Cyber Career Management Specialist
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 with U.S. Cyber Command located at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Major duties
Serves as the command’s senior advisor and manages the career management and development of the Cyberspace Effects Workforce (CEW) assigned. Leads the design, implementation, and sustainment of career pathways, ensuring a coherent, repeatable, and strategically aligned talent lifecycle for military personnel performing cyberspace effects roles. Leads development and advocacy efforts for Army and DoD military career management policy which supports the Cyber Talent Management Office (CTMO) enterprise military career framework mission. Leads the development of cyber career pathways for CEW personnel, mapping accession points, training pipelines, operational assignments, broadening opportunities, and senior leader development milestones. Serves as the command’s primary liaison to Service personnel management organizations to co-develop career models that benefit both CMF readiness and Service talent pipelines. Develops long-range workforce plans for CEW roles, including inventory forecasting, accession requirements, and retention strategies.
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". This position is in the PROFESSIONAL Work Category at the SENIOR Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. 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 Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year 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) Directing studies and analyzing issues affecting life cycle career management; 2) Developing functional competencies, both technical and nontechnical, for all covered occupational series and integrating them into workforce planning requirements; and 3) Providing advice and consultation to management on all matters dealing with civilian cyberspace effects education, training, and professional development.
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