Program Analyst (ISR,C2 AND UAS PORTFOLIO MGR)
This listing is for a Program Analyst (ISR,C2 AND UAS PORTFOLIO MGR) role at Office of the Secretary of Defense, in Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
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This listing is for a Program Analyst (ISR,C2 AND UAS PORTFOLIO MGR) role at Office of the Secretary of Defense, in Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
The advert names research as a skill for this role.
The listing gives the pay as $143,913 - $197,200 per year.
The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United States for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).
Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 9, 2026; applications close on Nov 23, 2026.
- Employer
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Location
- Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $143,913 - $197,200 per year
- Found
- Nov 9, 2026 on USAJobs
- Closes
- Nov 23, 2026
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This job's listed pay is 96% above the benchmark.
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About the role
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In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.
You may qualify at the NH-IV pay band, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to (1) Developing, reviewing, or evaluating acquisition or program documentation to support compliance with applicable statutory, regulatory, policy, and oversight requirements (such as acquisition strategies, program baselines, risk-management or risk-reduction plans, investment plans, or comparable program-management documents); (2) Supporting an enterprise resource-planning and budget-execution process (e.g. analyzing program funding impacts, monitoring organizational compliance with financial guidance, etc.); and (3) Analyzing interdependent programs, systems, capabilities, or portfolios to identify mission capability gaps; assess cost, schedule, capability, or resource tradeoffs; and develop recommendations that support senior-leader decisions on budget and strategic priorities 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.
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 using Direct Hire Authority (DHA) authorized under the Department of War Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) for position in the Business and 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: Leads the oversight of the assigned portfolio (Large ISR Aircraft, C2 Aircraft, and Large UAS) and identifies issues or potential issues, to include development of recommendations to address identified issues.
Potential issues include unrealistic cost and schedule estimates; inadequate understanding and management of technical risk, unsound management practices, inappropriate acquisition strategies; immature technology and inadequate industrial base capabilities.
Assesses mission threads within critical mission capability portfolios for overall performance in support of OUSW(A&S) participation in OSW Program and Budget Reviews and in support of Congressional reporting requirements, working collaboratively with military service staffs, the Joint Staff and Cost Assessments and Program Evaluation (CAPE), as well as other OSW organizations.
Provides advice and staff support to the USW(A&S), ASW(A) and their teams with respect to operational analysis and mission gaps translated back to platform and weapon deficiencies, Science and Technology solution insertion points and concepts of employment, and Research and Development requirements for the future solution space and "to-be" systems architecture across appropriate mission areas.
Develops and evaluates acquisition strategies, acquisition program baselines, analyses, risk reduction plans, international cooperation plans, and other applicable documentation for assigned major programs. Monitors the Services' compliance with and execution of Secretary of War, USW(A&S), or ASW(A) guidance and direction relating to assigned programs and activities.
The incumbent shall guide the Services in understanding and complying with guidance and direction, exercising tact and understanding of organizational constraints. Where necessary, he/she shall formulate recommendations for further management action to assure compliance or for modifications in cases where the guidance of direction has become infeasible or undesirable.
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