The United States Space Force (USSF) at Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Division Chief for the Threat Assessment Office to support SWAC (NH-0343-04, GS-14/15 equivalent).
Description:
This position serves as a senior expert responsible for developing authoritative threat baselines that inform USSF force design and guide future space architecture decisions. The incumbent leads multidisciplinary analysis projects, directing teams of analysts, engineers, scientists, operators, and FFRDC partners to assess foreign space and counterspace capabilities. The role conducts advanced characterization of adversary systems, integrating intelligence, modeling, simulation, and independent research to produce comprehensive threat assessments and models. The analyst supports USSF mission planning by shaping threat informed requirements, advising leadership on emerging risks, and contributing to long range strategic and fiscal planning. The position requires extensive collaboration and communication across the IC, SWAC, SSDP, and partner organizations to ensure shared understanding of threat environments and alignment with force design timelines. The incumbent prepares and delivers high impact written products and briefings to support decision making at the enterprise level. This positions is assigned to the Space Warfighting Analysis Center, Threat Assessment Office (TAO).
Ideal Candidate:
The position requires expert knowledge of space operations analysis across mission areas such as SSA/C2, space protection, ISR, MILSATCOM, PNT, cyber warfare, and related operational domains, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate complex military activities. The incumbent must possess a deep understanding of the Intelligence Community, including agency roles, tasking mechanisms, intelligence products, and dissemination systems. The role demands proficiency in applying military space, cyberspace, electronic warfare, and multi domain operational expertise to programs and weapons systems. The analyst must demonstrate strong skill in designing and executing comprehensive studies, developing solutions for broad and critical operational or contingency challenges, and negotiating the adoption of recommendations requiring significant organizational change. The position requires the ability to plan and manage major projects, communicate effectively in both written and oral formats, and maintain productive working relationships while safeguarding sensitive and classified information. This role is designated special sensitive and requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance, SAP eligibility, successful completion of an initial and periodic CI scope polygraph, and compliance with drug testing requirements as a Testing Designated Position. The employee must also meet applicable DAWIA standards, maintain eligibility for required Special Access Programs, and be able to travel for mission needs.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to assess and evaluate space-related military operations in one or more of the following areas: Space Situational Awareness (SSA) & Command and Control (C2); Space Protection; Space Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR); MILSATCOM; Space Positioning, Navigation, & Timing (PNT); Space Testing, Training, Tactics, & Exercises; Space Launch, Ranges, & AF Satellite Control Network Operations; Global Information Grid Operations & Defense; Cyber Warfare; and associated mission and flight operations, tactical space lift, deployment, mobilization, exercise, training systems, acquisition, special operations, or similar.
2. Knowledge of the US Intelligence Community, the intelligence cycle, distinct agency roles and responsibilities, tasking tools and mechanisms, products and associated access and dissemination platforms.
3. Knowledge of the application of military space/cyberspace/electronic warfare/multi-domain operations expertise as they apply to programs and weapons systems.
4. Skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and preparing solutions to especially broad, important, and severe military operational and contingency areas.
5. Ability to plan and organize studies or projects and to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations, where proposals involve substantial resources, and require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures.
6. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relationships.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret SCI security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
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.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 20 days per year.
Incumbent may require to perform other duties as assigned.
The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
Employee is in a designated position that requires consent and thereafter be subject to and successfully complete, an initial, periodic, and random counterintelligence (CI) scope polygraph examination as a condition of employment.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
Qualifications
The 0343 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Mangement Positions.
Additional information
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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.
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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.
