Program Analyst

Summary

This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a program analyst for broad subject matter area in information technology including enterprise resource planning capabilities, communications, architecture, and systems planning.

Duties

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Salary Ranges are the following unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail.

For the Redstone Arsenal, AL Location: $130,987 to $197,200 (includes 21.91% locality)

For the Fort Belvoir, VA and/or Dahlgren Location: $143,913-$197,200 (includes 33.94% locality)

For the Colorado Springs, CO Location: $129,096 to $197,200 (includes 20.15% locality)

As a Program Analyst at the NH-0343-4 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Supporting FMS management with coordinating and overseeing financial system accesses and interfaces, establishing policy and standard operating procedures for both internal and external organizational structures.
• Serving as the senior program analyst and technical advisor for broad IT subject matter areas, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) capabilities, systems architecture, and communications planning. Defining, validating, and prioritizing internal and external financial system requirements; leading strategic development and implementation initiatives across the enterprise.
• Directing financial data integrity initiatives, serving as the senior analyst for troubleshooting critical errors and resolving systemic discrepancies across complex MDA and external financial systems.
• Leading and overseeing strategic FMS Case closure activities, ensuring complete alignment of multi-layered financial systems, overseeing complex interface balancing, and certifying final reports for interim closed cases.
• Monitoring and certifying enterprise-level financial system reconciliations and corrective actions, ensuring absolute regulatory compliance of FMS accounts with DFAS Security Assistance (SA) and MDA.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Maxi Flex
• Recruitment Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is not telework eligible.
• Must obtain/maintain Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance
• This is an acquisition position coded Advanced in Business - Financial Management. Incumbent must obtain mandatory Back-to-Basics (BtB) certification within 48 months of entry into position.
• Must acquire 80 Continuous Learning Points every 24 months.
• This position requires Financial Management level III certification. Certification prior to hiring is not essential but must be accomplished within 24 months after entry into this position.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the NH-04 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 3 of the 5 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Leads enterprise-wide financial systems modernization by directing the planning, integration, and continuous deployment of complex Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and financial management systems across cross-functional teams.
• Serves as senior technical advisor, delivering strategic briefings to executive leadership to remediate critical system defects and optimize financial operations.
• Directs Foreign Military Sales (FMS) financial reconciliation and case closeout, orchestrating cross-functional stakeholder communication to systematically identify and resolve complex accounting variances in full compliance with the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM).
• Reconciles complex delivery reporting data against financial systems (e.g., Defense Integrated Financial System - DIFS) to maintain precise billing accuracy.
• Resolves systemic billing discrepancies and data interface errors between logistics feeders and accounting networks to enable seamless, timely case closure.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Additional information

Other Notes:

ACQUISITION POSITION: This position requires Acquisition Workforce Level Advanced in Business, Financial Management Certification prior to hiring is not essential but must be accomplished within 48 months after entry into this position.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Selectee or incumbent must be able to obtain the appropriate certification level for their position. This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position. IAW Public Law 112-81 and DoD Policy the incumbent shall comply with the requirements of DoD FM Certification program within the allotted timeframe. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf.

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))

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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