Program Analyst, HQ SpOC S10N Job in Peterson AFB, CO

Vacancy No. AF-FY25-4F-NH-0343-3-SPLASH Department Office of Chief of Space Operations
Salary $90,961.00 to $140,616.00 Grade 3 to 3
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 6/6/2025 Close Date 6/13/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Peterson AFB, CO


Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) Headquarters, Space Operations Command (HQ SpOC) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado is searching for a Program Analyst (NH-0343-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

Description:
Are you a critical thinker who can serve as the USSF Field Command lead for NC3-ITW/AA? Do you have experience leading a team of professionals in exercise, risk management, Staff Assistance Visits (SAV), guidance, and oversight. Provide tactical and strategic guidance to NC3-ITW/AA. The United States Space Force's (USSF) Space Operations Command (SpOC) is looking for you to serve as the Program Analyst.

The ideal candidate will be a leader, motivated, and a self-starter with the ability to comprehend a wide range of issues concerning Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA), and related NC3 cyber boundaries, risk management, Staff Assistance Visits (SAV), and oversight. The candidate will accomplish senior level program analyst planning, organizing, and determining necessary policies, regulations, directives, programs, doctrine, and procedures for the establishment and maintenance of assigned field command/major command (MAJCOM) programs involving United States Space Force (USSF) operations. Candidate will provide clear guidance for execution of goals designed to meet the Commander's Lines of Effort (LOE) with focus on NC3 and ITW/AA.

Experience and knowledge should also demonstrate ability, expertise, and experience applying expert analytical and evaluative skills to determine the actions necessary to assess a variety of major mission and operational plans that are compatible with a broad assessment and evaluation NC3 and ITW/AA. Developing funding guidance for and participate with planners in fiscal planning to develop input into the Program Objective Memorandum (POM). Developing new methods for testing and evaluating the effectiveness of planning, programming, and budget actions/processes in support of NC3 and ITW/AA. Analyzing the effect of high-level decisions (e.g., Joint Chiefs of Staff), on processes, developing changes in areas where necessary and preparing justification rationales to support the changes. Defending recommendations to higher levels of management as necessary. Establishing on-going evaluation mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of NC3 and ITW/AA as they relate to major mission and operational plans support. Performing risk/benefit, dollar cost/economic analysis in support of decision making on significant issues.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for he assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations such as Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Survivable/Endurable programs, Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA), Missile Warning/Missile Tracking; Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S); U.S. Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection System (USNDS); Space Situational Awareness; Command and Control; MILSATCOM; Space Position, Navigation & Timing; Testing, Training, Tactics & Exercises; Global Information Grid Operations & Defense; Cyber Counter-Threat; Cyber Integration; Cyber Warfare; deployment, mobilization, exercise, training systems, foreign military sales, Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System (PPBE), acquisition, special operations, or similar operations.
2. Knowledge of military (including command level) program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions related to actual events; and the relationship of the various command entities involved in overall program planning and execution of military operations and evaluations.
3. Knowledge of the application of military space/cyberspace/NC3 operations expertise as they apply to programs and weapons systems.
4. Knowledge of how to fight a space/NC3/ITW/AA weapon system through a congested degraded operationally limited (CDOL) environment in accordance with Chief of Space Operations (CSO) vision, direction and guidance.
5. Skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and preparing solutions to especially broad, important, and severe military operational and contingency areas.
6. 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.
7. Ability to review, interpret, and translate Doctrine, Policy, Strategy, Tactics, and Instructions and implement vision, direction or guidance with Space Force/NC3/Cyber weapon systems, missions, or organizations.
8. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relationships.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • This position is on-site and does not allow for telework.
  • Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with SCI access.
  • Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
  • This position has been designated for drug testing. Incumbent is subject to random urinalysis testing as a condition or employment.
  • May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
  • May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
  • Space operations, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA), and NC3 cyber experience is highly desirable.
  • This position is subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
  • Position will close in 5 business days or 75 applications (whichever comes first).

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 Management Positions.

Additional information

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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.

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.

Required Documents

Resume: You must submit a resume that provides:

  1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
  2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
  3. 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
  4. 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:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

How to Apply

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Agency contact information

US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management
Address
USSF - Office of Chief of Space Operations
1670 Space Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330
US

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