SSC​/S6 CIO Project Leader

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The N113 Space Battle Management department fields capabilities and establishes cross cutting enablers to deliver an integrated resilient Space C2 and Sensing Enterprise for the Space Warfighter. N113 performs mission engineering, modeling, simulation & analysis (MS&A), software architecting and development, and analysis capabilities designed to close kill chains across multiple space mission domains for multiple customers such as United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) including Program Acquisition Executive (PAE) Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications and Space Intelligence (BMC3I), PAE Missile Warning and Tracking, and the Chief Information Officer (CIO);
Space Development Agency, Combat Forces Command Mission Delta 6 and Mission Delta 2, Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO), and Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition (SAF/SQ). The outcomes of these efforts provide high-quality, comprehensive, quantitative insights for senior government decision makers shaping the future of our nation’s Space policy, operations, and system acquisitions. The N113 department is a major contributor to the MITRE Space Capabilities Division and Space Enterprise Mission Division by enabling joint combat power and superiority in all domains in, from, and through space.

As a member of our Space Battle Management Department team, you will help solve our nation's most technically challenging problems in a dynamic, fast paced, rapidly growing and expanding domain, and work in the public interest building a more capable and resilient space enterprise. This work will be conducted collaboratively with multiple MITRE and government organizations. You will fill the role as the MITRE Project Leader for the USSF SSC/S6 Chief Information Office (CIO) sponsors.

The SSC/S6 CIO drives efforts across the USSF to protect space information systems including protecting communications links between space systems and airborne and ground-based platforms; protecting space systems from advanced cyber-attacks and insider threats; and managing information that enables SSC program offices to develop and sustain systems in a manner that outpaces emerging threats. The Project Leader will work to align SSC/S6 with organizations across the Department of Air Force (DAF) and Department of War (DoW) to ensure efficiency and to advance Joint interoperability.

The project focus areas include, but are not limited to, zero trust, human-AI teaming, data science and engineering, AI capabilities, and application of industry-best integration cyber practices. The project requires strong collaboration between DAF and USAF level organizations to ensure cohered solutions and capabilities. Collaboration on cyber initiatives will include Air Combat Command, DoW CIO, and SSC Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) to ensure…