S2Z Division Chief

Do not email your application. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity, click here. For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.

Major Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Operations Command (SpOC) Director of Intelligence (S2) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado is searching for a S2Z Division Chief (GG-0132-15). This position is covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS). For additional information about DCIPS, click here: https://dcips.defense.gov/ In accordance with Executive Order 13957, and Executive Order 14410, this position is being placed under Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted Service. Description: The Division Chief is an executive-level leader and key integrator responsible for directing multi-disciplinary intelligence programs, securing critical resources, and fielding next-generation mission capabilities. This role requires an accomplished professional with extensive MIP and/or NIP Planning, Programming, and Budget Execution (PPBE) experience (preferably at the MAJCOM-equivalent or Service-level PEM level) to effectively advocate for intelligence mission requirements. Leveraging a strong STEM-related bachelor's or master's degree and broad program management expertise across multiple intelligence disciplines, the Division Chief leads cross-functional teams to translate complex operational needs into technical requirements and high-impact acquisition documents (including PWS, SOW, SOO, and TDL). Ultimately, this leader bridges the gap between emerging technological solutions and the warfighter, partnering with contracting offices and vendors to deliver advanced intelligence capabilities at cost, on schedule, and in strict alignment with national security missions. Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for the Division Chief position is a highly experienced leader with a strong technical background and extensive expertise in Intelligence disciplines, program management, and financial planning. This individual excels at delivering new intelligence capabilities, managing complex contracts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to advocate for mission requirements. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Mastery of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and space-related operations, to include knowledge of the respective collections and operating systems, signal search and analysis, and a working executive knowledge of space-related orbital mechanics (i.e. how Keplarian law relate to intelligence collection limitations), a comprehensive range of intelligence research and collection methods, techniques, and practices; and multi-source intelligence information systems to capture and report on data in order to develop intelligence capabilities and threat assessments, interpret policy, and commit resources. Mastery of advanced dissemination principles, concepts, and methods to disburse the most complex information/situations attained from multiple sources including unique, state of the art SAR intelligence-related capabilities sufficient to render quick recommendations to USSF decision-makers in an environment of rapidly changing threats, requirements, and technology growth. Mastery and knowledge of USSF organizations and methodology, planning and programming methodologies, the national intelligence community, Joint, DoD structure, organizations and mission/functions, inter-relationships and operations. Skill in conducting unbiased complex research, identifying appropriate available systems/data sources, and producing collection requirement assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers, customers, and clients. Ability to manage a small staff and carry out all phases of personnel management responsibilities.

Qualifications

The 0132 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 Manegemnt Positions.

Promotion Potential

GG-None

How You Will Be Evaluated

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.

Benefits

View benefits details ↗

Who Can Apply

• Open to the public

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.

How to Apply

Do not email application. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity, click here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

What to Expect Next

For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.

Other Information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

About the Agency

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) will be used to form a pool of qualified applicants who will be considered for direct hire vacancies as they become available. To learn more about the United States Space Force Mission click here