Director, Network Services Group
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Job Location:
Chantilly, VA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 186207 - 209600
Posted on:
9 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
WE ARE THE NRO
For over sixty years the NRO has developed acquired launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for Americas advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance content on the planet.
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Basic Eligibility for a Position with the NRO
This position is located in the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Chantilly VA. The NRO is the federal agency chartered to meet United States Governments intelligence needs through delivering space-borne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. As a Department of War (DoW) agency and an element of the Intelligence Community (IC) the NRO is staffed by DoW and IC agency personnel and is funded through the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) consistent with priorities and processes established by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW(I&S)). The NRO executes the research and development acquisition launch and operation of overhead ISR systems necessary to meet the needs of the DoW IC and other national decision makers.
The mission of the Communications Systems Directorate (COMM) is to provide end-to-end secure information technology and transport services for the NRO and its mission partners. The NRO relies on COMM for information technology (IT) and space transport products services and capabilities to meet national security challenges. COMM products services and capabilities are essential to every NRO mission business and enterprise function. COMM directly enables the collection and processing of overhead intelligence needed by warfighters the IC and senior decision-makers to accomplish their mission. Within COMM Network Services Group (NSG) securely connects missions through innovative global network solutions 24/7 /365 in support of the Intelligence Community Department of Defense and other mission partners.
NSG is responsible for delivering operating and maintaining one of the worlds largest global networks. This network encompasses a global backbone; wide local and campus networks; and command and telemetry networks. NSG also provides an array of enabling network engineering and implementation services including network access to NROs industry partners. NSGs network management scope includes strategic planning and execution that ensures global network services capacity and availability remain ahead of NROs growing demand and consistent with industry best practices. NSG develops updates and implements the NRO Network Strategy which describes the goals and objectives to modernize and simplify the NRO network anticipate demand and scale networks to meet partner needs and improve global resilience. NSG also supports partners in implementing Zero Trust Architecture capabilities including Comply to Connect Least Privilege and Multi-Factor Authentication. NSG has a diverse portfolio with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars per year and a staff of several dozens of Government Civilian Military and support contractors who work closely with hundreds of network service provider contractors and other industry partners.
The NSG Director a DISL Tier 1 2210 Technical Director position is the senior officer responsible for the leading the portfolio and people involved in the acquisition and operations of network services and capabilities. The NSG Director also leads efforts impacting the entire Intelligence Community consistent with NROs role as a wide area network service provider to the IC. The NSG Director reports directly to the Deputy Director of the COMM Directorate.
Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.
This is a full-time position that is open from 15 APR 2026 through 06 MAY 2026. Applicant packages must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
Who May Apply
In coordination with COMM leadership the NSG Director:
Leads and manages the organization and activities responsible for engineering acquiring implementing and supporting NROs end-to-end terrestrial network capabilities and services.
Develops and executes programs in collaboration with the NRO partners for connectivity and resiliency requirements supporting diverse missions.
Serves as the NRO representative at high-level conferences and meetings with the Department of War the Intelligence Community Foreign partners and industry partners
Directs coordinates and oversees work through subordinate supervisors; advising staff on policies procedures and directives; selecting candidates for vacant positions; developing performance standards; explaining performance expectations appraising performance; recommending awards; correcting performance or conduct problems; encouraging development of employees; and approving leave.
Qualifications
Technical Qualifications
All applicants for this senior officer position must submit written capability statement (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy all of the following technical qualifications:
Other Significant Facts and Requirements
Excepted Service: This position is an Excepted Service Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position under authorities of the U.S. Code Title 10 Section 1601 and 1607 dated 20 July 1999.
A Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) Program certification is required for promotion or assignment into an Intelligence Community Senior Officer position.
DCIPS Trial Period: Newly appointed NRO Cadre senior officers must meet a two-year DCIPS trial period if not previously satisfied. Runs concurrent with other probationary or trial periods.
DISL Probationary Period: Newly appointed DISL employees (including DISES moving into a DISL position) must complete a one-year DISL Probationary Period if not previously satisfied.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required to qualify for this position.
Drug-Free Workplace: Position is a Testing Designated Position. Incumbent subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Security Clearance: Position is designated special-sensitive and incumbent must obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. Employee remains subject to initial and periodic Counterintelligence Polygraphs and the terms of their signed NDA.
Financial Disclosure: The incumbent is required to submit an initial OGE 278e (Financial Disclosure) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter in accordance with the Joint Ethics Regulation.
