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Operations Support Specialist

Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary of Defense
USD RESEARCH & ENGINEERING, GOLDEN DOME.
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Summary

This position supports Golden Dome for America (GDA), a vital defense initiative. The Golden Dome for America (GDA) will provide technologically advanced capabilities to defend the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries.



Overview

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Open & closing dates
11/03/2025 to 11/07/2025
Salary
$142,488 to - $195,200 per year
Pay scale & grade
NH 4
Locations
3 vacancies in the following locations:
Huntsville, AL
Arlington, VA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—Eligible for situational telework, subject to mission requirements and supervisory approval, per GDA and DoD policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel up to 25% for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
4
Supervisory status
No
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
DHA-12825792-26-SH
Control number
849312200

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Clarification from the agency

The Public.

Duties

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This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for AcqDemo Business & Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH).

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.


Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

1. Manage various business operations and tasks related to the success of the GDA program, ensuring efficiency and alignment with strategic initiatives.
2. Serve as an Operations Support Specialist, managing the program's internal organizational operations.
3. Manage and coordinate overall business operations functions, collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
4. Collaborate with senior stakeholders across joint military services, combatant commands, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and defense agencies to support coordinated execution of GDA priorities and global engagements.
5. Ensure alignment of all technical and operational aspects for both classified and unclassified activities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
  • Total salary varies depending on location of position
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment
  • Required to participate in the direct deposit program
  • This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
  • This is a Drug Testing position.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI (Special Sensitive) Clearance.
  • This IS a Financial Filer Position.
  • Travel (IS) required: (25%).
  • A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • This position requires a Program Management, Practitioner acquisition certification. The incumbent has 60 months to achieve this certification. Please see additional information section.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the NH-IV (GS-14/15) level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the 13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your knowledge of: 1.Overseeing office operations to include tasker management, logistics activities, and process improvements; 2. Implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); and 3. Managing tasks and business operations to optimize efficiency and ensure alignment with strategic initiatives.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages
. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active Duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Additional information

Probationary Periods: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.


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 an online application, you may request an alternative application. Please send an email to the following address for information on how to obtain an alternative application: whs.job.application.assistance@mail.mil

Reemployed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. /www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Additional information on Condition of Employment:

This position requires a Program Management, Practitioner acquisition certification. The incumbent has 60 months to achieve this certification.

Selectees without this certification must execute, as a condition of appointment, a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years. The selectee will be provided with the training and opportunity to obtain this certification within their first 60 months of employment.

In signing such agreement, the employee does not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such an agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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

Note: Under this DHA, Qualified candidates with veterans' preference should be considered when best meet mission requirements.

Your application (resumes and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed in this announcement.

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