Technical Specialist III - Ops Policy

About the role

SABG is seeking a Technical Specialist III to support Headquarters United States Space Force, Chief of Operations (HQ USSF/S3/4/7).

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in developing policy, guidance, and orders to USSF Field Commands.
• Support formulation, coordination, and communication of USSF positions on transitioning acquisitions programs to operationally accepted weapon systems.
• Support formulation, coordination, and communication of USSF positions on joint matters, Joint Staff actions, and best military advice.
• Aid in preparing senior USSF staff for participation in Joint Staff led forums.
• Provide strategic-level expertise in Space Force Exercises.
• Advise senior leadership in planning, developing, and coordinating exercise activities and events.
• Generate recommendations for new exercise related programs, policies, doctrine, strategies, studies, and approaches.
• Interpret national level guidance and ensure incorporation into USSF efforts, inform USSF Best Military Advice by providing warfighting analysis, novel concepts, and expert decision support.
• Support ongoing development and changes to Space Staff’s decision-making, stakeholder analyses, decision/risk management, exercise planning, and other tasks to support the division.
• Provide irregular warfare, and space weapons capabilities, strategies, concept of employment and operations development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 10 years of experience in an Operations, Engineering, Scientific, Data Science, Software Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Analysis, Policy or Planning field, or equivalent experience/responsibility.
• Data analysis and visualization.

Additional Skills/Experience

• Space operations experience, offensive counter space or orbital warfare knowledge.
• HQ Air Force A3K (Checkmate) or similar staff experience.
• Developing and assessing strategic concepts to support the joint warfighting force.
• Offering independent, alternative strategic analysis for future space capabilities.
• Expertise with weapon system operational acceptance procedures.
• Extensive familiarity with DoD programming, planning and budgeting processes.
• Ability to research and draft talking points, briefing documents.
• Strong verbal, communication, and written skills; ability to create and edit written correspondence.

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; and uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; and able to read and interpret written information.
• Diversity – Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; and promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; and upholds organizational values.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritize and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks, if needed; and develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to question activities and issues in all functional areas and make sound business decisions based on that data.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to write and type on a computer.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.