SUPERVISORY- GENERAL ENGINEER / OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST / COMPUTER SCIENTIST- DHA Job in Dahlgren, VA

Vacancy No. JWAC-12702447-JWK-FLYER Department Air Force Elements, U.S. Strategic Command
Salary $176,206.00 to $195,200.00 Grade 4 to 4
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 2/27/2025 Close Date 3/13/2025
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Locations:
Dahlgren, VA


Summary

The threat landscape is constantly evolving, and our ability to identify and mitigate component vulnerabilities is paramount. We are searching for a highly experienced and forward-thinking Director to lead our Component Vulnerabilities Directorate in tackling these challenges head-on for the United States Air Force and the Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), Dahlgren, VA.
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Duties

  • Provides direction, guidance, and supervision for all activities within the directorate that directly and indirectly support the accomplishment of the JWAC mission.
  • Supervising and overseeing professional engineering and scientific work for the primary purpose of delivering high quality products to the center's customers that are highly valued, unique, timely, and have the center's latest technologies integrated into final products.
  • Routinely communicates ideas with the command's Chief Scientists and other technical leaders regarding the Directorate's vision, technology initiatives, plans, and policies to ensure effective capability advancement, best business practices, and accountability across all directorate functions and line management responsibilities
  • Meets with key customer and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve problems that arise.
  • Prepares and presents reports and briefings on status of directorate initiatives and/or recommends action(s) to the Technical Director, Vice Director, and/or Director.
  • Represents JWAC at meetings, conferences and trainings to keep abreast of issues affecting the organization; serves on requisite groups or committees.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Telework may be authorized pursuant to agency policy.
  • Incumbent must have or be capable of obtaining and retaining a Top Secret/SCI security clearance
  • Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
  • This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing program. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use
  • Supervisory requirements may be required depending upon the position being filled.
  • For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
  • This Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) will be used to form a pool of qualified applicants who will be considered for direct hire vacancies as they become available.
  • Position is subject to polygraph testing
  • Must be found suitable for federal employment
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program
  • New employees to the Department of the Air Force will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective
  • Must achieve the appropriate DOD 8140 Cyber Workforce requirement within six months of assignment of these duties, as required
  • Confidential Financial Disclosure (OGE 450)

Qualifications

Only applicants who meet the area of consideration are eligible to apply for this job. To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic education and/or specialized experience requirements.

For DR-IV: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DR-III/GS-14 grade level. Specialized Experience is defined as work in the private or public sector performing duties in or related to the work of the position being filled. Examples of specialized experience include senior leadership experience, experience developing/executing advancement requirements, experience training/mentoring others, and demonstrated technical abilities and knowledge across a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines. Ability to formulate objectives and priorities, assess risk, and execute plans is required.

Other Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience in applying and integrating highly technical concepts into analytical methodologies, modeling and simulations, data exploitation, and/or special weapons technologies in support of warfighter requirements.
  • Experience in coordinating with military and civilian staffs in support of shaping and delivering high value technical solutions to military Combatant Commands and/or other DoD agencies.
  • Experience in leading scientific and engineering professionals in multi-domain security environments
  • Experience in professional development of colleagues/employees.
  • Experience with working with contracts, financial/budget planning and execution.
  • Experience in communicating, both orally and in writing, technical methods and approaches and technical and/or resource requirements to leadership, peers and subordinates.
  • Experience in conducting workforce planning and resource allocation to maximize utilization of constrained resources.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series


Education Requirements

General Engineer, 0801:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/

Operations Research Analysis, 1515:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/

Computer Science, 1550:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

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

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Month/Year), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0801-14) for relevant federal experience.

Required Documents

Interested applicants are required to submit (1) a resume not to exceed 4 pages, (2) transcripts, (3) SF50 (if applicable), (4) DD214 (if applicable), and (5) an optional written response, not to exceed 2 pages, addressing how you meet the qualifications and competencies required and why you wish to be considered for the position.

NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FOR INITIAL APPLICATION, HOWEVER, IF SELECTED YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT YOUR OFFICIAL 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

JWAC Group Box
Address
Joint Warfare Analysis Center - JWAC
4048 Higley Road
Dahlgren, VA 22448
US

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