Program Analyst

You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST in the DOCTRINE AND INNOVATION DIRECTOR DIVISION, NAVAL INFORMATION WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER of NAVINFOWARDEVCEN NORFOLK.

Duties

• You will identify tactical, doctrinal and capability gaps for the information warfare community and across information related capabilities, and assess innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions.
• You will plan and lead updates to, or creation of requisite doctrinal and tactical publications to meet Fleet warfighter needs.
• You will directly update/create publications, leading contracted efforts, guiding a Fleet development team, and/or some combination thereof.
• You will conduct analyses and develop studies in order to identify new or emerging threats, and their impact on doctrinal publications, and implementation of emerging doctrine and tactics in Fleet training programs and readiness assessments.
• You will conduct research, data collection and analysis of a wide spectrum of problems related to the employment of existing, experimental, or projected IW tactics, equipment, and doctrine.
• You will develop/support experimentation and exercises that enable development or validation of IW materiel and non-materiel solutions to Fleet capability shortfalls and support training to the Fleet.
• You will capture, analyze, validate, and promulgate lessons learned and best practices.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level.
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Top Secret SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required.
• You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• Work events supported may require overtime, rotating shifts, weekend work, holiday work, and going onboard ships.

Qualifications

• To qualify for a GS-12, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
• Experience conducting research, data collection, and analysis to support the development and validation of doctrinal publications, the assessment of warfighting capabilities, and the identification of lessons learned and best practices for the warfighting mission areas.
• Experience supporting experimentation and exercises in order to validate doctrinal publications, evaluate developed tactics, and assess the employment of emerging capabilities.
• Experience providing recommendations on validating lessons learned, and incorporating lessons learned into training and doctrine updates.
• Experience conducting analyses and studies in order to identify new or emerging threats, warfighting gaps, and innovative approaches to employ capabilities, and determine the impact on doctrinal publications.
• Experience assessing warfighting tasks, and fleet readiness.
• Experience preparing command's correspondence and conducting briefing reflecting efforts.

Education

There is no education substitution for this series/grade combination.

Additional information

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements.
• During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.
• Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
• Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.