Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) Subject Matter Expert

United States Space Force•Vandenberg — 747 Nebraska Ave, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA 93437, US• Temporary

Posted 6 hours ago• Aerospace Engineering

Compensation

$104,349–$161,313/year

Job Description

Summary

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

03/17/2026 to 03/24/2026

Salary $104,349 to - $161,313 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS 12/13 Equivalent.

Pay scale & grade NH 3

Location

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for an Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) Subject Matter Expert (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
United States Space Forces-Space (S4S) is searching for a well-qualified candidate to fill the Operations Support Specialist position for 3-star Headquarters staff. Come join our amazing team as we Protect, Defend, Deliver, and Connect together!

The Operations Support Specialist serves as a Subject Matter Expert in the Missile Warning space operations arena and is tasked with advising the S4S/S3, Director of Operations, on all aspects of operational support to United States Space Command. Conducts, or directs activities, or assists higher levels on challenging and innovative program development with only general guidance on policy, resources and planning; develops solutions to highly complex problems requiring various disciplines.

Serves as a Missile Warning SME with experience to analyze, evaluate, and develop recommendations in order to resolve complicated problems at the operational level as related to portions of the (a) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment, (b) Global Sensor Management, and Nuclear Command and Control (NC3) enterprise.

Serves as a point of contact for weekly Battle Rhythm events such as the Commander's Update Brief, and Operational and Intelligence briefings.

Ideal Candidate:
Extensive system knowledge of Missile Warning space systems with relevant work experience directly related to Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment, Global Sensor Management, and Nuclear Command and Control (NC3) enterprise.

Skills in working with people to maintain effective working relationships with groups interested in or affected by assigned programs and functions.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel products to develop and present professional technical and management documents at all levels.

Shall have in-depth knowledge with work experience directly related to (a) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA), (b) Global Sensor Management (GSM), and (c) the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) operations.

Desired - not required: Inter-agency Language Round-table scale of 2 "Limited Working Proficiency" (can handle most routine situations) for French, or German, or Italian, or Japanese, or Korean, or Norwegian, or Spanish.

May be required to obtain and retain a US Government official passport as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Must be a U.S Citizen.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Incumbents on this position may need to be removed from their military recall status if alternatives for filling the position during an emergency are not available
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.

The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.

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.