About The Position
This role involves serving as a Program Manager and Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communications (C3) Systems Staff Action Officer supporting the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Office (CIO) National Leadership Command Capabilities (NLCC) Management Office (NMO) at the Pentagon. The Program Manager will lead a technically proficient team focused on modernizing and improving critical communications and IT systems. The SLC3S SME will consolidate Senior Leader operational mission requirements, identify shortfalls and interoperability issues, assess equipment performance, and explore future communications improvements. The day-to-day focus includes acting as an Action Officer, drafting executive correspondence, driving modernization strategies, and managing program delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Master's degree or equivalent
- 15+ years of related experience
- Proven track record of managing technical engineering or IT operations teams in support of the Department of Defense
- Senior-level staff experience (OSD, Joint Staff, military department staff, military service staffs, CCMDs, component command staffs)
- Knowledge of nuclear command and control (NC2) and nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) systems
- Exceptional writing and briefing skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Nice To Haves
- Staff Officer Background: Experience navigating Pentagon processes, drafting military correspondence, and translating complex technical plans into executive-level briefing packages
Responsibilities
- Operating in a high-stakes, high-visibility environment within the Pentagon with zero room for error.
- Assisting in establishing, tracking, and supporting Strategic Senior Leader Communications Mission as a key member of the Pentagon's NMO.
- Consolidating Senior Leader operational mission requirements, identifying communications capability shortfalls and interoperability issues, assessing equipment performance issues, and exploring future communications improvements.
- Providing technical and analytical support for the development of NLCC ground, maritime, airborne, space, and cyber infrastructure, facilities, and platforms.
- Providing technical expertise in concepts, theories, practices, and techniques of engineering for information systems to extend and modify existing techniques and develop new approaches for use across the organization to improve the integration of technical processes.
- Coordinating, scheduling, and briefing GO/FO/SES level secure Video Teleconferences (VTC’s), Teams meetings, and ad hoc in-person meetings to manage policy decisions, track developing programs, track ongoing issues, and prepare for senior leader meetings.
- Attending high-level DoD meetings, providing professional judgment and NLCC expertise on behalf of the government customer.
- Serving as the CIO’s representative focusing on the SLC3S mission.
- Supporting NLCC Program and Budget Review (PBR) Issue Teams by assisting in the development, review, integration, and submission of issue papers.
- Conducting programmatic and portfolio financial analysis of Program Element resource profiles, joint capability areas, and program execution.
- Identifying program baselines and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) changes to support the DoW CIO's annual budget certification process.
- Preparing CIO issue papers for inclusion in the annual Presidents Budget/Program Objective Memorandum cycles to acquire program funding.
- Drafting senior-level correspondence.
- Quality controlling NMO’s CATMS packages.
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Robust learning resources
- Competitive compensation
- Competitive benefits
- Learning and development opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
