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Summary 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. Responsibilities Serve as a recognized subject matter expert (SME) and as afunctional and project team lead to lead, facilitate, and make substantive contributions to the implementation and refinement of cyberspace operations (CO) and information operations (IO). Identifies and develops internal FOPS plan of actions and milestones for planning requirements and priorities. Supports branch, section, element, and division-level planning, manpower oversight, and daily administration of assigned personnel. Provides leadership and expert knowledge of the supported commanders’ CO and IO to apply and improve on methods employed to disseminate future operations planning work products. Applies detailed knowledge of end users’ objectives, priorities, and challenges to make expert recommendations on the utility and feasibility of integrating emerging full spectrum cyber operations concepts and methods and new automated analysis tools Attends, leads, and represents the organization as an actively participating member of various Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) and Joint Planning Groups (JPGs) with DoD and non- DoD CO and IO planning partners. Provides guidance and oversight for commander-level CO and IO team members and other affected program partners to develop and integrate full spectrum cyber operations COAs into cyberspace plans. Supports the supervisor and J3 leadership in defining short- to long-range FOPS workforce and staffing requirements, focusing on specialized knowledge/skill requirements that are in high demand and short supply in the applicant community. Provides contractors/vendors with tasking and technical direction, consistent with negotiated contracts, and evaluates work efforts and products for conformance with contract standards. Integrates FOPS concepts and strategies into other aspects of operational planning, including into simulations training and exercises. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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: One year of specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1) Leading planning teams in new approaches to addressing cyber threats 2) Designing procurement strategies such as Statements of Work (SOW) documents to ensure mission requirements are met. 3) Consulting with leadership to advise them on developing methods to collect and evaluate exercise data; 4) Managing daily operations and orders for cyberspace planning operations. Education 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. Additional Information If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment. This position is in the Professional category at the Senior level within the CES Occupational Structure Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance with counterintelligence scope polygraph exam. Emergency Essential: This position may be considered emergency essential in support of the Army's mobilization and wartime mission during periods of increasing tension or mobilization. A position is considered emergency essential because (1) no qualified and immediate replacement exists and (2) having the position vacant would (a) impair the effective operation of essential military support systems or (b) adversely impact the combat or peacekeeping mission of deployed forces. In addition, DA civilians who occupy emergency essential positions overseas must sign a statement of understanding including that as a requirement of the position, they will remain in the event of hostilities or mobilization until relieved by proper authority. E-E employees may be required to undergo nuclear-biological and chemical training and to participate in readiness tests, mobilization, alerts, and field training exercises. E-E employees must also pass a medical examination and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location. E-E employees must sign DD Form 2365, DoD Civilian Employee Overseas Emergency Essential Position Agreement. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Intelligence (General) Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Relocation, Advance In-hire, Recruitment, and/or Advanced Leave Accrual incentives maybe offered.