Interdisciplinary

About the

Position:

This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must ad to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located in Fort Meade, Maryland. Summary About the

Position:

This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must ad to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located in Fort Meade, Maryland. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applications Open 10/05/2026 to 10/19/2026 Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Fort Meade, MD No matching locations found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position MAY be eligible for situational telework only, to include OPM prescribed telework Remote job No Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $131,841 - $180,186 per year Pay scale & grade GG 13 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupations and job series

• 1515 Operations Research
• 1529 Mathematical Statistics
• 1530 Statistics
• 1550 Computer Science
• 1560 Data Science Series Supervisory status No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Information Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job. Background check type
• National security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

DAKB-26-13077117-CES

Control number 887198800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarification from the agency See "Who May " in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position. Duties Help

• Provide authoritative technical advice on all aspects of Human Resources data analytics.
• Counsel and advises others, including Federal staff and recipients, to accomplish the program goals.
• Utilizes expertise in interpreting, developing, and applying appropriate data to generate usable products that enable leading informed decisions about the enterprise related to HR lifecycle processes, personnel management, and efficiencies
• Conduct studies, identifies trends, risks, and themes based on the data and information to generate predictive workforce analytics, comparative statistics, and suggestions for improvement.
• Provide technical guidance in the development and review of policy and procedural issuance from the Department, the Command, and Directorates related to data analysis.
  Requirements Help Conditions of employment
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a

TOP SECRET SCI

clearance as a condition of employment and must complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph exam.

• 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.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military and/or commercial aircraft up to 20% of the time.
• The incumbent must meet NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
• This is a Drug Testing Designated Position. This position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program.
• Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R (Condition of Employment for Certain Positions Identified as Critical Under the Drug Abuse Testing Program).
• Incumbent must pass urinalysis testing, as required, prior to appointment, reassignment, or transfer and periodically tafter.
• In accordance with DoDM 8140.03 and supplemental Army guidance, the employee must obtain and maintain the following requirements for each Cyber work role (except Data, AI, and/or Software Engineering) at the assigned proficiency level:
• 1) Foundational qualification requirements within 9 months, 2) Resident qualification requirements within 12 months, 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per work role code (which can overlap).

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

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OTHER DOCUMENTS

". This position is in the Professional category at the Full Performance level within the CES Occupational Structure.

Who May :

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 Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 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 and education 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for

Data Scientist:

A.

Degree:

bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. To be acceptable, the degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. OR B. combination of education and experience that combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities r...Visit the Employer site for more details