Department: Department of Defense
Location(s): Fort Meade, Maryland
Salary Range: $85447 - $158322 Per Year
Job Summary: This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland . **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.
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Qualifications: Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. GS-11 Specialized experience for the GS-11 level is defined as experience assisting in providing financial advisory services for a large organization with an emphasis on Security Assistance/Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs or Foreign Military Sales (FMS). In addition to meeting the specialized experience, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade GS-09 in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. GS-12 Specialized experience for the GS-12 level is defined as experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving a wide range of budgetary challenges; experience utilizing financial systems to research and analyze data pertaining to the budgets; experience processing and executing funding documents associated with the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs or Foreign Military Sales (FMS); or experience with FMS sales processes from case development through implementation, execution, and closure. In addition to meeting the specialized experience, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. GS-13 Specialized experience for the GS-13 level is defined as experience with programming, budget formulation, budget justification, and presentation; experience with budget execution, processing funding documents, or managing spend plans associated with the Security Assistance/Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs or Foreign Military Sales (FMS); or experience with FMS sales processes from case development through implementation, execution, and closure. In addition to meeting the specialized experience, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade GS-12 in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. Salary including locality pay: GS-11 $85,447 to $111,087 GS-12 $102,415 to $133,142 GS-13 $121,785 to $158,322
How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.
Application Deadline: 2026-04-30