ACTEC CHIEF OF TRAINING
Joint Activities
Posted: March 24, 2026 (2 days ago)
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Joint Activities
Department of the Army
Location
Fort Meade, Maryland
Salary
$169,279 - $197,200
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves leading a team to develop and manage training programs for the U.S.
Cyber Command's cyber workforce, focusing on analyzing needs, allocating resources, and integrating training with operational goals.
A good fit would be an experienced leader with a background in personnel management and cyber operations who can oversee supervisors and ensure programs support equal employment opportunities.
It's ideal for someone passionate about building skills in the cyber defense field within a military context.
About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f.
Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25.
This position is located at the This position is located at the U.S. Cyber Command - J7 Force Development Directorate at Fort Meade, Maryland..
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".
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
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.
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Army CES positions apply 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".
If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document. This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Expert Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
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 1) Overseeing personnel management to advise staff on policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management.
2) Interpreting training objectives to determine how to utilize command resources to achieve goals.
3) Conducting assessment of programs and resource allocations to optimize support of cyber workforce, and 4) Collaborating to integrate cyber training with operations and pre-planned courses of action.
Major Duties:
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