Chief, Digital Mission Enterprise Division, Digital Capabilities Directorate

About the role

OPEN TO CURRENT AFRL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ONLY. This announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 11:45 PM EST, 20 October 2026. AFRL's Digital Capabilities Directorate (DCD) seeks to hire a Chief of the Digital Mission Enterprise Division, DO-1101-04 (GS-15 or equiv), at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in acquisition strategy, operational management, and workforce development to drive enterprise-wide digital transformation. This position is a Supervisory role; the selectee may be required to serve a 1-year supervisory probationary period if they have not previously completed one. Position may require occasional travel (TDY) to interface with DoW agencies, industry partners, and other AFRL sites. Incentives may/may not be authorized.

Responsibilities

• Leads the organization's acquisition, operations, and workforce support functions to actively enable and sustain digital transformation efforts.
• Integrates and orchestrates the day-to-day internal operations of the division, ensuring alignment with overarching strategic goals.
• Utilizes deep acquisition knowledge and experience to execute complex acquisition strategies and establish innovative contracting approaches that match the rapid pace of the Digital Capabilities Directorate.
• Applies expert, multidisciplinary knowledge and Agile practices to overcome difficult technical, project management, and organizational problems using innovative and original approaches.
• Develops and oversees comprehensive processes and policies for all aspects of operations and resource management.
• Ensures strict organizational compliance with external policies and directives, including Continuity of Operations (COOP), records management, Inspector General (IG) compliance, and safety.
• Supports and drives the re-engineering of business processes across the