CYBER OPERATIONS PLANS ANALYST

Duties
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• Leverages broad functional expertise in cyberspace planning and operations, combined with deep insights into CNMF's, DoD's, and the U.S. Government's (USG's) cyber program objectives, priorities, and challenges.
• Identifies and leads efforts to establish and capitalize on opportunities to improve this key partnership.
• Contributions to strategic planning initiatives conducted in collaboration with a key partner and its government elements with cyberspace involvement.
• Participates in development, negotiation, and internal staffing of formal planning agreements, including data sharing agreements.
• Provides authoritative interpretations of USG regulations and U.S. DoD policies and guidelines.
• Investigates, assesses, and provides feedback on all matters of strategic and operational engagement.
• Provides expert insights to resolve tactical operational or policy issues that could impede effective collaboration to address real-time contingencies of shared interest.
• Provides reporting seniors with authoritative assessments of the effects implementation of proposed contingency plans may have on CNMF's cyberspace operations and ability to achieve major cyberspace program objectives.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The employee may be recalled to duty, may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, and may be required to work overtime.
• Work requires travel away from the normal duty station on military and/or commercial aircraft up to 25% of the time.
• The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI clearance as a condition of employment and must complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph exam.
• Must pass an initial and periodic urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
• This position requires the incumbent to undergo and successfully pass additional Department of Justice security screening and background processing.
• This position requires the completion of a Medical Clearance for assignment in USEUCOM Area of Operations.
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license issued by one of the 50 states or U.S. territories prior to appointment and upon arrival in the host country.
• Employee may be required to pass a driver's test/training in the host country to obtain local driving privileges.
• This position requires the incumbent to possess, or obtain and maintain, a valid regular or official U.S. Passport.
• If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment.
• This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Appointment to this position does not confer competitive status.
• See "Additional Information" for more conditions of employment.

Qualifications

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.

• Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee
• Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization
• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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; 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) Provides guidance and in-depth analysis on cyberspace program strategy, plans and policy; 2) develops detailed plans for applicable range of cyber operations through coordination with other planners, operators and/or analysts 3) delivers oral and written briefings, presentations, and cyberspace operations reports for cyberspace operations. 4) Experience serving in or in support of Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF).

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

• The incumbent will be expected to complete pre-permanent change of station (PCS) training courses, including language (as required by assignment), security, weapons training, communications security (COMSEC) custodian, agency orientations, and mission briefings, as required based on the assignment.
• It is desired that the incumbent has previous experience living and working overseas, and highly desired that he/she has achieved Foreign Disclosure Officer Qualification and Joint Planning Military Education and/or Joint Planning Qualification.
• 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.
• This position requires a 3 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Incumbent (or Selectee) is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and obtain the required certification/recertification for this position as outlined in DoDM 8140.03 Cyberspace Workforce Qualification and Management Program dated 15 February 2023.
• 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) FC-71 Cyberspace Effects Career Field position.
• TERM: This announcement is for a Cyber Term position. Permanent employees who apply, are selected for, and ultimately accept this position will be converted to a Cyber Term appointment. Term positions in CES may be extended up to a maximum of five years. This position may be converted to permanent without further competition after completion of three years of continuous service in this position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• 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.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250 .