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Posted: January 27, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Management and Program Analyst

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$143,913 - $197,200

per year

Closes

February 2, 2026

SES Pay Grade

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).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves acting as an expert advisor on supply chains and manufacturing technologies for defense-related industries like ground vehicles, ships, aircraft, missiles, and munitions, helping top officials make smart policy and investment choices.

The role focuses on analyzing data from various sources to assess risks, evaluate markets, and develop action plans to strengthen the U.S. industrial base.

It's a great fit for someone with deep experience in supply chain analysis and defense manufacturing who enjoys using data to influence high-level decisions.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to NH-0343-03 level, including data-driven analysis using intelligence, supply chain, economic, market, trade, and labor data
  • Expert knowledge of supply chain risk management and manufacturing technologies for ground, maritime, aviation, missile, munitions, or nuclear industrial bases
  • Advanced skills in market analysis and technology assessment to build business cases and evaluate return on investment for the Department of Defense
  • Advanced ability to develop, implement, resource, and monitor plans of action and milestones
  • Experience from paid, unpaid, or volunteer work, including National Service programs
  • Resume limited to two pages, detailing months, hours per week, and all qualifying experience by closing date

Full Job Description

Incumbent will serve as a senior subject matter expert to the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy (ASW(IBP)) on supply chain and manufacturing technology for ground, maritime, aviation, and missile and munitions industrial bases.

The incumbent will conduct industrial base analysis throughout the supply chain for the Department's materiel requirements to advise and implement ASW(IBP), USW(A&S), and the Deputy Secretary of War policy and investment decisions.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the NH-0343-04 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-0343-03 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates: Advanced understanding of tools and methods to plan, structure, and execute data-driven analysis using intelligence, supply chain data, economic and market data, trade data, and labor data from Department of Defense, intelligence community, allies and partners, and open sources.

Expert understanding of supply chain risk management, manufacturing technology, and supply chains for the ground, maritime, aircraft, missiles, munitions, or nuclear industrial bases.

Advanced skill in market analysis and technology assessment to determine a robust business case and viable return on investment to the Department.

Advanced skill developing, implementing, resourcing, and monitoring plans of action and milestone Advanced skill developing, implementing, resourcing, and monitoring plans of action and milestone.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Major Duties:

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur.

There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with USD(P&R) memo of DEC 22, 2023, Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, Title 5, United States Code, Section 9905.

Per 3. Covered Positions E. Table 1. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Define industrial base health metrics, integrate supply chain risk management, geopolitics, intelligence, economic data, and acquisition/PPBE information to inform policy and investment strategies.

Leverage sophisticated research methodologies, quantitative modeling, and advanced analytical techniques, to proactively identify, assess, and prioritize supply chain risks, vulnerabilities, and fragilities within the critical defense industrial base.

Analyze the impact of new industrial policy on weapon systems, missiles, and munitions.

Recommend draft policy for inclusion in legislation, Executive Orders and Presidential Actions, and policy to include prohibited sourcing policy and rule making.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DHA-12865053-26-AD