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IT Program Manager (SYSANALYSIS)

Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency
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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: $124,531- $161,889
  • Columbus, OH: $129,946- $168,929
  • Dayton, OH: $129,169 - $167,919
  • Fort Belvoir, VA: $142,488- $185,234
  • New Cumberland, PA: $142,488- $185,234
  • Ogden, UT: $124,531- $161,889
  • Philadelphia, PA: $137,222- $178,388
  • Richmond, VA: $130,084- $169,108

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/01/2025 to 07/07/2025
Salary
$124,531 to - $185,234 per year

See summary for additional information.

Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Battle Creek, MI
Whitehall, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, PA
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
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DLAJ6-25-12756231-MP
Control number
839820000

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Duties

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  • Leads an interdisciplinary team of government and contractor personnel, to include Information Technology specialists, network engineers, software engineers...
  • ...and information assurance specialists. Implements strategic planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of the program to meet user cost, schedule and performance requirements.
  • Leads the acquisition team to plan and execute all life-cycle aspects of program management from design, development, systems engineering, integration...
  • ...testing, configuration management, implementation, risk management, information security, quality assurance, and operational fielding.
  • Manages the development, execution, and approval process for program events and documentation to include: milestone events and documentation, task and action management, contractor performance assessments, and information assurance documentation.
  • Develops and executes strategies to develop and deliver system functionality to effectively meet the goals and vision of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DoD, and appropriate Federal senior level management...
  • ... Identifies improvements, determines best business practices to achieve cost savings in implementing defense initiatives and directives.
  • Provides team leadership and performs individual duties involved in defining goals and objectives; prioritizing program requirements; developing budgets...
  • ...managing budget execution and determining the best utilization of resources including realignments to address shortfalls or to satisfy priority needs.
  • Collects performance metrics and prepares cost, schedule and performance reports for and leads regularly scheduled in-process reviews regarding the program.
  • Participates in deliberations on alternate strategies to better manage the acquisition of information management systems and provides management in...
  • ...situations where either guidelines and/or procedures do not exist, or there are divergent differences of opinion and approaches among product team functional experts.
  • Participates/ speaks in meetings, conferences, and joint requirements boards with high-ranking members from DoD components, the DLA senior managers.
  • Interprets the functional requirements and the design of the program solution which involves the breakdown of the functional process into discrete requirements that can be configured into Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Information Operations (J6) locations.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Program Manager (SYSANALYSIS) your resume and supporting documentation must support:
  1. 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:
  • Maintains awareness of component and DoD acquisition policy directives and implementation procedures for meeting goals in the disciplines of concurrent engineering and integration, quality, test and evaluation, and programming and budgeting.
  • Formulates courses of action for correcting program management problems that may exist with internal and external offices/agencies.
  • Advises higher authorities on strategies, programs status, product and public impact on issues, actions and decisions affecting the mission.
  • Assesses/evaluates the capabilities of government and industry to develop and produce state-of-the-art information management systems; ensure program acquisition plans are appropriately structured to initiate/complete the program effectively and efficiently; justifies and defends program cost and necessity to senior level.
  • Ensures proper system design, interfaces and compatibility meeting current and future functional requirements for the implementation of Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps).
  • Conducts business case analysis and courses of action (COAs) in response to leveraging current and emerging technology and as part of management is existing systems in support of mission.


For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed:
  1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
  3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
  4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations


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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

The incumbent will be required to become certified at Level III in the applicable career field within 24 months, unless a Position Requirements Waiver is approved to extend the 24 months. AT&L position requirements will be used in the evaluation criteria.


Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace:The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

How you will be evaluated

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

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies:

  • Risk Management (SYSANALYSIS)
  • IT Enterprise Architecture (SYSANALYSIS)
  • Requirements Analysis (SYSANALYSIS)

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

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