Cyber Operation Plans Analyst
What you'd do
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 Fort Meade, Maryland. This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
Major duties
Effectively manages the Joint Capability Management Office (JCMO) development of responses to high-priority/high-visibility taskings to ensure available SME resources are applied optimally to ensure timely achievement of performance objectives. Oversees team members’ use of the Workload Management System (WMS) to capture, document and disseminate information on action items and other time-sensitive tasking to JCMO components and other cyberspace program partners. Serves as a primary point of contact and facilitation for the JCMO’s collaboration on substantive cyber program issues within the JCMO, as well as with other Command elements and external partners. Applies recognized expertise to lead and facilitate discussions among functional and analytical SMEs, especially when they find it difficult to achieve consensus and maintain forward momentum toward achievement of objectives. Makes use of these collective inputs to prepare, present and justify authoritative recommendations for significant changes in strategies, programs and policies/processes. Supports and participates in efforts to define and document the JCMO’s program strategies and plans. Reports metrics on administrative management functions to the Director, including deriving meaning and explaining potential effects on the Directorate’s ability to support the Command’s mission, and recommending corrective actions. Leads, contributes to, and coordinates efforts, supported by JCMO functional and technical SMEs, to generate and provide detailed, justifiable inputs to the budget planning process.
What you need to qualify
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. 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) Coordinating with technical teams and operational customers on integration of cyber operations; 2) Providing strategic advice to align mission needs with actionable plans; 3) Evaluating effectiveness of processes to improve efficiency across the organization; 4) Managing tasks across multiple cyberspace programs. 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.
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