Purpose and Impact:

This position is contingent upon award of contract, business needs, and funding availability.  We are seeking an Senior-Level Intelligence Planner to support Air Combat Command and the 480th ISR Wing at JBLE, VA to provide advanced support to ISR planning, collection management, and operational integration across Air Force, Joint, and Intelligence Community (IC) missions. This role focuses on integrating Defense and National intelligence capabilities into operational planning processes, ensuring effective ISR employment in support of Air Operations Center (AOC)/Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD) operations.

The selected candidate will serve as a key contributor to ISR planning, collection management, and large-force exercise support at the tactical, operational, and theater levels.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement ISR collection strategies and plans aligned with theater priorities.
• Provide expertise in Collection Requirements Management (CRM), Collection Operations Management (COM), and ISR Assessments (MoE/MoP evaluation)
• Deliver on-site/off-site ISR and CM support and training to Air Component HQs, JTFs, and forward units.
• Apply planning processes in accordance with the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES).
• Develop and validate Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for ISR collection, PED and multi-INT analysis, correlation and fusion.
• Plan and support ACC intelligence exercises, including large force employment (LFE) events such as RED FLAG and AGILE FLAG
• Coordinate across air component operations, intelligence elements, and external stakeholders to resolve tasking priorities.
• Oversee development and execution of training, certification, and mission qualification programs.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands: The position supports sensitive ISR operations and demands strict adherence to IC analytic standards, information security requirements, and professional ethics.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Candidates must meet all basic-level DOD 8140 Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) requirements code 111 (Data & Artificial Intelligence)
• Graduate of a DoD or Intelligence Community in-residence Collection Management course.
• Demonstrated expert-level experience in ISR collection planning and execution, multi-INT collection coordination and integration and intelligence requirements development and validation.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of military decision-making and JOPES process
• Demonstrated understanding of Air Force & Intelligence Community ISR mission, analytic processes and tradecraft.
• Proficiency in using collection management tools such as PRISM/COUGAR, CRATE, GIMS, ROME and UNICORN

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to comply with all DoD, Air Force, and Intelligence Community policies and conduct standards.
• Ability to complete and maintain required training throughout contract performance.
• Availability for CONUS and OCONUS support as mission requirements dictate.
• Contractor responsible for maintaining required qualifications and certifications unless Government-directed.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required program, system, and facility access.

Security Clearance Required:

• TS/SCI eligibility with a favorable Tier 5 (T5) investigation

Minimum Education:  

• Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with an additional five years of relevant expert-level experience (for a total of 15 years’ experience in lieu of a Master’s degree).

Minimum Years of Experience:

• 10 years of relevant intelligence planning, ISR operations or collection management experience, with at least a portion of the experience within the past two (2) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Analysis and Exploitation Team (AET) experience or experience supporting 480 ISRW mission sets
• Prior Wing, NAF, MAJCOM or Air Operations Center (AOC) experience
• Previous RED FLAG or AGILE FLAG exercise experience

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment.  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process.  Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum’s role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.  

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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