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Director, Joint Operational Integration
Office of the Secretary of Defense · Posted 71 days ago
About the Role
The Director Joint Operational Integration (JOI) is responsible to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Acquisition Integration and Interoperability for coordinating Joint Operational Integration Program, Joint Mission Management, Joint CC5ISR&T integration, Mission Engineering and Integration Activity and Modular Systems Architecture (MOSA) actions, and developing strategies for capability development, acquisition and sustainment strategies across the DoW and allied partners.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: The Director serves as the primary architect for coordinating and overseeing Mission Engineering and integration strategies, analyses, and operational integration within the DoW acquisition portfolio.
- →This involves fostering alignment across the Joint Force to achieve optimal mission outcomes through the Acquisition System.
- →The position requires the incumbent to facilitate comprehensive portfolio evaluations that assess system operational effectiveness across multiple dimensions, including procurement strategies, supply chain resilience, industrial base considerations, scalability requirements, and fielding capabilities.
- →The Director manages the OUSW(A&S) acquisition oversight process for assigned missions, portfolios, programs, and activities, serving in support of the DASW (AI2) as the senior authority for independent analysis and assessment of military and government mission threads, portfolios, capabilities, and systems.
- →This responsibility extends to identifying shortfalls and gaps that could impact national security objectives.
- →The role encompasses briefing senior leaders in capability portfolio reviews, Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) reviews, and other high-level decision forums where the office of the DASW (AI2) programmatic and technical assessments directly influence billion-dollar acquisition decisions.
- →The Director recommends solutions to the DASW (AI2) to complex acquisition issues while providing authoritative guidance and feedback on independent analysis results to OSW entities and Military Departments.
- →The position requires scrutinizing acquisition decision-making processes and offering expert guidance on integrating Mission Engineering for expanded cost, schedule, performance, and mission effectiveness analyses.
- →This work directly supports the Department's commitment to delivering superior capabilities to warfighters while ensuring responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources.
- →As Director, the incumbent will serve as a critical member of the senior leadership within the office of the DASW (AI2), providing expert support and guidance on diverse issues related to defense acquisitions, program operations, management, and legislative affairs.
- →The position involves supervising assigned office of the DASW (AI2) staff as required while supporting the broader organizational mission.
- →The Director's leadership responsibilities encompass overseeing and supporting special projects as assigned by the DASW (AI2) focused on delivering critical capabilities to warfighters across acquisitions, resourcing, and requirements domains.
- →This involves evaluating program operations effectiveness in meeting established goals and objectives while analyzing proposed changes in mission, operating procedures, and delegations of authority.
- →The Director will build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including as directed by the DASW (AI2) Congressional staff, industry partners, and other government agencies, ensuring that DoW positions are clearly articulated and well supported.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
- ✓All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
- ✓You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test before you can be appointed into this position.
- ✓Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
- ✓In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
- ✓Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 08/06/2026 The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
- ✓You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).
- ✓This Critical Acquisition Position requires (Practitioner) level Program Management acquisition certification.
- ✓The incumbent has 60 months to achieve this certification.
- ✓Selectee must execute, as a condition of appointment, a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years.
- ✓In signing such agreement, the employee does not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such an agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8da77c23-74af-494b-8221-b2ef5c91528a
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