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Program Analyst

You will serve as a Program Analyst in the Fleet Modernization and Facilities Management Directorate, Fleet Functional Area Manager and Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing Division of the NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES.

Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 04/09/2026 to 04/16/2026

Salary $90,838 - $118,092 per year

Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Naval Base, Norfolk, VA 1 vacancy

Remote job No

Telework eligible YesThis position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.

Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed No

Appointment type Permanent

Work schedule Full-time

Service Competitive

Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series)

• 0343 Management And Program Analysis

Supervisory status No

Security clearance Secret

Drug test No

Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process National security

Financial disclosure No

Bargaining unit status No

Announcement number ST-12931583-26-EIF

Control number 864340500

This job is open to

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Current permanent employees of DON, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligible, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligible and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligible, and VEOA eligible.

Duties

• You will develop Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing (DGSIT) presentations and reports and participate in executive decision making by providing intuitive insight and analysis.
• You will assess efficiencies of DGSIT internal processes across all teams that are linked to operational and system support functions to improve the effectiveness and productivity of the DGSIT program and associated processes.
• You will apply fact finding and investigative techniques to accurately define, depict, and document DGSIT findings during MIT and FIT phases.
• You will ensure information is available to Navy and Marine Corps activities for datamining, system field forecasting, and carry forward of lessons learned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

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 supporting all facets of Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing Atlantic (DGSIT LANT) program coordination but not limited to planning, executing, and managing technical efforts supporting the integration and interoperability testing of C5I installations associated with Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) assigned to an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).
• Experience assisting in the development of DGSIT program milestones and program documentation for all phases of the program. Identifies and coordinates programmatic issues with all agencies associated with DGSIT activities.
• Experience coordinating and conducting Planning Definition Survey (PDS) phase of DGSIT program on deploying Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs), Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEBs), and MEUs and their integration on amphibious units.
• Experience reviewing/confirming individual USMC and hull-unique C5I installations and configurations to ensure applicable Subject Matter Expert (SME) support is provided during Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Integration Testing (MIT) and Final Integration Testing (FIT) phases.
• Experience defining testing requirements, based on scope of C5I/IW system coverage and configuration.
• Experience leading MEF, MEB, and MEU C5I interoperability test teams during MIT and FIT phases.
• Experience assisting team development of up to 70 GS-12/13 personnel in an aggregated 3 ship or greater underway testing environment.
• Experience supervising and directing test teams of up to 18 personnel during underway C5I testing.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

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, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. 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. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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. Policy information may be found at: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade