Program Analyst

Veterans Benefits Administration•Washington, DC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. The Program Analyst serves in the Systems Management & Analysis Division and leads planning, coordination, automation, and deployment-readiness activities for the VR&E Information Technology Portfolio, including enterprise case management capabilities and supporting IT solutions. The incumbent leads release, configuration, and deployment management within a DevSecOps framework; oversees secure automated software releases using CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment patterns; and coordinates schedules and activities across business stakeholders, OIT, cybersecurity, contractors, and governance bodies. The role also manages configuration governance, assesses proposed changes for operational and security impacts, and leads deployment-readiness planning and testing. The analyst coordinates compliance, cybersecurity, and ATO-related documentation to ensure releases align with VA, federal, and NIST requirements. The position provides executive leadership with release dashboards, risk analyses, performance metrics, stakeholder updates, and recommendations to improve DevSecOps operations and IT portfolio governance. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday. It is not virtual; the selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Situational (ad hoc) telework may be approved case by case with supervisory approval; routine or recurring telework is not authorized. The work is primarily sedentary and typically performed in an office or telework environment, although some slight physical effort may be required.

Requirements

At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level for the GS-13 grade level.
Experience planning, coordinating, and overseeing implementation of system or program updates, ensuring controlled, timely, organized delivery aligned with organizational requirements and stakeholder needs.
Experience developing and executing testing strategies for new or updated systems, including creating test plans, coordinating validation stakeholders, documenting results, tracking issues, and recommending implementation readiness.
Experience applying organizational policies, federal requirements, and compliance standards to evaluate readiness, risks, and operational impacts of system changes or program improvements.
Experience analyzing system performance, operational data, or program outcomes to identify trends, risks, or improvement opportunities and preparing reports, briefings, or recommendations for leadership.
Experience coordinating with technical staff, business owners, and leadership to support implementation of system or process changes, resolve issues, align priorities, and communicate upcoming operational impacts.
Current Federal employees who have held a GS grade within the past 52 weeks must meet time-in-grade requirements: 52 weeks at the GS-12 level for a GS-13 position.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must undergo a background/security investigation and complete required onboarding and pre-employment identification requirements.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Must report to the official duty station each scheduled workday; routine or recurring telework is not authorized.

Responsibilities

Lead release, configuration, and deployment management activities for the VR&E IT portfolio within a DevSecOps framework.
Plan, coordinate, and oversee secure, automated software releases using CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment patterns.
Maintain integrated release schedules and coordinate activities across business stakeholders, OIT, cybersecurity, contractors, and governance bodies.
Facilitate release planning ceremonies, readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and post-implementation assessments using DevSecOps performance metrics.
Manage configuration governance through CCB/CAB meetings and maintain configuration-management processes and tools aligned with approved baselines.
Assess proposed changes for operational and security impacts and guide release sequencing to minimize risks.
Lead deployment-readiness activities, including plans, rollback procedures, validation steps, communications, and automated verification.
Develop and execute testing strategies, including automated functional, security, performance, and UAT testing within CI/CD workflows.
Coordinate compliance, cybersecurity, and ATO-related documentation to ensure releases align with VA, federal, and NIST requirements.
Provide executive leadership with release dashboards, risk analyses, performance metrics, stakeholder updates, and recommendations to improve DevSecOps operations and IT portfolio governance.