Management and Program Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the principal authority for developing, integrating, and defending USCYBERCOM’s Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions.
• Applies advanced quantitative methodologies, including modeling, simulation, and statistical analysis, to assess cyber capability gaps, evaluate investment options, and recommend trade-offs.
• Provides expert analytical support to senior leadership in shaping long-range (5–10 year) strategic plans for cyber programs.
• Prepares and delivers programming justifications to senior stakeholders, including the Joint Staff, OSD CAPE, and congressional reviewers.
• Collaborates with mission owners, capability developers, and functional leads to ensure programming inputs are analytically sound and mission-aligned.
• Develops data-driven briefing materials and narratives to support USCYBERCOM’s resource positions.
• Participates in program reviews, working groups, and resourcing forums to advocate for Command priorities and ensure consistent messaging across the cyber community.
• Translates strategic guidance and operational requirements into executable programmatic recommendations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three-year trial/probationary period may be required.
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI clearance as a condition of employment and must complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph exam.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Employee must pass screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodic drug screening thereafter.
• The incumbent must meet NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military and/or commercial aircraft up to 10% of the time.
• The incumbent may be recalled to duty, may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, and may be required to work overtime.
• This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act 2012.
• This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Appointment to this position does not confer competitive status.
• Prior to appointment, applicants are required to sign a statement indicating they understand the conditions of employment or assignment to the position and acknowledge the consequences of failing to meet and maintain those required conditions.

Qualifications

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by:

• Providing analytical support in strategic resource planning and programming decisions for cyber programs.
• Analyzing program budgets affecting mission outcomes and identifying alternative courses of action to maintain operational readiness.
• Developing programming justifications to support Command priorities and ensure consistent information across internal and external stakeholders.

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. Your full resume will need to be uploaded to your USAJOBS profile using the document type "Other Documents".

This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected:

• Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement".

Education substitution: For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone—no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.