Chief, Ground Data Network, SWAC

United States Space Force•Colorado, 86690-000, BR• Temporary

Posted 2 months ago• Business & Finance

Compensation

$129,096–$197,200/year

Job Description

Summary

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

02/12/2026 to 02/19/2026

Salary $129,096 to - $197,200 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS-14/15.

Pay scale & grade NH 4

Location

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Chief for Human Capital Management to support MD6 (NH-0801-04, GS-14/15 equivalent).

Description:
The Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), a key organization within the U.S. Space Force, leads the service in deep-dive analysis, modeling and simulation, and wargaming to produce cost-informed, operationally grounded Force Design guidance for the Chief of Space Operations. SWAC integrates emerging and revolutionary capabilities to shape future concepts of operations, force-sizing options, and strategic investments that drive requirements, resources, policy, and enterprise-level strategy across the Space Force. As a Space Defense and Protection Engineer, you will serve as the organization's senior technical authority, guiding a team of highly experienced scientists and engineers in evaluating complex Space Force Designs. Your expertise in systems engineering, space systems development, and acquisition will influence multiple phases of the development lifecycle, ensuring that future space architectures are resilient, data-driven, and aligned with national defense priorities.

In this role, you will serve as the Ground Data Network (GDN) Division Chief-one of the Space Force's senior leaders for ground data network force design, integration, and resource advocacy. You will lead major analytic studies, architect data-mobility solutions across military, commercial, and allied networks, and drive innovation in cloud, AI, and advanced data-processing architectures. The Division Chief shapes enterprise-level decisions by communicating analytic findings to senior DoD and interagency partners, directing distributed technical teams, and managing resources to ensure mission-critical outcomes. This position blends strategic leadership with deep technical mastery, offering the opportunity to influence the future of Spectrum Warfare Program capabilities and the broader Space Force enterprise

Recruitment Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
1. Mastery of a wide range of multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment to effectively apply advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts to project development, execution, and advisory services.
2. Knowledge of military ground networking and data movement capabilities and applications to include satellite C2 and mission data.
3. Expert knowledge of systems engineering practices and procedures as they pertain to sustainment, modification, logistics, and production management principles, concepts, policies, and systems to execute significant projects which represent an important segment of the agency's operating program.
4. Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of planning/program management; of standard acquisition regulations, practices, and procedures; and of engineering disciplines used in support of sustainment, modification, and maintenance programs.
5. Ability to devise and evaluate criteria, parameters, characteristics, and interrelationships for design approaches; to assess the impact of new technology on current systems and processes; and to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, form conclusions, and devise and recommend solutions to problems.
6. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, both orally and in writing, as well as work in a professional manner with peers, management, contractors, academia, and other agencies.

Requirements

Must be a U.S Citizen.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
May be required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework".
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
PCS funding is authorized.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
Position requires a professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred.
Employee is in a designated position that requires consent and thereafter be subject to and successfully complete, an initial, periodic and random counterintelligence (CI)-scope polygraph examination as a condition of employment.
4 - Non-Critical Acquisition Position.

The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.

Evaluation

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Required Documents

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.