Cyber Resiliency Principal Investigator (AFRL/RYWA)

Job Overview

This position is only open to: ALL US CITIZENS. This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions from 22 APR 2024 – 06 MAY 2024. The salary range for this position including Dayton, OH locality
is DR-03 $122,860 - $173,623.

Your application WILL NOT be considered if all required documents are not submitted. See list of required documents at the bottom of the announcement.

The Resilient and Agile Avionics Branch (AFRL/RYWA), Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY), seeks to hire a Senior-level, DR-03 Senior General Engineer, Senior Electronics Engineer, Senior Computer Engineer, or Senior Computer Scientist in Dayton, Ohio. The incumbent will serve as the Principal Investigator of the Cyber Resiliency Research Support Program. This position is open to candidates currently at the DR-02 (or equivalent grade) level eligible for promotion and/or current DR-03 (or equivalent grade) level candidates for reassignment.

Position duties include but are not limited to: 

• Provides avionics cyber resiliency subject matter expertise and maintains awareness of state-of-the-art in avionics cyber resiliency.
• Provides technical direction to multiple, broad, critical, and highly-complex technological in-house programs and projects.
• Leads development and transition activities based upon customer interactions and appropriate partnerships.
• Works closely with peers throughout the directorate to develop plans, programs, and roadmaps for branch work, working across organizational boundaries to assure accurate representation of technology in higher level organizational road maps.
• Reviews work of individual team members to ensure that it is adequate, timely, and meets objectives.
• Works with customers to define requirements.
• Use judgment and ingenuity in making decisions and developing technologies for areas with substantial uncertainty.
• Reports progress to management and partners both verbally and in writing, communicating complex technical and programmatic information across multiple organizational levels to drive decisions by senior leaders.
• Coordinates with other government agencies, international governments (under sanctioned agreements), and higher echelons in areas of expertise.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for situational telework; as determined by agency policy

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (DR-02/GS-13), or equivalent in other pay systems. This includes experience developing, maturing, & transitioning cyber resiliency technologies, development and management of technical/research and development programs, systems engineering experience, and leadership of cross-organizational teams.
• Position will be filled using occupational series within the SCIENTIST AND ENGINEERING career field.
• Applicants must be able to meet the OPM Qualification Standards of the position being filled, for any of the following Occupational Series: 0801, 0854, 0855 and 1550. Applicable Qualification Standards can be found at:
  • 0801, 0854, 0855 positions: OPM Qualifications: All Professional Engineering Positions, 0800
  • 1550 position: OPM Qualifications: Computer Science Series, 1550
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret with access to SCI and SAP security clearance, as condition of employment.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent will be subject to random testing.
• This position is an Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) position requiring Level/Tier 2 (Practitioner) Non-Critical certification in Engineering and Technical Management (N); experience is 4 years; and the selectee will have 60-months to meet APDP requirements or a waiver must be obtained. *Applicants must list all completed APDP certifications in their resume.
• Position is eligible for situational telework and will require routine mission travel, regular classified engagements, and in-person meetings that cannot always be scheduled around a regular/recurring telework schedule. Employee must live within the commuting area of Wright-Patterson AFB.
• Experience with coordination of Top Secret/SCI programs, projects, and facilities.
• Technical expertise in cybersecurity and cyber resiliency technologies.
• Significant experience in managing highly technical contracted projects.
• Excellent verbal, oral, and written communication skills for technical and senior leader audiences.
• Ability to perform TDY travel approximately 10% time
• PCS expenses, if authorized, will be paid IAW the JTR and Air Force regulations. Centrally managed PCS costs are paid by the Career Field Team. No DNRP authorized.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience leading matrixed teams or Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Master’s Degree (desired) or PhD (preferred) in a relevant technical field.
• Experience working with or within the DoD research community.
• Experience with static and dynamic code testing, container security practices, DevSecOps, continuous Authority to Operate (cATO), and Common Vulnerability & Exposures (CVE).
• The ability to cultivate and sustain a professional environment of cooperation, cohesion, and teamwork.
• Experience with developing and maintaining close relationships with academia and other Government agencies.

(Requisition No. 68393)

Series

0801

0854

0855

1550