Program Analyst

Office of the Secretary of Defense; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Office of the Secretary of Defense seeks a subject matter expert for international armaments cooperation and defense sales, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), to advise senior leadership on policy governing arm transfers, technology release, and industrial collaboration.

Incumbent will analyze restructuring of organizations and processes to optimize mission integration with USW(A&S) and the Warfighting Acquisition System, and drive coalition

Qualifications

• Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

• Advises senior leadership on international armaments cooperation and defense sales, including FMS and DCS, and policy on arm transfers and technology release.
• Analyzes and implements restructuring of organizations, processes, and workforce to optimize mission integration with USW(A&S) and the Warfighting Acquisition System.
• Drives international defense industrial base and security cooperation strategy.
• Continuously assesses US and foreign demand for capabilities and analyzes foreign investments in arms transfers and defense sales.
• Supports the Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) and increases exportability of systems early in the acquisition life cycle via the DEF Program.
• Conducts analysis and concept development to stimulate new cooperation between U.S. and partner nations and improves coalition interoperability.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Department: Department of Defense
• Hiring Path: Fed Competitive
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Serves as an Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for International Armaments Cooperation (OASW(IAC)) subject matter expert for international armaments cooperation and defense sales, including Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.

Key Responsibilities

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled using Direct Hire Authority (DHA) authorized under the Department of War Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) for position in the Business and Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH). Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Advises senior leadership on international armaments cooperation and defense sales, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), as well as on policy governing arm transfers, technology release, and industrial collaboration.

Analyzes and implementation of restructuring organizations, processes, and workforce to optimize mission integration with USW(A&S) and the Warfighting Acquisition System. Drives international defense industrial base and security cooperation strategy. Continually assesses aggregated U.S. and foreign demand for U.S.

capabilities via data collection and analysis and provides strategic analysis of leveraging foreign capital investments through arms transfers and defense sales to bolster the U.S. defense industrial base. Supports the Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) and increases exportability of systems early in the acquisition life cycle through Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Program. Conducts analysis and concept development to stimulate new cooperation between U.S.

and partner nations and continues process improvements to increase coalition interoperability and effectiveness.

Requirements & Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.