Open Source Program Management Senior Analyst, NSIC

Air Force STEM$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in intelligence cycle and open-source requirements
  • Expert knowledge of open-source intelligence, publicly available information (PAI), and commercially available information (CAI)
  • Familiarity with foreign space and counterspace systems
  • Experience in team building, mentoring, and managing personnel within IC
  • Understanding of DoD contract management policies and processes

Responsibilities

  • Serve as senior subject matter expert and program manager for OSPMT
  • Coordinate Center-wide open source and linguist capabilities
  • Support contract efforts and tasking across NSIC
  • Oversee OSINT/PAI collections and related tool development
  • Advocate for resources and manage attribution efforts in open source contexts

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package for federal employees
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional growth
  • Flexible work environment with potential for situational telework
  • Eligibility for relocation funding and temporary duty assignments
  • Engagement in fulfilling and mission-driven work for national security
Full Job Description
Help The United States Space Force (USSF) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton OH is searching for a Open-Source Program Management Senior Analys to support NSIC (GG-0132-13). Description: NSIC is looking for candidates to support our burgeoning open source program. This position serves as the senior subject matter expert and program manager for the team directly supporting the Director of NSIC's Open Source Program Management Team (OSPMT). This team coordinates Center-wide open source, publicly available information (PAI), commercially available information (CAI), and linguist capabilities. This GG-13 position serves as a senior analyst supporting contract efforts, Center-wide tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination and related tools development. The team will be responsible for managed attribution efforts, OSINT/PAI tools, related resourcing requests, and synchronizing NSIC wide OSINT/PAI collections and tasking. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to operate with minimal supervision. Ideal Candidate: Experience with the entire intelligence cycle to include leveraging PAI and submitting open source requirements Expert knowledge of open source intelligence, PAI, CAI, and the use of linguists in the IC. This expertise should be founded in experience directly supporting/conducting at least one of those areas. Knowledge of foreign space and counterspace systems, concepts, technologies, and capabilities Experience with NSIC, USSF/USAF, and OPM personnel policies and processes, team building, and mentoring as well as knowledge of DoD contract management programs. Leadership and soft skills with the ability to provide guidance and mentorship to a small team as well as deal with challenging personnel situations. Familiarity with IC/DoW resourcing and contracting processes and the ability to effectively advocate for resources. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, negotiating complex issues, and resolving conflicts based on mature judgement, experience, and recognized professional standing. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. An expert understanding of NSIC analytical production capabilities, processes, and customers, DoD intelligence production tasking systems, and the underlying processes and concepts by which information is converted into intelligence and made available to customers and consumers of intelligence. 2. Knowledge of and ability to lead project forecasting and scheduling using appropriate resources, tools and templates. 3. Knowledge of National, DoD and Space Force Intelligence Community doctrine, regulations, policies, guidelines, requirements, and initiatives related to assigned programs. 4. Knowledge of and ability to lead intelligence requirements taskings, analysis, evaluations, interpretations, reporting, collection, production and dissemination, and knowledge of security practices for ensuring the safeguarding of classified information. 5. Knowledge of space systems concepts and capabilities of foreign counterspace systems and subsystems. 6. Ability to effectively organize and analyze information, produce authoritative reports, position papers and briefings, and effectively advocate for a position. 7. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, both orally and in writing as well as work in a professional manner with peers, management, contractors, academia and other agencies. 8. Ability to effectively maintain squadron knowledge management to include tracking squadron production requirements, improving squadron web presence, and ensuring product dissemination. Requirements Help Conditions of employment - Must be a U.S Citizen. - Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI 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. - Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year. - This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Qualifications The 0132 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 Manegemnt Positions. Additional information 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. Benefits Help 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. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. 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