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 Fort Meade, Maryland.

Duties

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• Provides management and guidance on the command and control of all CNMF operations.
• Leads proactive, compliant, and effective cyberspace operations (CO) by leveraging CNMF forces and capabilities embedded with mission partners.
• Allocates and schedules personnel and resources based on application of technical and functional expertise to identify optimal mission activities.
• Represents the CNMF to discuss and negotiate requirements, resources, and respective roles and responsibilities for projected cyberspace missions and scenarios with mission partners to meet CNMF operations.
• Provides operational-level technical and functional expertise in support of the development of USCYBERCOM and other Combatant Command (CCMD) support plans.
• Assist CNMF Capabilities Team to ensure CNMF has the cyberspace capabilities essential to support CNMF operations.
• Responsible for continuing assessment and refinement of the processes that govern and ensure CNMF's agile application of cyber capabilities.
• Establishes command cyber capability priorities, determines approaches, plans and executes projects.
• Performs a broad range of technical analyses and studies to derive meaning from lessons learned and operational metrics to improve the CNMF's ability to address anticipated operational challenges.
• Establishes assumptions, measures effectiveness of existing approaches, and evaluates available alternatives.
• Attends meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars related to program planning, advanced technologies, and support system concepts.

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.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• 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.
• This position has been designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP). Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Army, national security, and public safety.
• Incumbent may be selected for random drug testing and may be subject to reasonable suspicion testing and safety mishap or accident testing.
• This position may require the incumbent to work both planned and unscheduled overtime
• 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.

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) leading cyberspace operational planning and supporting efforts to enable offensive cyberspace operations; 2) assisting to ensure the operation has the cyberspace capabilities essential to support the operation; 3) coordinating with personnel from other organizations or agencies to exchange technical information, ideas, or procedures on cyber capabilities 4) briefing technical experts and senior leadership on changes in cyber operations and planning.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment.
• 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 probationary 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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI - Sensitive Compartmented Information Intelligence Community Dir.
• 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) Digital Technology Career Field position.
• Incumbent must meet NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
• 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.
• Recruitment and/or Relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advanced In-Hire incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advanced Leave Accrual may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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