Supervisory Project Engineer (Acquisition)
U.S. Secret Service
Posted: January 12, 2026 (3 days ago)
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Joint Activities
Department of the Army
Location
Fort Meade, Maryland
Salary
$175,186 - $195,200
per year
Type
Full Time
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This job involves leading a team of IT experts to manage policies, ensure compliance with cybersecurity rules, and assess risks to protect the organization's information systems in a military cyber command.
It focuses on interpreting directives, mitigating threats, and providing advice on IT strategies to support mission goals.
A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in IT or cybersecurity, a background in government or defense, and the ability to handle complex regulatory environments.
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 Fort Meade, MD.
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.
Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Current Department of Army Civilian Employees 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 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; 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 Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe 1 years 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: Ensuring compliance with Information Technology plans, polices, or procedures; evaluating processes or procedures to monitor the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of an organization; supervising or leading a team of Information Technology professionals; providing technical advice on critical or controversial Information; and reviewing and advising on IT design strategies and project plans.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:
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