HQE Chief Cloud Architect Job in Pentagon, Arlington, VA

Vacancy No. MRL25-00378A Department Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Salary $167,603.00 to $207,500.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Temporary FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 8/8/2025 Close Date 8/15/2025
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Locations:
Pentagon, Arlington, VA


Summary

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The primary purpose of this position is to supports the CIO, the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Acquisition Program Executive Offices, and other Department of the Air Force (DAF) Senior Leaders by maintaining comprehensive situational awareness of information technology developments, their impact on the DoD and DAF, and their applicability to DAF Cloud Acceleration efforts.

Duties

  • Provides guidance, oversight, and direction for the application of information technology within the DAF, ensuring that the DAF uses best-in-class technologies and practices in support of its missions, DoD programs, and initiatives. This includes technical responsibilities and decision authority.
  • Supports the CIO in ensuring that the information technology infrastructure supports the current and future needs of DAF processes and missions.
  • Develops and maintains relevant Information Technology Roadmaps.
  • Supports the DAF Chief Architect in the development and maintenance of information technology reference models and information technology transition plans. These models and plans document the technologies, standards, and practices that the DAF will adopt at the enterprise level, and how this adoption will be executed.
  • Works with research laboratories, industry, academia, and acquisition experts to identify best-in-class technologies and practices.
  • Develops, maintains, and leads a network of key information technology engineers within the DAF and across industry and academia to enhance the identification, development, review, and adoption of new standards and technologies.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
  • Disclosure of Political Appointments
  • Selected candidate must file a Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
  • Position has been designated Special-Sensitive and the selectee must have or be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance
  • Drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use IAW Exec. Order 12564, dated 14 Sep 86. Position requires that the incumbent sign a Drug Testing letter and pass urinalysis testing prior to appointment.
  • Position requires travel under conditions specified in the DoD Joint Travel Regulations. Incumbent is expected to travel on short notice to attend high-level meetings.
  • Position may require incumbent to be available for other than normal duty hours to include weekends to support exercises and crisis planning.
  • Position may be subject to the post-government employment restrictions of Sections 207(a) and (f) of Title 18, United States Code.
  • 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.

Qualifications


Eligibility will be based upon a clear showing the applicant has training, education and experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry-out the duties of the position. Candidates must exemplify the corporate perspective, leadership vision, broad experience and character needed in the SES corps not only to satisfy the immediate vacancy, but future vacancies which will occur in a variety of organizations, functions and locations.

A. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must have significant knowledge and experience in strategic use of information technology, IT infrastructure development and management, systems integration, IT acquisition and vendor management, IT lifecycle management, hardware and software development, and ability to remain current in relevant areas of Information Technology.
  • Have deep strategic level knowledge in the following areas: Networking technologies and concepts (including Zero Trust), Cloud, DevSecOps, Data, Kubemetes/Containerization, AI/ML, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and other relevant technologies.
  • Must be capable of representing the DAF before military services' IT leadership sessions, and industry IT Leadership councils and conferences. Incumbent must effectively communicate highly technical concepts and emerging technology to senior leaders and other non-technical stakeholders.
HQEs contribute in a variety of occupational fields, such as soft and hard sciences, engineering, technology, human resources, business, transformation, education, medicine, languages, and logistics.

HQEs may be hired to mentor, lead, oversee, direct, manage, and or consult on DoD programs and initiatives, including high profile and fast track assignments.

HQEs serve at the pleasure of the Appointing Official and may be terminated at any time. When practicable, they should be given no less than 3-days' advance notice.

Education

Education: Completion of a bachelor's degree in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or similar information technology related field is highly desired. Completion of a master's degree or practical experience in managing teams in commercial IT activities is desired.

Additional information

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

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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.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

A Resume-based Hiring Method will be used for this recruitment. A well-written 2-Page resume for this announcement should demonstrate the knowledge and experience listed in the duties section of the vacancy announcement.

Applications will be evaluated against the position's requirements. Failure to meet the position duties and qualifications will eliminate a candidate from further consideration.

Required Documents

To receive full consideration, each applicant must submit the MANDATORY documents in the format as designated. Packages that do not include all of the required documents or meet format requirements will not be forwarded for consideration.

**************ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED IN PDF FORMAT*******************

The Qualifications Documents must be formatted using Times New Roman, size 12 font, with 1-inch margins. Do not use borders, provide photos, or list a Social Security Number on any of the Qualifications Documents. DO NOT COMBINE DOCUMENTS.

A. (Mandatory) Resume in the preferred format (Limit 2 Pages Total). Upload in PDF format. PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.

NOTE: Resumes longer than two pages will not be considered

B. Most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, noting your current position, grade level and salary level (applies only to current or former civilian government employee).

C. (Mandatory) Military: Retired - a copy of your DD214 and/or Retirement orders; Active Duty - Are you an active-duty service member with a statement of service showing that you expect to be honorably discharged or released from the armed forces under honorable conditions no later than 120 days after submitting your application?

PLEASE NOTE: you will be ineligible for consideration if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of the submission of the certification. Documents are required.

How to Apply

Please follow the below instructions to submit applications. Any applications received that do not include all of the required documents or do not meet format requirements will not be forwarded for consideration.

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/15/2025.

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PREFERRED RESUME FORMAT: (Limit 2 pages/Times New Roman 12-font) (Do Not Use the USAJOBS Resume Builder) - Please submit a typewritten resume (upload as a PDF), including the following information:

Job Information: Announcement number (MRL25-00378A) and title of the position to which you are applying.

Personal Information: Full name, mailing address (with zip code), day and evening phone numbers (with area code) and complete e-mail address where you would like to receive correspondence regarding your application. **PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER**

Active-Duty/Retired Military: State highest rank held, date of promotion and date eligible to retire or date of retirement, (e.g., Colonel/June 2006/December 2014). NOTE: IAW 5 U.S.C. 3326, a 180-day waiver will be required for retired or retiring members of the armed forces during the period of 180 days immediately after retirement. Please note: you will be ineligible for consideration if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of the submission of the certification.

Education: Educational information, including the name, city and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degree received. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information, you may refer to the following U.S. Department of Education website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

Work Experience: Give the following information for your paid and non-paid work experience related to the job for which you are applying: (Do not send job descriptions).
- Starting and ending dates (month and year)
- Job title (for government position, include civilian series and grade or military rank)
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number, please indicate if we may contact your current supervisor
- Salary (current)

HELPFUL HINTS FOR YOUR RESUME:
- Read the vacancy announcement carefully.
- Adhere to the 2-page limitation (in PDF format and 12 point font)
- Quantify your accomplishments.
* Applicants should focus on recency of experience - Recruitment Panels, Executive Resources Boards, and Hiring Officials may consider experience over 10 years outdated.

This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please notify this office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.

SAF/MRL CONTACT INFORMATION: Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to brian.bobo@us.af.mil

Agency contact information

Brian Bobo
Address
AF Senior Executive Management
1040 Air Force Pentagon Room 4D
Washington, DC 20330
US

Next steps

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