Department of Defense

PROGRAM ANALYST

Fort Meade, Maryland Full time

PROGRAM ANALYST

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Fort Meade, Maryland

Salary Range: $70623 - $133142 Per Year

Job Summary: This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland .

Major Duties:

  • Applying evaluative techniques to study efficiency and effectiveness of program operations.
  • Providing program guidance in the areas of program effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Participating in special studies and working group meetings with program managers, planners, and key officials.
  • Studying improvement of program procedures, policies, and regulations and to assist in long term planning.
  • Monitor program status, providing status information to higher management. Recommending strategies to ensure program is allocated efficiently and economically.

Qualifications: Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-09 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-07 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-09, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-07 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: having experience with analyzing and recommending improvements to program procedures, policies, and regulations. 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: Administrative Management Planning and Evaluating Information Management Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. Your Resume Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full- time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Read more about what should I include in my federal resume here. DO NOT include the following information: Classified or government sensitive information; Social Security Number; Photos of yourself; Personal information, such as age, sex, religious affiliation, etc.; or encrypted and digitally signed documents. Read more about what should I leave out of my resume here. A complete Assessment Questionnaire Other required supporting documents: (SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. Your complete Application Package (containing the above required documents) must be received no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 03/16/2026. WARNING: Failure to submit a complete application package including any required documentation by the closing date of the announcement at 11:59 EST03/16/2026, or at the time of application for announcements with an extended closing date, may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status and More Information. The Details page will display the status of your application. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-16