SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR (ISR)

Department of the Air Force Headquarters; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 152,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Technical Advisor at the Department of the Air Force Headquarters serves as the principal technical authority for space and counterspace intelligence architectures, capabilities, and operations supporting space missions. The role develops authoritative designs, engages with senior partners, and leads AI/ML tooling to enhance space superiority decisions.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) and senior military education; telework is eligible, and the position

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is desired.
• A master's or advanced degree in international relations, intelligence studies, STEM studies is highly desired.
• Completion of senior military education and executive development programs is also highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the U.S. Space Force Directorate of Intelligence's principal technical authority for space and counterspace intelligence architectures, operations, capabilities, and resources.
• Develop and maintain authoritative intelligence architecture designs covering U.S. Government, partner, and commercial systems that support space superiority operations.
• Represent USSF/S2 in senior engagements with DoD, IC, military services, combatant commands, and national agency partners; advocate for intelligence requirements.
• Oversee assessment and development of modeling, simulation, wargaming, experimentation, AI, and ML tools used to support space and counterspace missions.
• Provide leadership for planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and evaluation of major intelligence portfolios; ensure continuity during transitions and operations.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Department of the Air Force Headquarters

The Senior Technical Advisor serves as the principal technical authority for U.S. Space Force intelligence architectures, capabilities, and operations supporting space and counterspace missions.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Technical Advisor serves as the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Directorate of Intelligence's principal technical authority for space and counterspace intelligence architectures, operations, capabilities, and resources.

The advisor provides expertise on intelligence-related space systems; cyber networks; tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TCPED) systems and architectures; acquisition programs; targeting; foreign disclosure; and intelligence oversight. The position develops and maintains authoritative intelligence architecture designs covering U.S. Government, partner, and commercial systems that support space superiority operations.

The advisor represents USSF/S2 in senior engagements with Department of War, Intelligence Community, military service, combatant command, and national agency partners; advocates for USSF intelligence requirements; identifies capability gaps; and coordinates policy, operational, and programmatic issues across the enterprise.

The advisor also develops and implements strategies and analytic capabilities by overseeing assessment and development of modeling, simulation, wargaming, experimentation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning tools used to support space and counterspace missions, force design, acquisition, and national-level decision-making.

In addition, the advisor supports planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and evaluation of major intelligence portfolios by assessing resource requests, monitoring performance, recommending resource allocations, and proposing corrective actions. The position provides senior continuity and technical leadership for USSF/S2 during leadership transitions, absences, and Continuity of Operations events.

Requirements & Education

A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is desired. A master's or advanced degree in international relations, intelligence studies, STEM studies is highly desired. Completion of senior military education and executive development programs is also highly desirable.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Department of the Air Force Headquarters, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $151662 – $209600/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.