Chief Future Capabilities

Space Training and Readiness Command•Schriever AFB, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The United States Space Force at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is seeking a Chief, Future Capabilities, for Delta 11 33rd Range Generation Squadron (NH-2210-03, GS-12/13 equivalent). The 33rd Range Generation Squadron operates and maintains the cyber component of the National Space Test and Training Complex, providing cyber environments for test and training missions. It also fosters an adversary-focused warfighting culture by studying, teaching, and replicating modern, emerging, and integrated cyber threats through threat academics and virtual and live replication. The role combines strategic planning and policy work with technical capability development. The Chief develops and operationalizes strategic guidance, campaign plans, and enterprise objectives; drafts and coordinates cyber warfare policy; analyzes national security and military guidance; and provides senior leaders with decision-support materials. The position also represents the Delta in headquarters, interagency, joint, and mission partner forums, builds consensus, and assesses progress using performance measures. The position also involves leading the development and transition of technical capabilities, including research, requirements analysis, risk assessment, testing and evaluation, integration, and operational handover. Work may include emerging technologies such as cloud-native platforms, AI/ML analytics, zero-trust architecture, and software-defined networking, as well as systems analysis, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research. The role produces technical designs, test plans, reports, and operational manuals to support adoption and transition to operations.

Requirements

Meet the individual occupational requirement for the 2210 series.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Must consent to and successfully complete an initial, periodic, and random counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
Must safeguard classified or sensitive budget-related information and files.
Must comply with the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program requirements for a Testing Designated Position.
Strong background in cyberspace operations, policies, and governance.
Familiarity with U.S. Government, USCYBERCOM, and Department of the Air Force cyber policies, guidance, and doctrine.
Familiarity with the Joint Planning Process.
Knowledge of technology development and transition lifecycles, including market research, requirements analysis, risk assessment, formal test and evaluation, and operational handover.
Advanced skills in integration and engineering and in designing, prototyping, and deploying emerging technologies in complex operational environments.
Advanced skill in systems analysis, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research.
Ability to independently lead and manage complex technical development projects from concept to completion.
Exceptional analytical and technical documentation skills.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis and travel on military or commercial passenger aircraft for temporary duty assignments.

Responsibilities

Develop, integrate, and operationalize strategic guidance, campaign plans, and enterprise objectives aligned with higher-headquarters and national-level strategies.
Establish measurable goals, milestones, and assessment frameworks for strategic objectives.
Draft, coordinate, adjudicate, and publish cyber warfare policy and authoritative guidance consistent with directives, mission partner agreements, and compliance requirements.
Analyze national security, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Space Force, and combatant-command strategies; assess implications and risks; and prepare senior-leader decision-support products.
Represent the Delta in headquarters, interagency, joint, and mission partner forums; build consensus, negotiate outcomes, and influence strategy and policy decisions.
Design and apply performance measures, build assessment plans, monitor progress, identify gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
Prepare strategy documents, policy memoranda, briefings, read-aheads, and staff packages for senior-leader approval.
Support technology development and transition, including market research, requirements analysis, risk assessment, test and evaluation planning and execution, and operational handover.
Integrate, engineer, design, prototype, and deploy emerging technologies into a complex operational environment.
Conduct in-depth systems analysis, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research on hardware, software, and systems for modeling as functional range components.
Lead complex technical development projects from concept through completion.
Produce technical reports, architecture diagrams, test findings, system designs, formal test plans, and operational manuals to support adoption and transition to operations.