The primary purpose of this position is to support the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) as a senior attorney, providing legal advice and counsel for the most complex, often precedent, installation level cases in administrative law, claims, environmental law, contract law, labor law, international law, and operations law to the Space Base Delta 3 Commander and all units on Los Angeles Air Force Base including HQ Space System Command, six portfolio acquisition executives, and eight System Deltas.
1. As a senior attorney, advises the Space Base Delta 3 Commander, as well as subordinate and tenant unit commanders and directors, to include SES-level portfolio acquisition executives, on a host of general matters. 2.
Advises on multiple contracts supporting Space Systems Command (SSC) Program Acquisition Executives (PAE), such as Specialized Acquisitions and Operations Security Support (SAOSS) providing multi-level security support services with universal applicability across the SSC ecosystem, directly supporting PAE level programs; Strategic Services Vehicle (SSSV) providing enterprise-wide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) directly supporting PAE-level programs, program managers, and functional organizations across the U.S.
Space Force; Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) Support Services providing PAE portfolios and the SSC Comptroller the ability to meet National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) audit mandates; Base Alarm, Access Control, and Network Surveillance System contract providing foundational national security requirements for all PAE programs and SSC Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs); and Enterprise Zero Trust Architecture (Xage) providing an enterprise-wide Zero Trust architecture that directly supports PAEs, especially Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3), implementing Zero Trust access controls, file sharing, and encrypted communications across all modern and legacy operational networks within the USSF.
3. For the most complex installation legal issues, prepares for and represents the DAF/installation and its legal interests in correspondence, meetings, negotiations, and judicial and administrative hearings, involving federal, state, and local (and overseas, foreign) officials, parties with adverse interests, and commercial entities. 4.
Provides legal assistance to active duty military, dependents, eligible Department of Defense (DoD) civilians, retirees, and other DoD cardholders, consistent with Department of the Air Force Instructions (DAFIs) and legal office policy.
Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, and be currently licensed as an attorney, in active (or equivalent) status and in good standing, with the bar of a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth. The attorney must maintain such bar membership in at least one jurisdiction during the entire course of employment with the Air Force. Note: Law degree transcripts are required at the time of application.
HQ.USSF.TalentAcquisition@spaceforce.mil
This position is with Space Systems Command, Department of the Air Force.
The posted pay range is $146632 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-20 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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