Senior Technical Advisor (Isr)

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Arlington, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Technical Advisor serves as the principal technical authority for U.S. Space Force intelligence architectures, capabilities, and operations supporting space and counterspace missions. The advisor provides expertise on intelligence-related space systems; cyber networks; tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TCPED) systems and architectures; acquisition programs; targeting; foreign disclosure; and intelligence oversight. The position develops and maintains authoritative intelligence architecture designs covering U.S. Government, partner, and commercial systems that support space superiority operations. The advisor represents USSF/S2 in senior engagements with Department of War, Intelligence Community, military service, combatant command, and national agency partners; advocates for USSF intelligence requirements; identifies capability gaps; and coordinates policy, operational, and programmatic issues across the enterprise. The advisor also develops and implements strategies and analytic capabilities by overseeing assessment and development of modeling, simulation, wargaming, experimentation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning tools used to support space and counterspace missions, force design, acquisition, and national-level decision-making. In addition, the advisor supports planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and evaluation of major intelligence portfolios by assessing resource requests, monitoring performance, recommending resource allocations, and proposing corrective actions. The position provides senior continuity and technical leadership for USSF/S2 during leadership transitions, absences, and Continuity of Operations events.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required
• Must have or be able to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI Security clearance
• Must file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report
• An individual's initial DISL career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a 1-year probationary period.
• Expert knowledge of the national Intelligence Community (IC), Joint, and DoW's structure, organizations, mission/functions, inter-relationships and operations.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and work effectively with DoW, Joint, IC, and Congressional counterparts.
• Familiarity with the evolving stand-up of Space Command and the USSF.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of grades and ranks within the military.
• Expert skill in communicating effectively with others, both orally and in writing; in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work; writing clear and concise intelligence products; and delivering written and/or verbal presentations to senior level audiences for decision-making purposes.
• Expert knowledge of advanced tasking, sensing, processing, sensemaking, analysis, and dissemination principles, concepts, and methods to disburse the most complex information/situations attained from multiple sources.
• Joint IC Duty certification is a prerequisite for appointment to senior executive, senior professional, and DCIPS positions classified above GG grade 15. (Applicants without Joint Duty Credit are still highly encouraged to apply for the position and this requirement can be waived.)

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is desired.
• A master's or advanced degree in international relations, intelligence studies, STEM studies is highly desired.
• Completion of senior military education and executive development programs is also highly desirable.
• A Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) Program certification is desired.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the principal technical authority for space and counterspace intelligence architectures, operations, capabilities, and resources.
• Provides expertise on intelligence-related space systems; cyber networks; tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TCPED) systems and architectures; acquisition programs; targeting; foreign disclosure; and intelligence oversight.
• Develops and maintains authoritative intelligence architecture designs covering U.S. Government, partner, and commercial systems that support space superiority operations.
• Represents USSF/S2 in senior engagements with Department of War, Intelligence Community, military service, combatant command, and national agency partners.
• Advocates for USSF intelligence requirements.
• Identifies capability gaps.
• Coordinates policy, operational, and programmatic issues across the enterprise.
• Develops and implements strategies and analytic capabilities by overseeing assessment and development of modeling, simulation, wargaming, experimentation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning tools.
• Supports planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and evaluation of major intelligence portfolios by assessing resource requests, monitoring performance, recommending resource allocations, and proposing corrective actions.
• Provides senior continuity and technical leadership for USSF/S2 during leadership transitions, absences, and Continuity of Operations events.

Benefits

• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be offered.
• Veterans' preference is applicable to Air Force Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL) positions.
• Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL) members are eligible for performance-based salary increases and/or bonuses.
• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more.

What This Job Offers

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