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Posted: January 21, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Supervisory Program Analyst

Joint Activities

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$143,913 - $196,689

per year

Closes

January 28, 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 leading a team to analyze budgets and strategies for Department of Defense cyber programs, helping create long-term plans that guide funding and priorities over 5-10 years.

It requires working closely with experts to provide data-driven advice to top leaders on the most effective ways to allocate resources in the cyber field.

A good fit would be someone with strong analytical skills, experience in financial planning for tech programs, and the ability to lead teams in complex problem-solving, especially those with a background in military or government cyber operations.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in designing analytical models for decision-making outcomes
  • Experience leading teams in mathematical or statistical analysis for cost-effective strategies
  • Knowledge of interpreting cyberspace policies and their impact on program budgets
  • Skill in reviewing and assessing budget plans for cyber programs' financial limitations
  • Ability to conduct broad-based analyses for strategic fiscal planning, including POM and CJB documents
  • Expertise in supporting long-range (5-10 year) strategic planning for DOD cyberspace programs
  • Supervisory experience in a management role within the CES Occupational Structure at Senior Work Level

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 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 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 Supervisory/Management Work Category at the Senior 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.

One year of specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1) Designing analytical models to determine the different outcomes for various courses of actions; 2) Leading teams in performing mathematical/statistical analysis to determine the most cost effective courses of actions; 3) Interpreting cyberspace polices and guidance to determine the impact on program budgets; 4) Reviewing budget plans in order to asses the financial limitations of cyber programs.

Major Duties:

  • Works with technical/functional SMEs in broad-based analyses required to define and document the Command's inputs for long-range, strategic fiscal planning processes.
  • These authoritative inputs are provided in various forms, including executive briefings, Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL), strategic business plans, Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Congressional Justification Book (CJB).
  • These are not simply fiscal planning documents, but strategic planning submissions, which have in common their broad scope and the need to provide quantitative documentation that executive-level resource managers can use.
  • In support of these strategic plans' development, leads the team in planning and performs analytical studies of the scope and complexity noted above.
  • Provides expert support for the Commander and leadership team's efforts to lead DOD cyberspace program partners in devising long-range (i.e., five-to-10-year) strategic, priorities, and plans for the cyberspace program.
  • Collaborative program planning is particularly vital in the current fiscal environment, in which the DOD (like other U.S. Government agencies) must demonstrate that it is applying available resources to best effect.
  • As the functional authority for cyberspace fiscal analysis and planning, provides analytical expertise and leadership for the team's development of mathematical and statistical methods, including automated analysis tools and models/simulations.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/22/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAKB-26-12866153-Public