Senior IT Project Manager, NSIC
About The Position
The United States Space Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, is hiring a Senior IT Project Manager to support the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC), within the 2d Intelligence Analysis Squadron, Mission Enabling Flight. The position is covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) and supports scientific and technical intelligence production focused on foreign space threats. The role leads the integration of IT solutions, technical infrastructure, modeling environments, and data pipelines for scientific analysts. It translates complex scientific requirements into robust, secure IT systems and cloud architectures and works closely with S&TI analysts, data scientists, and engineers. Work includes orchestrating agile sprints for custom analysis tools, managing secure network enclaves, and ensuring zero-trust compliance so analysts have technology to support their mission. The position requires U.S. citizenship, the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance, and a cybersecurity certification as a condition of employment. It is a drug-testing designated position, requiring pre-employment and random drug testing. The employee must handle classified and sensitive information securely. Situational telework is available only for emergencies and OPM-prescribed unscheduled telework. The role is subject to approximately 15 days of TDY per year and may require non-standard hours, overtime, credit hours, or recall during exercises, contingencies, or emergencies.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Cybersecurity certification is required as a condition of employment.
- Must undergo pre-employment and random drug testing.
- Must safeguard sensitive and classified information in accordance with regulations.
- IT project management experience, preferably within the DoD, Intelligence Community, or Department of the Air Force.
- Proven experience delivering IT systems supporting S&TI, high-performance computing, advanced data analytics, or scientific modeling.
- Experience managing secure software development (DevSecOps) and cloud environments (AWS/C2S) for complex intelligence production.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a hard science or engineering discipline.
- Deep understanding of systems used to ingest, analyze, and exploit scientific and technical data.
- Ability to bridge scientific intelligence analysts, data scientists, and systems engineers.
- May be required to work non-standard hours, overtime, or credit hours, and remain subject to recall during exercises, contingencies, or emergencies.
- Subject to approximately 15 days of temporary duty assignment per year.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Agile/Scrum certification highly desired.
- Experience in the DoD, Intelligence Community, or Department of the Air Force.
Responsibilities
- Lead integration of IT solutions supporting scientific and technical intelligence production.
- Design, secure, and scale technical infrastructure, modeling environments, and advanced data pipelines.
- Translate scientific requirements into robust, secure IT systems and cloud architectures.
- Collaborate with S&TI analysts, data scientists, and engineers.
- Orchestrate agile sprints for custom analysis tools.
- Manage secure network enclaves and ensure zero-trust compliance.
- Handle and safeguard sensitive and classified information in accordance with regulations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive federal employee benefits package; employees and their families have access to a range of benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
