Management And Program Analyst

Joint Activities • Columbia, MD

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Department of Defense Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system and is in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. It is located in Columbia, Maryland, in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

The Management and Program Analyst leads subject matter experts (SMEs) in reviewing, assessing, and refining capability-development strategies, specifications, and plans. The role implements, documents, and controls System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methods; ensures acquisition plans include user and administrator orientation and training materials; and leads analyses of alternatives (AoAs) addressing technical, cost, and schedule implications. The analyst also monitors project performance against quality standards, specifications, milestones, and objectives, and evaluates project-management parameters and issues while documenting plans and milestones for approved cyberspace capability programs and projects.

The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI clearance and complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph. The position is subject to drug testing and NSA personnel-security requirements. Travel away from the normal duty station may be required up to 25% of the time. The incumbent may be recalled and may need to work evenings, weekends, holidays, or overtime.

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed for immediate success. Qualifying experience includes leading complex IT or cyber programs; developing acquisition strategies and procurement documents for technical products or services; managing program budgets and performance metrics; and coordinating with technical experts, customers, contractors, or senior leaders to resolve issues and provide recommendations. Education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.
• Experience leading complex IT or cyber programs by managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk from requirements.
• Experience developing acquisition strategies and procurement documents for complex technical products or services.
• Experience managing program budgets and performance metrics to identify issues and implement corrective actions.
• Experience coordinating with technical experts, customers, contractors, or senior leaders to resolve program issues and provide recommendations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI security clearance.
• Completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph exam.
• Compliance with NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
• Pass required urinalysis testing before appointment, reassignment, or transfer and periodically thereafter.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.
• Submit a full resume; CES positions are not subject to the two-page resume limit.

Responsibilities

• Lead SMEs in reviewing, assessing, and refining capability-development strategies, specifications, and plans.
• Implement, document, and control System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methods.
• Ensure acquisition plans include user and administrator orientation and training materials.
• Lead SME analyses of alternatives (AoAs) for the technical, cost, and schedule implications of alternative approaches.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate project performance against quality standards, specifications, milestones, and objectives.
• Evaluate project-management parameters and issues, and document project plans and milestones for approved cyberspace capability programs and projects.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable rules and an agency determination.
• Recruitment, relocation, advanced leave accrual, and/or advanced in-hire rate may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed