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Program Manager (Chief of Operations)

Joint Activities

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$169,279 - $197,200

per year

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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 leading a large team to manage cyber training programs for the military, focusing on a platform called the Persistent Cyber Training Environment to prepare forces for cyber operations.

The role includes overseeing resources, budgets, and 24/7 support services to ensure smooth training exercises across different security levels.

It's a great fit for experienced managers with a strong background in cyber operations and team leadership who thrive in high-stakes, mission-critical environments.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in cyberspace operations, including work with the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) platform
  • Proven ability to supervise and manage teams of military, civilian, and contract personnel (20+ direct reports and 100+ contractors)
  • Expertise in planning, developing, and monitoring cyber-related training programs and exercises
  • Experience managing operational budgets, contracts, and resource allocation to meet fiscal targets
  • Skills in coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to resolve programmatic and operational issues
  • Familiarity with 24/7 helpdesk operations, range engineering, content management, and support across classified domains
  • U.S. citizenship; veterans' preference eligible with required documentation

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 with U.S.

Cyber Command, J7 Force Development Directorate, J74 Training Capabilities Division, Office of the J7 (T12) located 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".

This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Expert Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. Who May Apply: U.S.

Citizens 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 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.

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) operating within the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) platform for cyberspace operations forces; 2) planning, directing, organizing and exercising control over supervisory and non-supervisory employees performing cyber-related duties; 3) serving as a subject matter expert to monitor requirements and plan or develop cyberspace-related training; 4) assisting in monitoring an operational budget and contract expenditures to support mission objectives; and 5) coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to negotiate and resolve programmatic and/or operational issues.

Major Duties:

  • Manages a team of 20 military and civilian personnel and approximately 100 contract staff.
  • Ensures efficient allocation of resources to achieve organizational goals while maintaining fiscal responsibility and meeting expenditure rate targets.
  • Responsible for leading and managing training support operations on the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) platform for cyberspace operations forces, Geographic Combatant Commands, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Oversees 24/7 helpdesk operations, range engineering support, content management, and mission rehearsals and exercise support across all three classification domains.
  • Ensures the effective execution of cyber training, exercises, and mission rehearsals to support the readiness of USCYBERCOM, cyberspace operations forces, cyber national mission forces, service cyber components, and other organizations.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/1/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAKB263783393712D