Lead Operation & Strategic Analyst, Mission Delta 3

United States Space Force•Colorado, BR-18 86690-000, BR• Temporary

Posted 6 hours ago• Business & Finance

Compensation

$90,961–$140,616/year

Job Description

Summary

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

04/01/2026 to 04/08/2026

Salary $90,961 - $140,616 per year

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

Pay scale & grade NH 3

Location

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Lead Operation & Strategic Analyst to support Mission Delta 3 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Conduct complex studies to determine the effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance of programs, processes and operations within MD 3. Develop and refine performance metrics, dashboards, and analytical models to monitor MD 3 program outcomes. Identify performance gaps and risks associated, and recommend process improvement and risk mitigation. Conduct cost-benefit and root-cause analyses to enable understanding and support commander decision making. Support development, execution, and refinement of strategic plans, organizational goals, and long-range initiatives, ensuring creation of operational approaches and actionable goals. Analyze organizational structure, workforce requirements, and resource allocations to improve mission accomplishment, recommending changes to increase efficiency. Lead process improvement efforts using methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or business process re-engineering. Draft or revise policies, SOPs, TTPs and governance documents to improve unit effectiveness.

Collect, interpret, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources to ensure the organization is doing the right things, and doing things effectively. Prepare reports, white papers, and briefings for senior leaders. Develop models and decision-support tools to inform planning and operations, and resource decisions. Ensure data integrity and provide insights that influence organizational priorities. Serve as a trusted advisor to unit leadership and staff directorates. Facilitate working groups, organizational planning teams, and problem solving sessions. Provide guidance and recommendations on operations, policy interpretation and implementation, and unit challenges. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders. Lead or support major projects and studies from planning through execution. Develop plans, timelines and milestones, risk assessments, and resource requirements to support MD 3 priorities and long range planning. Monitor progress, identify risk and recommend mitigations. Ensure projects align with strategic goals and unit priorities.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Mastery of analytical methods, program evaluation techniques, and organizational assessment tools.
2. Ability to independently lead complex studies and present findings to senior leadership.
3. Strong communication skills for writing reports, delivering briefings, and facilitating discussions.
4. Skill in data analysis, visualization, and interpretation.
5. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with management, program managers, coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative work environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

Requirements

Must be a U.S Citizen.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret 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.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 30 days a year.

The 0343 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management 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.