Education Requirement: Advanced degree preferred in related field.
Duty Hours: The incumbent is required to be available for other than normal duty hours to include weekends to support exercises and crisis planning.
This is a Key Leadership Position. This position is designated a Key Leadership Position (KLP) which carries significant responsibility primarily involving supervisory or managerial duties in acquisition. Requirements include:
a. A 3-year service agreement (Form DD2889) to stay in this position for at least that amount of signing the agreement the employee does not forfeit any employment rights nor does such agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.
b. Advanced level certification in Program Management or Practitioner level certification in Engineer & Technical Management.
c. Desired 10 years of acquisition experience or equivalent 4 of which were in a CAP KLP or equivalent position.
Submission Package
All applicants for this senior officer position must submit:
Current Intelligence Community (IC) officer applicants including banded or graded personnel current DISL or DISES and other IC Component senior officers are also required to submit:
Location
Chantilly Virginia
Salary
2026 DISL salary range: $186207 $209600
Hiring Incentives
The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at managements discretion.
Trial Period
All newDCIPS employeeswill be required to serve a 2-year trial period if not previously satisfied.
Veterans Preference
DoW Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC in accordance with the procedures provided in DoW Instruction 1400.25 Vol 2005 DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans preference as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job the work environment or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.
Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:
Privacy Act Notice
Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): We use this information to determine qualifications for employment. This is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
Read more aboutthe Privacy Act of 1974
For over sixty years the NRO has developed acquired launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for Americas advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance content on the planet.
Learn more at.
Basic Eligibility for a Position with the NRO
- You must be a U.S. Citizen
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
- You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
- You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations
This position is located in the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Chantilly VA. The NRO is the federal agency chartered to meet United States Governments intelligence needs through delivering space-borne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. As a Department of War (DoW) agency and an element of the Intelligence Community (IC) the NRO is staffed by DoW and IC agency personnel and is funded through the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) consistent with priorities and processes established by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW(I&S)). The NRO executes the research and development acquisition launch and operation of overhead ISR systems necessary to meet the needs of the DoW IC and other national decision makers.
The mission of the Communications Systems Directorate (COMM) is to provide end-to-end secure information technology and transport services for the NRO and its mission partners. The NRO relies on COMM for information technology (IT) and space transport products services and capabilities to meet national security challenges. COMM products services and capabilities are essential to every NRO mission business and enterprise function. COMM directly enables the collection and processing of overhead intelligence needed by warfighters the IC and senior decision-makers to accomplish their mission. Within COMM Network Services Group (NSG) securely connects missions through innovative global network solutions 24/7 /365 in support of the Intelligence Community Department of Defense and other mission partners.
NSG is responsible for delivering operating and maintaining one of the worlds largest global networks. This network encompasses a global backbone; wide local and campus networks; and command and telemetry networks. NSG also provides an array of enabling network engineering and implementation services including network access to NROs industry partners. NSGs network management scope includes strategic planning and execution that ensures global network services capacity and availability remain ahead of NROs growing demand and consistent with industry best practices. NSG develops updates and implements the NRO Network Strategy which describes the goals and objectives to modernize and simplify the NRO network anticipate demand and scale networks to meet partner needs and improve global resilience. NSG also supports partners in implementing Zero Trust Architecture capabilities including Comply to Connect Least Privilege and Multi-Factor Authentication. NSG has a diverse portfolio with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars per year and a staff of several dozens of Government Civilian Military and support contractors who work closely with hundreds of network service provider contractors and other industry partners.
The NSG Director a DISL Tier 1 2210 Technical Director position is the senior officer responsible for the leading the portfolio and people involved in the acquisition and operations of network services and capabilities. The NSG Director also leads efforts impacting the entire Intelligence Community consistent with NROs role as a wide area network service provider to the IC. The NSG Director reports directly to the Deputy Director of the COMM Directorate.
Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.
This is a full-time position that is open from 15 APR 2026 through 06 MAY 2026. Applicant packages must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
Who May Apply
- This position is open to current GG/GS-15 Private Sector and Federal civilian employees who are senior officers.
- The NRO is only accepting external applicants through this job announcement.
In coordination with COMM leadership the NSG Director:
Leads and manages the organization and activities responsible for engineering acquiring implementing and supporting NROs end-to-end terrestrial network capabilities and services.
Develops and executes programs in collaboration with the NRO partners for connectivity and resiliency requirements supporting diverse missions.
