly documents and presents findings including creation of diagrams and procedure documentation.

Responsible for driving recommendations through to implementation.

Communicates effectively with a wide variety of technical and non-technical audiences.

Identifies, analyzes and defines project requirements and scope.

Exercises broadly delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing many routine and complex projects/programs.

Assists with budget, staff, and other resources necessary to accomplish the goals and/or objectives of the program group/function.

May interviews, selects and trains staff to provide quality results for the organization as needed.

Develops performance plans and evaluations of employees, including subordinate supervisors as well as reviews evaluations to assure equity of individual employee performance objectives, standards and ratings among lower level staff/groups.

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

John Lucas

CACI

jolucas@caci.com

Senior Project Manager - Afghanistan (TS/SCI CI Poly)

You will be working as a Theater Director for DOD linguistic program based in Afghanistan.

Responsible for all aspects of program including management, financial and meeting customer driven objectives.

Responsible for managing an extensive workforce of linguists and supporting staff.

Responsible for planning, organizing and managing a project, or series of smaller projects or a definable piece of a larger program for successful completion and performance consistent with contractual agreements.

Directs and supervises all support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities. Manages the direction of non-technical, technical or intelligence project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives. Also responsible for acquiring follow-on business associated with assigned projects and for supporting new business development by leading or assisting with proposals. Projects managed are typically of moderate complexity

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent, and 12 to 15 years of experience, including three to five years of supervisory/management experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
CONUS: Normal demands associated with an office environment. Ability to work on computer for long periods and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face to face. Some travel may be required.

OCONUS: Demands will vary according to work environment. Often work schedule will require 12 hour days, 7 days a week when working in harsh and austere environments and require strict medical and dental screening before deployment overseas. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Defines, launches, and drives mission-critical strategic and operational initiatives in core non-technical programs.

Creates a method of change management including ownership of a documentation library, communication plans, and process training, etc.

Responsible for acquiring follow-on business associated with assigned programs and for supporting new business development by leading proposals.

Responsible for complex program management tasks and development of standards and processes for scheduling, administration, and accounting.

Provides thought leadership to project analyses and process improvement activities.

Matrix manages directors/managers from multiple departments to accomplish interdepartmental initiatives.

Clearly documents and presents findings including creation of diagrams and procedure documentation.

Responsible for driving recommendations through to implementation.

Communicates effectively with a wide variety of technical and non-technical audiences.

Identifies, analyzes and defines project/program requirements and scope.

Exercises broadly delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing many routine and complex projects/programs.

Defines, acquires, and allocates budget, staff, and other resources necessary to accomplish the goals and/or objectives of the program group/function.

Interviews, selects and trains staff to provide quality results for the organization as needed.

Develops performance plans and evaluations of employees, including subordinate supervisors as well as reviews evaluations to assure equity of individual employee performance objectives, standards and ratings among lower level staff/groups.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with DOD INSCOM linguistic operations in Afghanistan highly preferred.

Prior US Military (Senior Officer/SGM) level experience preferred.

  

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

John Lucas

jolucas@caci.com

Scrum Master in the Metro DC area

Scrum Master
 A cleared program in Reston, VA has a requirement for an experienced, Certified Scrum Master to lead one or more Agile teams in developing new applications, maintaining and enhancing existing applications, and delivering infrastructure improvements for a Government customer, using the Scrum and/or Kanban methodologies. 

The Scrum Master will be responsible for ensuring team accountability, team results, team performance of Agile methodologies, establishment of appropriate sprint cycles, conduct of quality control gates and effective retrospectives, and team member ownership of impediments for removal or escalation.  The Scrum Master will be the primary contact for the Government for the product planning, product backlog management, release management, agile approach tuning, roadmap management, results reviews, metrics provision, review, and interpretation, and retrospective handling for the team(s). 
Candidate will be responsible for the overall execution of the releases, and participate directly in leading activities and monitoring progress using metrics with minimal supervision.
Basic Qualifications:

Current and active TS clearance with the ability to obtain SCI required.  Bachelors Degree and a minimum of  9 years experience (4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree) in a related IT position with experience throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).  Formal Scrum Master training and certification (certification through Government customer may be considered).  Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master using Agile Scrum methodologies.  Knowledge and understanding of Kanban processes.  Strong facilitation and leadership skills, including leading small teams and managing projects and /or activites through to completion.  Strong customer interface skills; ability to work directly with Government customer as well as with technical performers. 

Desired Qualifications:
Leadership experience (e.g, release manager, technical leadership, small projects).  Experience establishing new Scrum teams and facilitating orientation to Agile processes.  Hands-on experience in one or more technical areas relating to software development projects (systems engineering, software development using Java, Ruby on Rails, other web technologies, software testing, etc.) will be considered a plus. 

For consideration send resumes to jolucas@caci.com

Design Patterns: Template Method and Strategy 10-13 Presentation Columbia MD

Scott Stanchfield will be presenting at the next JUG meeting. Scott works at
APL and teaches Design Patterns at JHU.
He also hosts the http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=www.javadude.com&usg=AFQjCNGLrcMvPs0Gr9i4xFrMj0BZPdr9qg Web Site.
Applied Physics Lab Parsons Auditorium
11100 Johns Hopkins Road
Laurel, MD 20723-6099

Design Patterns: Template Method and Strategy

Thursday, Oct 13, 2011 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (60-90 min talk)
Presenter: Scott Stanchfield
Let’s talk about Design Patterns!
Patterns are all about communicating your design intent in a concise
manner through a common vocabulary. Many of the common Design
Patterns are techniques you already know and use! By naming them you
can communicate your design structure in a few words rather than a
20-minute conversation. Template Method and Strategy are two very
useful patterns that work quite well together, allowing you to reuse
parts of an algorithm while changing other parts depending on your
application. I'll walk through some examples of how you can change the
behavior while walking a data structure, and how your design choices
can affect maintainability of the application.

As usual, Pangia Technologies, LLC a CACI Company will provide food and door
prize.

We look forward to seeing you there.

http://www.cmjug.org/