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Team Lead, Indo-Pacific Programs, Perceptions, and Influence (PPI)

United States Space Force Forces

Wright-Patterson AFB, OHFull-time$110–144K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$110–144K/yr
Location
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The United States Space Force seeks a Team Lead for Indo-Pacific Programs, Perceptions, and Influence at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The role leads all-source intelligence analysis of adversary leadership and perceptions of U.S. actions and capabilities, develops collaborative intelligence products, and briefs customers across policy, warfighting, and acquisition communities. It also represents the Center at forums and collaborates with internal and external partners.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Intelligence Research AnalysisAnalytical MethodsInformation AssessmentDecision-MakingOffice Productivity SuitesOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationIntelligence ReportingIntelligence OversightSecurity ProceduresClassified Material ControlIntelligence Capability DevelopmentThreat AssessmentAdvanced Analytical MethodsCommunicationCollaborationTeam BuildingCollection Partner Engagement

Qualifications

ICD 203, 206, and 208 Knowledge

Full job description

Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH is searching for a Team Lead for Indo-Pacific Programs, Perceptions, and Influence (PPI) (GG-0132-13). This position is covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS). For additional information about DCIPS, click here: https://dcips.defense.gov/ Description: This is an all-source intelligence analysis Team Lead position in the 3rd Intelligence Analysis Squadron (IAS) PACOM/SOUTHCOM Force Design (IND) flight performing integrated analysis of adversary leadership and perceptions of US actions and capabilities. This role requires writing collaborative, integrated intelligence products and briefing your expertise to a diverse customer set across the policy, warfighting, and acquisition communities. The ability to effectively represent the Center at various forums is expected, as is successful collaboration with individuals and offices both internal and external to NSIC (e.g., the IC, US government, and foreign partners). Ideal Candidate: This position is responsible for leading the analysis of the Programs, Perceptions, and Influence (PPI) Team within NSIC/3IAS/IND. PPI has 3IAS' primary responsibility for analyzing foreign perceptions of US and ally space domain capabilities and operations, and evaluating holistic programs and influence efforts as a means to identify opportunities for US planning within the AOR. PPI's analysis should complement the flight's other two teams, the Future Technologies and Defense Industry teams, by providing analysis of space industry and future technologies with applications to the space domain. All three teams share responsibilities for wargame support and will provide leadership/persona/behavioral analysis dependent on the target's position and expertise. IND's cumulative analyses shape NSIC's ability to evaluate adversary space domain force design for customers in the warfighter, policymaker, and acquisition realms. This position requires knowledge of ICDs 203, 206, and 208. Strong communication, collaboration, and team-building attributes are essential. An established track record working with collection partners is preferred. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of established intelligence research analysis techniques and possession of analytical abilities. 2. Skill in gathering facts and using effective, analytical, and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions. 3. Skill in the use of standard automated office productivity suites. 4. Ability to communicate orally, and in writing with technical accuracy, sufficient to develop and present intelligence reports. 5. Knowledge of intelligence oversight, security policies, practices, and procedures to maintain control of classified material. developing intelligence capabilities, new hypotheses and theories, and threat assessments. 6. Knowledge of advanced analytical principles, concepts, and methods to produce detail analysis of complex information/situations attained from multiple sources. Qualifications

The 0132 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Manegemnt Positions.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position. Other Information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,327 open Team Lead jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$110–144K/yr
  • Ohio median$96–159K/yr55 salary ranges
  • US median$110–178K/yr2,225 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is close to the Ohio median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of Team Lead salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 340 open Team Lead jobs in Ohio and 7,327 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Team Lead postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 8 years (3,779 postings).
Education
1,455 of the 7,327 open Team Lead jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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