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Defense Information Systems Agency

Program Manager

Department of Defense · Fort Meade, Maryland

Salary
$169,279 - $197,200 per year
Pay grade
GS-15
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Permanent
Opened
Nov 4, 2026
Closes
Nov 13, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
Yes
Openings
1
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Promotion potential
None
Announcement
DISA-13105435-26-MLK

Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Competitive service · Excepted service · Individuals with disabilities · Military spouses · Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista · Special authorities · Veterans

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Summary

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland . **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

Duties

  • Direct and integrate a multi-functional mission support and administrative operation portfolio, including workforce planning, organizational readiness, and global security operations, overseeing a workforce of approximately 250 personnel.
  • Direct the workforce through subordinate division chiefs, handle the full range of human resource management duties, and serves as the reviewing official for employee evaluations.
  • Formulates, promulgates, and enforces DISA-wide policies and regulations derived from federal statutes and executive-level authorities. Assesses the impact of policy decisions on workforce morale, productivity, and welfare.
  • Represents the command in high-level planning forums with top officials from the Department of Defense, federal oversight agencies, and Congress to secure resources, coordinate mission support initiatives, and advocate for command-specific needs.
  • Exercises combined technical and administrative direction over a globally dispersed workforce. Including providing guidance on the development, and execution of Security, Manpower, Civilian/Military Personnel, and Reasonable Accommodations programs.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service Specialized experience is defined as: Experience leading, directing, and managing a comprehensive human resources and mission-support organization; and experience representing an organization before senior leadership and external stakeholders; and experience establishing, interpreting, and enforcing policies related to multiple mission-support operations such as security, civilian payroll administration, personnel transportation operations, reasonable accommodations, and anti-harassment programs. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in Federal Service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level

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