Space Forces-Space (S4S) S3 Operations Staff Analyst Job Listing at SAIC in Vandenberg SFB, CA (Job ID 2601328)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Space Forces-Space (S4S) S3 Operations Staff Analyst at Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc, CA to support the Space Forces-Space (S4S) S3 Operations Directorate located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA.  The TS-cleared and most qualified candidate will have an exciting and important role joining a small team of experts providing operational-level advice to Command leaders, and supporting the development of military space operations plans and policies.  This team helps ensure unity-of-effort in space operations support to theater warfighters, US government and civil agencies, and commercial and foreign partners.

Job Duties:

• Provide analytical and administrative support to, and/or products and documents for combined/joint space operations planning consistent with Joint Publication 5-0, Joint Planning.
• Analyze technical capabilities, mission objectives, and available resources to develop strategies, policy and guidance, Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), alternatives and recommended solutions to achieve and/or optimize specific desired space operations goals and objectives to ensure assigned operations are positioned to support and anticipate end user needs.
• Review, analyze, coordinate, recommend revisions to, and draft coordination of, space operations documents including Orders, Directives, Instructions, CONOPS, Agreements, Requirements, and other documents as required and provide knowledge management support for operations and staff data, etc.
• Provide analysis of potential impacts to the mission and corresponding operations center operations including global sensor issues, space events and US and foreign space policy impacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and (9) nine years of relevant experience; Masters degree and (7) seven years of relevant experience; 4 years of additional experience in lieu of a degree.

Required Security Clearance:

• Must have the ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required).

Required Skills:

• Experience providing decision support among diverse agencies, customers, and stakeholders (e.g., commercial, civil, governmental and military partners).
• Demonstrated proficiency in conveying operational capabilities, limitations, employment, needs and requirements through customer-desired products and forums.
• Familiarity with space operations in context of joint operations.
• Knowledge of varying types of military doctrine to include orders, plans, policies, instructions, and concepts of operations.
• Ability to research various sources of information and compile concisely into presentations, information papers, briefings, etc.
• Understanding of command relationships and authorities.

Desired Skills:

• Prior military experience preferred.
• Experience with military operations, planning and policies.
• Experience in space operations and joint operations, working with operational centers.
• Knowledge of the Space Surveillance Network, global sensor issues, electromagnetic interference, SDA.
• Background in Missile Warning, GPS/PNT, AFSCN.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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