Director, Network Services Group

NRO • Chantilly, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

WE ARE THE NRO For over sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet. Learn more at NRO.gov . Basic Eligibility for a Position with the NRO You must be a U.S. Citizen You must be 18 years of age or older You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations Where You Will Work This position is located in the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Chantilly, VA. The NRO is the federal agency chartered to meet United States Government’s intelligence needs through delivering space-borne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. As a Department of War (DoW) agency and an element of the Intelligence Community (IC), the NRO is staffed by DoW and IC agency personnel and is funded through the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP), consistent with priorities and processes established by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW(I&S)). The NRO executes the research and development, acquisition, launch, and operation of overhead ISR systems necessary to meet the needs of the DoW, IC, and other national decision makers. The mission of the Communications Systems Directorate (COMM) is to provide end-to-end, secure information technology and transport services for the NRO and its mission partners. The NRO relies on COMM for information technology (IT) and space transport products, services, and capabilities to meet national security challenges. COMM products, services, and capabilities are essential to every NRO mission, business, and enterprise function. COMM directly enables the collection and processing of overhead intelligence needed by warfighters, the IC, and senior decision-makers to accomplish their mission. Within COMM, Network Services Group (NSG) securely connects missions through innovative global network solutions 24/7 /365 in support of the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and other mission partners. NSG is responsible for delivering, operating, and maintaining one of the world's largest global networks. This network encompasses a global backbone; wide, local, and campus networks; and command and telemetry networks. NSG also provides an array of enabling network engineering and implementation services, including network access to NRO's industry partners. NSG's network management scope includes strategic planning and execution that ensures global network services, capacity, and availability remain ahead of NRO's growing demand and consistent with industry best practices. NSG develops, updates, and implements the NRO Network Strategy, which describes the goals and objectives to modernize and simplify the NRO network, anticipate demand and scale networks to meet partner needs, and improve global resilience. NSG also supports partners in implementing Zero Trust Architecture capabilities, including Comply to Connect, Least Privilege, and Multi-Factor Authentication. NSG has a diverse portfolio with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars per year and a staff of several dozens of Government Civilian, Military, and support contractors who work closely with hundreds of network service provider contractors and other industry partners. The NSG Director, a DISL Tier 1 2210 Technical Director position, is the senior officer responsible for the leading the portfolio and people involved in the acquisition and operations of network services and capabilities. The NSG Director also leads efforts impacting the entire Intelligence Community consistent with NRO's role as a wide area network service provider to the IC. The NSG Director reports directly to the Deputy Director of the COMM Directorate. Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match. This is a full-time position that is open from 27-MAR-2026 through 10-APR-2026. Applicant packages must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge and experience overseeing the full life cycle of IT and transport services to include acquisition, engineering, development, and operations of state-of-the-art IT and cybersecurity systems and services in support of national security missions.
• Seasoned and adaptive interpersonal, communication, leadership, team building and negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively execute executive reasoning/function skills to persuade, negotiate, unify, adjust, recalibrate, motivate, and drive decision-making in time sensitive, high-stress, high-stakes environments.
• Demonstrated executive presence and political acumen with ability to effectively interact at all levels of the organization, work across organizational boundaries, and objectively steer organizations to a common ground in order to advance mission.
• Intelligence Community and/or DOD experience.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in acquiring state-of-art terrestrial network or other comparable complex IT systems and services in support of national defense missions.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in overseeing the operations and maintenance of terrestrial network or other comparable complex IT systems and services.
• Demonstrated experience in written and oral communications skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred in related field.
• Desired 10 years of acquisition experience or equivalent, 4 of which were in a CAP, KLP, or equivalent position.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the organization and activities responsible for engineering, acquiring, implementing, and supporting NRO's end-to-end terrestrial network capabilities and services.
• Develops and executes programs, in collaboration with the NRO partners, for connectivity and resiliency requirements supporting diverse missions.
• Serves as the NRO representative at high-level conferences and meetings with the Department of War, the Intelligence Community, Foreign partners, and industry partners
• Directs, coordinates and oversees work through subordinate supervisors; advising staff on policies, procedures, and directives; selecting candidates for vacant positions; developing performance standards; explaining performance expectations, appraising performance; recommending awards; correcting performance or conduct problems; encouraging development of employees; and approving leave.

What This Job Offers

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