Collection Manager SME

Amentum • Newport News, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is contingent upon award of contract, business needs and funding availability. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Collection Manager at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA to support full-spectrum Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations in support of U.S. and coalition air and joint forces. The ideal candidate will apply Expert-level training and experience to planning and optimizing intelligence collection activities for both airborne and space-based platforms and sensors. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in ISR collection management, multi-INT integration, and intelligence planning, with the ability to translate complex customer requirements into effective collection strategies. This role demands a data-driven professional capable of evaluating collection effectiveness, identifying gaps, and delivering actionable recommendations to enhance mission performance.

Requirements

• Candidates must meet all basic-level DOD 8140 Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) requirements (Code 311)
• Graduate of a DoD or Intelligence Community in-residence Collection Management course.
• Demonstrated expert-level experience in ISR collection planning and execution, multi-INT collection coordination and integration and intelligence requirements development and validation.
• Strong proficiency in statistical and analytical tools such as R, Matlab, SAS, SPSS, S-PLUS (or equivalent)
• Strong verbal communication skills for briefings and collaborative discussions
• Willingness to comply with all DoD, Air Force, and IC security and conduct standards
• Ability to complete and maintain required training throughout contract performance
• TS/SCI eligibility with a favorable Tier 5 (T5) investigation
• Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with at least five years of related expert-level experience for a total of 20 years, as a substitute to the master’s degree.
• 15 years of collection management or related experience with at least part of the required experience must be within the past two (2) years.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Air Force DCGS Collection Management experience
• Prior experience supporting Joint, Air Force or Combatant Command ISR Operations
• Familiarity with Air Force and Joint targeting doctrine and target development and Battle Damage Assessment processes.
• Experience briefing senior leaders or operational staff

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage multi-discipline ISR collection activities aligned with strategic, operational, and tactical requirements.
• Translate customer priority intelligence requirements and information gaps into validated collection requirements and actionable tasking.
• Integrate collection strategies into mission planning processes supporting Air Force DCGS Analysis and Exploitation Teams (AETs), air components and combatant commands
• Collaborate across the Intelligence Community (IC) to identify intelligence gaps, priorities, and mission requirements.
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of multi-INT collection against validated requirements.

Benefits

• Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction.
• It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations.
• Each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
• Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior