Management and Program Analyst

Full Job Description

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 U.S.

Cyber Command in 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".

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

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.

Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

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 overseeing the management of cyber resources and programming efforts to develop and integrate Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions in alignment with mission priorities and strategic directives; analyzing program requirements and resources allocations to access capability gaps, evaluate alternatives, and support data-driven fiscal decision-making; and providing budget justifications and analytics reports to inform leadership decisions, ensure compliance with agency guidance, and support stakeholder engagement.

Major Duties:

• Serves as the principal authority for developing, integrating, and defending USCYBERCOM’s Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions. Translates strategic guidance and operational requirements into executable programmatic recommendations.
• 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.