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Vice Director for Programs

Department of Defense
Defense Information Systems Agency
J6/Endpoint and Global Services Directorate
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Summary

If you enjoy a challenging job and would like to make a difference with our national defense and security, DISA is the place for you. DISA provides secure and reliable communications and computing support that enables the President and our military forces to communicate globally through voice, video, and data transmission. DISA is a leader implementing "people programs" and offers a broad range of quality-of-life and training programs. Go to http://www.disa.mil/ for more information.

Overview

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Job canceled
Open & closing dates
05/22/2025 to 05/30/2025
Salary
$184,363 to - $207,500 per year

This is a Tier I Position.

Pay scale & grade
ES 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Fort Meade, MD
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Senior Executive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
SES-DISA-12698076-25MF
Control number
837386100

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Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified individuals.

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Duties

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For the position of Vice Director for Programs responsibilities may include management of highly classified programs for the White House, Secretary of Defense, and DoD CIO, in addition to management of the 4th Estate Network Optimization (4ENO) IT reform initiative. The Vice Director for Programs Executive will work closely and coordinate with the Director, DISA, and the Director, J6, to ensure a successful and error-free execution highly classified and general commodity IT programs; and ensure their sustainment and lifecycle evolvement.

Major Duties:
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

a. Serves as the primary executive dealing with the planning, development, modification, and/or evolution, of commodity IT programs.

b. As the single service provider of commodity IT for the 4th Estate, and single service provider for special access and highly classified commodity IT, the incumbent will receive broad guidance from the Director, J6, for establishing goals, priorities, and measures of effectiveness to ensure that IT reform activities and objectives are achieved and programs/projects are delivered on-time.

c. Works closely with the National Leadership Command Capabilities (NLCC) stakeholders internal and external to the agency to provide executive lifecycle management of enterprise capabilities in support of the President and Cabinet-level Senior leaders.

d. In collaboration with the DISA Deputy Director; Chief Technology Officer; Component Acquisition Executive; Director, J6; and the Risk Management Executive, serves as a key senior leader in identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and supervising the development of data processing systems and enterprise, net-centric service initiatives; and deliver effective Information Technology capabilities and services to the J6 which will enable Mission Partners and warfighters to meet their functional, strategic, and operational goals.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
  • The incumbent must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph and maintain Special Compartmentalized security access.
  • The incumbent may be required to obtain and maintain Classified Courier orders.
  • This position is a Testing Designated Position, which requires the incumbent to submit to random testing of urine and illegal drugs or substances.
  • Per the Ethics in Government Act, Public Law 95-521, Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE 278, required.
  • This is an Acquisition Workforce Key Leadership Position (KLP).
  • This position may require pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), Technical Qualifications and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

Applicants must submit written statements (narrative format ) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as 'ineligible.' Additional information on the ECQs is available at www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. Please limit your written statements to 2 pages per ECQ (maximum 10 pages for all ECQs)

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide a workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Failure to meet any one of the technical qualifications requirements automatically disqualifies an applicant.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements up to 2 pages per technical qualification (maximum 6 pages for all MTQs).

MTQ 1
- Expertise in the concepts, principles, and practices across a broad spectrum of information disciplines to identify integration issues that have a direct impact on a wide range of operations performed by the agency, to include in-depth knowledge of enterprise-class service delivery, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes, enterprise help desk support, enterprise architecture development and implementation.

MTQ 2 -Experience leading the development of technical, programmatic, and strategic planning that will enable programs or mission spaces to achieve integrated and secure capability solutions that extend across strategic and high-level enterprise operating levels.

MTQ 3 -Documented program management experience, skills, and/or demonstrated ability in classified programs which deliver information technology support services to high level entities for the federal government.

DoD Joint Enterprise-wide Experience: Possess a broad point of view and an awareness and understanding of individual or organizational responsibilities in relation to DoD or government-wide strategic priorities. Executives should demonstrate ability to work with internal and external partners to support national security objectives. This perspective is typically gained through a variety of diverse work experiences.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

Competitive wages, flexible schedules and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages found in either government or private sector. These extraordinary benefits encompass health, pay, work/life balance, and growth & learning. To find out more, visit our benefits information page: http://www.disa.mil/careers/benefits.html.

  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Current and Former Career SES members, and graduates of SES CDP programs with OPM Certified ECQ's need to only address the technical qualifications (and need not respond to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)). Graduates of an approved SES Candidate Development Program must include a copy of their OPM certification of eligibility.
  • Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.
  • The incumbent must be eligible to obtain and maintain, at minimum, a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
  • This position may require pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams.
  • The position is a Drug Testing Designated Position.
  • This is an Acquisition Workforce Key Leadership Position (KLP). In accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.66, Defense Acquisition Workforce Education, Training, Experience, and Career Development Program, the incumbent must possess Acquisition certification in the Program Management Functional Area at the Advanced Functional Tier and meet all other KLP requirements prior to entering this position. The incumbent must possess 10 years of acquisition experience in an acquisition workforce position, 4 of those years serving in a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). Upon entry into this position the incumbent must complete and sign DD Form 2889, Critical Acquisition Position Service Agreement Key Leadership Position (KLP). The DD Form 2889 is a written agreement to remain in federal service in the position for at least three years. In signing such agreement, you do not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such an agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment. Any deviation from KLP requirements can only be waived by the Component Acquisition Executive. You must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every two years in accordance with the 4th Estate Director for Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Common Continuous Learning Cycle (unless prorated) from the time they are appointed to an Acquisition Workforce position, both while working toward and after obtaining the required certification.
  • You are required to comply with the provision of the Ethics in Government Act, Public Law 95-521, as amended, which requires the submission of a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE 278, upon assuming the position, annually, and upon termination of employment.
  • All newly appointed career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
  • Occasional Travel Required.
  • Permanent Change of Station Costs (PCS) may be paid. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
  • Relocation allowances will be considered.
  • You may serve up to a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
  • All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment can occur.

Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.ssc-cc@mail.mil

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