Department of Defense

Program Analyst

Battle Creek, Michigan, Whitehall, Ohio, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, New Cumberland Defense Logistic Full time

Program Analyst

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Battle Creek, Michigan, Whitehall, Ohio, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hill AFB, Utah, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

Salary Range: $125776 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: See below for important information regarding this job. Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Battle Creek, MI: $125,776- $163,514 Columbus, OH: $131,245- $170,624 Dayton, OH: $130,461 - $169,604 Fort Belvoir, VA: $143,913- $187,093 New Cumberland, PA: $143,913- $187,093 Ogden, UT: $125,776- $163,514 Philadelphia, PA: $138,595- $180,178 Richmond, VA: $131,385- $170,806

Major Duties:

  • Serves as one of two senior Program Analysts assigned to the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Engineering Portfolio (J62J).
  • Leads enterprise-level analysis and integration of the agency’s Section 508 Program, shaping governance, policy implementation, performance metrics, and compliance strategy across all IT, digital, and mission systems.
  • Evaluates and ensures full integration of accessibility into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), analyzing requirements, testing, remediation, and sustainment processes to drive enterprise compliance and efficiency.
  • Analyzes acquisition and procurement programs for Section 508 compliance, ensuring accessibility requirements are embedded in contracts, solicitations, and lifecycle management of all ICT products and services.
  • Designs and assesses agency-wide accessibility training and awareness programs, ensuring workforce competencies, performance objectives, and organizational culture align with Section 508 requirements.
  • Directs data-driven evaluation and remediation strategies for digital content and systems, monitoring compliance trends, identifying systemic gaps, and advancing maturity across the enterprise.
  • Advises senior leadership (SES/PEO/CTO/CIO levels) on Section 508 risks, compliance posture, performance metrics, and strategic improvements, providing actionable insights to inform enterprise decision-making.
  • Interprets and applies Section 508 laws, regulations, and standards, ensuring consistent implementation across acquisition, development, operations, maintenance, and enterprise technology use.
  • Coordinates cross functional stakeholders (engineering, EEO, contracting, legal, HR, and IT) to ensure alignment of Section 508 requirements across all organizational business processes.
  • Provides subject matter expertise in accessibility governance, compliance analysis, testing oversight, and validation frameworks, ensuring consistent application of standards and best practices.
  • Evaluate enterprise tools, technologies, and methodologies (e.g., automated testing tools, assistive technologies) to enhance program execution and compliance validation across the agency.

Qualifications: To qualify for a Program Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Leads and evaluates the agency's enterprise Section 508 Program, ensuring governance, policy implementation, and performance oversight are effectively executed across all IT, digital, and mission systems. Analyzes and integrates accessibility requirements across the system lifecycle, including software development, acquisition, procurement, testing, and remediation, to ensure compliance with federal accessibility standards. Advises senior leadership on Section 508 compliance posture, providing data-driven analysis on risks, performance metrics, and continuous improvement strategies to support enterprise decision-making. Coordinates cross-functional efforts to implement accessibility requirements, aligning stakeholders across IT, contracting, legal, EEO, and program offices to ensure consistent application of Section 508 laws, regulations, and standards. B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience. 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.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. 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: To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/01/2026. After submitting your online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take any additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you both on screen and via email notification. The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder. If you do not receive the email invitation to the assessment and you meet the minimum qualifications for the position, you should contact https://apply.usastaffing.gov/HelpTicket to request the email be re-sent. Requests to re-send invitations to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments must be received by https://apply.usastaffing.gov/HelpTicket BEFORE the close of the JOA. If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements. NOTE: Set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the "Track my application" link for the corresponding application. You may update your application documents and some questions related to your personal information at any time during the announcement open period. However, you will not be able to make changes to questions related to assessing the minimum qualifications and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. To make an allowed update to your application, return to your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account at https://www.usajobs.gov. On the Home page, scroll down and locate your job application. Once the job has been located, click the "Track this application" link on the right under the application date. The page will refresh to display the Agency's Application Information page where you can scroll down and review any notifications the agency has sent you. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/articles/29113644431764-Requesting-an-accommodation. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12943929.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-01