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PROGRAM ANALYST

Department of the Air Force

Posted today
Top Secret
Unspecified
Unspecified
Management
Scott AFB, IL (On-Site/Office)

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a command headquarters level senior program analyst planning, organizing, and determining necessary strategy, policies, regulations, directives, programs, doctrine, and procedures for the establishment and maintenance of assigned major command (MAJCOM) programs in the Operations Directorate to achieve mission assurance of operations and mission risk mitigation of Mobility Air Forces (MAF) activities in, through, and from the cyberspace domain as well as desired effects in the information environment.

DUTIES :
  • Applies Air Force military cyberspace operations experience to analyze, develop, and evaluate detailed strategic plans, goals, and objectives which posture the MAF enterprise to conduct peacetime and wartime combat operations in contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environments.
  • Prepares and delivers analysis and recommendations in various forums such as briefings, training sessions, consultations, and strategy sessions with other staff service functions and activities to secure cooperation, resolve controversial matters, and convey information relative to proposed changes in assigned program(s).
  • Plans and executes information operations. Applies a fertile imagination joined with a sound background in principles of sociological/psychological behavior, mathematics, and physics to influence foreign target audiences comprised of: passive and neutral-state civilians, Geneva Conventions-recognized enemy combatants, enemy non-combatants, and members of violent extremist organizations.
  • Documents planning and programming decisions/recommendations in appropriate formats to meet Air Force and Major Command requirements. I
  • Provides immediate action, analysis, support, and response for emerging and real-world cyber crisis situations to all Air Mobility Command units.
Requirements

Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
  • If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
  • Disclosure of Political Appointments
  • Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
  • Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
  • This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
  • Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft
  • Air Force space, missile, and/or cyberspace operations experience is highly desirable.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance w/ access to SCI.
  • This is a drug testing position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, Management and Program Analysis Series, 0343.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations such as air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); rapid global mobility; global strike; command and control; airlift; aeromedical evacuation; aerial refueling; air mobility support to special operations; global mobility response; cyberspace tactics, techniques, procedures; information operations tactics, techniques, procedures; Cyber Integration; Offensive Cyberspace Operations, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, Department of Defense Information Networks Operations; Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System (PPBE), acquisition; knowledge of military command structure, missions, programs, and organizational relationships and program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
  • Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations such as air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); rapid global mobility; global strike; command and control; airlift; aeromedical evacuation; aerial refueling; air mobility support to special operations; global mobility response; cyberspace tactics, techniques, procedures; information operations tactics, techniques, procedures; Cyber Integration; Offensive Cyberspace Operations, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, Department of Defense Information Networks Operations; Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System (PPBE); acquisition.
  • Knowledge of strategic planning/assessment; operational planning/assessment; developing sequence and timing of key strategic/operational/tactical events and milestones; how human and computer networks function; how to achieve desired effects and avoid undesired effects in human and computer networks; and the relationship of the various command entities involved in overall program planning and execution of military operations.
  • Knowledge on integration of space, cyberspace, electronic warfare, and air mobility operations in cyberspace of the information environment to achieve desired effects in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment.
  • Ability to skillfully communicate threats, vulnerabilities, risk, operations, and technical details in cyberspace or the information environment orally or in writing to Airmen and civilians regardless of whether they possess a technical or non-technical background.
  • Ability to understand what happened in the past while maneuvering between what is feasible today and what will be feasible in the future so as to both identify gaps and seams in current strategies, concepts, and plans and generate valid solutions which others may not see.
  • Ability to maintain positive working relationships while effectively and unemotionally negotiating issues that are both complex and elicit an emotional response with civilians and Airmen regardless of their rank, intransigence, or position in the organization.

  • PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

    VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

    Education

    This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

    Additional information

    Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

    Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

    Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position.

    Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the competitive service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition.

    120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

    Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

    Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

    Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

    is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click .

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