PROGRAM ANALYST

Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a qualified Federal employee for a GS-12 level role, with duties spanning asset tracking lifecycle visibility, automation SLAs, and inventory management. The position involves collaboration with DoD and federal partners and requires ensuring reporting is integrated from the design phase.

Candidates must meet time-in-grade and specialized experience criteria, with readiness to handle audits, financial reporting, and compliance while maintaining

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Security clearance may be required for access to classified information.
• Competencies to demonstrate federal qualifications and competencies.

Responsibilities

• Develops action plans to meet objectives with asset tracking lifecycle visibility.
• Coordinates automation SLAs and inventory management per policy.
• Participates in DoD/ DISA/ DFAS and other federal agency committees.
• Defines functional requirements for asset tracking and reporting in system design.
• Presents proposals and supports cost trade-off decisions within time and budget.

Skills

USA Hire Assessment

Security clearance

U.S. Citizenship

Job description

Summary

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; Fort Meade, Maryland.

• Fort Meade, MD
• Chambersburg, PA
• Columbus, OH

Duties

• Develops action plans to meet objectives, including maintaining a tracking system for all organizational and customer assets to ensure full lifecycle visibility and accountability.
• Develops and coordinates automation SLAs, incorporating metrics for continuous monitoring, performance tracking, and hardware/software inventory management per DISA policy.
• Participates in conferences and committees at higher levels such as Department of Defense (DOD), DISA, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and other Federal agencies, including various DOD services, agencies, and components.
• Assists customers-in defining functional requirements, ensuring the specifications for asset tracking, monitoring, and reporting are integrated into the system architecture from the initial design phase.
• Presents customer proposals with asset tracking solutions and assists with cost-trade-off decisions to balance robust management within time and budget constraints.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.

Qualifications

Time in Grade:

For entry at the GS-12 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience

For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience ensuring capital actions comply with financial audit requirements and providing reports or supporting documentation to financial auditors; or experience processing and managing capital versus non-capital assets.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Competencies

• USA Hire Assessment

Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Additional information

• A one year probationary or trial period may be required.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.
• Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a I-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable.
• For more information on veterans' preference.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status).
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants.
• This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program.
• Priority Placement Program (PPP) Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligible candidates will receive priority consideration at the highest grade level for which they have applied and being determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level.
• PPP Application Based Preference Eligibles (Military Reserve and National Guard technicians, Military Reserve and National Guard technicians receiving disability retirement, and Retained Grade employees) will receive priority consideration at the full performance level only.
• For grades below the full performance level, only MSP/PPP eligible candidates who currently occupy a formal training program position will be entitled to exercise their priority preference.
• You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility.
• All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply online, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.

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.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Review our benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.