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CIVILIAN CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST with Security Clearance

Department of the ArmyFort Meade, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 15 Sept 2026

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Seniority
Mid Senior
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Employee
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Hybrid
Location
Fort Meade, MD, United States
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Job Description

Duties

  • Designs and maintains normalized cyber civilian career pathways aligned to DCWF work roles, mission proficiency, qualification requirements, grades, developmental experiences, and leadership or technical advancement tracks.
  • Develops competency models, career maps, position progression criteria, talent profiles, assessment standards, and career-planning tools that Components can implement through existing systems.
  • Develops succession and bench-strength processes for critical work roles and key positions.
  • Prepares decision memoranda, executive briefings, congressional responses, issue papers, and implementation reviews with clear options, cost, risk, and expected mission effect.
  • Leads cross-Component working groups and supports the USCYBERCOM Talent Panel on civilian career-management matters. Requirements Conditions of employment
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI clearance as a condition of employment.
  • In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
  • Position requires temporary duty travel (TDY) CONUS and OCONUS up to 20% of the time.
  • The incumbent may be recalled to duty, may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, and may be required to work overtime.
  • The incumbent must meet NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
  • This position requires the incumbent to take and successfully pass a Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph (CI/Poly).
  • May be subject to a three year probationary period. Qualifications CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee
  • Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
  • Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions
  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions
  • Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
  • Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army)
  • Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by Designing career pathway materials that support standardized workforce roles and developmental progression; Maintaining talent management tools that align with enterprise programs and comply with applicable personnel policies; Supporting development of enterprise frameworks that guide employee growth, mobility, and succession planning across Components. Education For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional information
  • If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • This position requires a 3 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to SCI.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
  • This is a Civilian Human Resource Management Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
  • This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

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