The United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA is searching for a Senior Attorney Advisor, Operations, Space and Intelligence Law (NH-0950-04, GS-14/15 Equivalent).
Description:
Come join our legal team! U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) is searching for a well-qualified candidate to join the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate and fill the Senior Attorney, Operations, Space and National Security Law position located at Vandenberg SFB, CA.
S4S's mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force, and the Nation. In doing so, S4S protects the joint warfighter from space-enabled attack, defends on-orbit assets, delivers combat relevant space effects to the joint warfighter and connects partners and allies to maximize resources and enhance resiliency in the space domain. Our mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force, and the Nation. In doing so, S4S protects the joint warfighter from space-enabled attack, defends on-orbit assets, delivers combat relevant space effects to the joint warfighter and connects partners and allies to maximize resources and enhance resiliency in the space domain.
Ideal Candidate:
Serves as the Senior Attorney, Operations, Space and National Security Law for Commander, Space Forces - Space (S4S/CC) and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander under the authority and direction of the S4S Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) located at Vandenberg SFB, California.
- Provides legal advice and support to HQ S4S and its five geographically dispersed operations centers relevant to S4S mission areas including, space object identification, spectrum characterization, on-orbit protect and defend missions, launch/ re-entry warning, orbital warfare, MILSATCOM, NAVWAR and execution of contingency operations.
- Renders legal opinions on the legality of intelligence collection activities and resulting products that may be generated by the Commands' normal operations and on the legal aspect of intelligence oversight as well as counsels operators on legitimate methods of monitoring, detecting, collecting and disseminating information.
- Ensures coordination of and consistency in legal advice with S4S/JA on all legal matters, to include space and operations law, international law, intelligence oversight, national security law, adverse actions, fiscal law, civil law, and ethics.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / relocation funding is authorized.
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Candidates are required to disclose any pending or other judicial or miscellaneous allegations under review, including any adverse findings by a state bar or disciplinary committee.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
A Doctor of Law (Juris Doctor) degree from an ABA accredited law school institution is required.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 30 days a year.
A Masters of Law (LL.M.) or higher degree in Air and Space Law, National Security Law, and/or Cyber Law is preferred.
Employee must, at all times, be an active (or equivalent) member, in good standing, of the bar of the highest court of a state, US commonwealth, US territory, or the District of Columbia.
Qualifications
The 0905 series does have an individual occupational requirement that must be met.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
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. For more information, click here.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