Serves as the NRO representative at high-level conferences and meetings with the Department of War the Intelligence Community Foreign partners and industry partners
Directs coordinates and oversees work through subordinate supervisors; advising staff on policies procedures and directives; selecting candidates for vacant positions; developing performance standards; explaining performance expectations appraising performance; recommending awards; correcting performance or conduct problems; encouraging development of employees; and approving leave.
Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge and experience overseeing the full life cycle of IT and transport services to include acquisition engineering development and operations of state-of-the-art IT and cybersecurity systems and services in support of national security missions.
- Seasoned and adaptive interpersonal communication leadership team building and negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively execute executive reasoning/function skills to persuade negotiate unify adjust recalibrate motivate and drive decision-making in time sensitive high-stress high-stakes environments.
- Demonstrated executive presence and political acumen with ability to effectively interact at all levels of the organization work across organizational boundaries and objectively steer organizations to a common ground in order to advance mission.
- Intelligence Community and/or DOWexperience.
Technical Qualifications
All applicants for this senior officer position must submit written capability statement (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy all of the following technical qualifications:
- Extensive knowledge and experience in acquiring state-of-art terrestrial network or other comparable complex IT systems and services in support of national defense missions.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in overseeing the operations and maintenance of terrestrial network or other comparable complex IT systems and services.
- Demonstrated experience in written and oral communications skills.
Other Significant Facts and Requirements
Excepted Service: This position is an Excepted Service Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position under authorities of the U.S. Code Title 10 Section 1601 and 1607 dated 20 July 1999.
A Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) Program certification is required for promotion or assignment into an Intelligence Community Senior Officer position.
DCIPS Trial Period: Newly appointed NRO Cadre senior officers must meet a two-year DCIPS trial period if not previously satisfied. Runs concurrent with other probationary or trial periods.
DISL Probationary Period: Newly appointed DISL employees (including DISES moving into a DISL position) must complete a one-year DISL Probationary Period if not previously satisfied.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required to qualify for this position.
Drug-Free Workplace: Position is a Testing Designated Position. Incumbent subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Security Clearance: Position is designated special-sensitive and incumbent must obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. Employee remains subject to initial and periodic Counterintelligence Polygraphs and the terms of their signed NDA.
Financial Disclosure: The incumbent is required to submit an initial OGE 278e (Financial Disclosure) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter in accordance with the Joint Ethics Regulation.
Education Requirement: Advanced degree preferred in related field.
Duty Hours: The incumbent is required to be available for other than normal duty hours to include weekends to support exercises and crisis planning.
This is a Key Leadership Position. This position is designated a Key Leadership Position (KLP) which carries significant responsibility primarily involving supervisory or managerial duties in acquisition. Requirements include:
a. A 3-year service agreement (Form DD2889) to stay in this position for at least that amount of signing the agreement the employee does not forfeit any employment rights nor does such agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.
b. Advanced level certification in Program Management or Practitioner level certification in Engineer & Technical Management.
c. Desired 10 years of acquisition experience or equivalent 4 of which were in a CAP KLP or equivalent position.
Submission Package
All applicants for this senior officer position must submit:
- Resume
- Capability Statement:a narrative statement specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Each statement should not exceed two pages per Technical Qualification.
Current Intelligence Community (IC) officer applicants including banded or graded personnel current DISL or DISES and other IC Component senior officers are also required to submit:
- Joint Duty Credit Certification:Provide a copy of your completed Joint Duty Assignment (JDA SF-50) or an adjudicated IC JDA claim form. For more information regarding the IC Joint Duty Program please refer to
- Last two performance appraisals
- SF-50 proving current Federal civilian status
Location
Chantilly Virginia
Salary
2026 DISL salary range: $186207 $209600
Hiring Incentives
The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at managements discretion.
Trial Period
All newDCIPS employeeswill be required to serve a 2-year trial period if not previously satisfied.
Veterans Preference
DoW Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC in accordance with the procedures provided in DoW Instruction 1400.25 Vol 2005 DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans preference as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job the work environment or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.
Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:
- An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
- An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
- An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits such as details training and office-sponsored events.
Privacy Act Notice
Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): We use this information to determine qualifications for employment. This is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
Read more aboutthe Privacy Act of 1974
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About Company
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) helps the US practice the first rule of warfare: Know thine enemy. Called the "nation's eyes and ears in space," the Department of Defense agency designs, builds, and operates US reconnaissance satellites for the Central Intelligence Agency and ... View more
