IT Project Manager (Plcypln) - CES Recent Graduate

IT Project Manager (Plcypln)

• CES Recent Gradue Department of Defense Defense Informion Systems Agency Da Analytics Mission Support Branch Summary The recent gradues program targets individuals who have gradued recently from qualifying educional institutions or programs.

To be eligible, applicants must apply within 2 years of degree or certifice completion, except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligions, who will have up to 6 years after degree or certifice completion. Successful applicants placed in a dynamic, career development program. Learn more about this agency Summary The recent gradues program targets individuals who have gradued recently from qualifying educional institutions or programs. To be eligible, applicants must apply within 2 years of degree or certifice completion, except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligions, who will have up to 6 years after degree or certifice completion. Successful applicants placed in a dynamic, career development program. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 06/08/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 8, 2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Meade, MD 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $57,736
• $91,815 per year Pay scale & grade GG 7
• 9 Promotion potential 12 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 Multiple Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CESGR-DISA-12965637-26AB

Control number 871097000 This job is open to Help Recent gradues Individuals who have gradued from an accredited educional institute or certifice program within the last 2 years or 6 years for Veterans. Clarificion from the agency Who may apply: Individuals who have obtained a qualifying Associes, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctore, Vocional or Technical degree/certifice from a qualifying educional institution, within the previous 2 years OR Veterans (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108) who were unable to apply within 2 years due to their military service obligion. The eligibility period for veterans must be within 6 years of degree completion de. Videos Duties Help As a participant in the Recent Gradues Program, you will receive both formal and on-the-job training to develop the required knowledge and skill to successfully perform the duties of the position. Monitor and report on project milestones and budgets through all phases of the project, from preliminary assessment to full integrion and into initial operion. Apply project management concepts, principles, methods and practices to IT/Telecommunicions/Cloud Computing projects Support the coordinion and integrion of the planning, design, and construction of a portfolio of an IT and Telecommunicion project. Complete formal and informal training, as well as rotional assignments intended to provide and enhance necessary technical competencies. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen. This nional security position, which may require access to classified informion, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in terminion.

Qualificions Who May Be Considered:

Individuals who have obtained a qualifying Associes, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctore, Vocional or Technical degree or certifice from a qualifying educional institution, within the previous 2 years. OR Veterans (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108) who were unable to apply within 2 years of obtaining a qualifying Associes, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctore, Vocional or Technical degree or certifice from a qualifying educional institution due to their military service obligion. Veterans have a full 2-year eligibility period to apply upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. The eligibility period for veterans must be within 6 years of degree completion. You MUST provide your DD-214 to support this claim. In addition to the eligibility requirement above, you must also meet the Basic Requirement below:

Undergradue or Gradue Educion:

Degree in computer science, engineering, informion science, informion systems management, mhemics, operions research, stistics, or technology management or degree th provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaption of applicions, systems or networks. OR Attention to Detail

• experience reviewing my own informion technology-reled work or da to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards. My work or the da th I produce is typically reviewed by my supervisor or another colleague Customer Service
• experience having brief contact with customers to provide informion about available informion technology products and services and providing customers with standard products or routine services to address informion technology needs Oral Communicion
• experience informing my supervisor and other IT staff of the stus of informion technology systems, projects, or daily operions, including the stus of informion technology systems, projects, or daily operions, including the communicion of basic technical informion to a non-technical audience Problem Solving
• identifying or selecting from a number of alternives to address routine informion technology-reled issues by ghering and applying informion from standard sources th provide a limited number of solutions In addition to the Eligibility, and the Basic Requirement, your resume must demonstre the following

Qualifying Experience:

For the GG-07 position, qualifying experience is defined as: assisting in the planning, managing of IT or telecommunicion projects. For the GG-09 position, qualifying experience is defined as: monitoring and reporting milestone or budgets through all phases of the project

• Candides must describe how they meet the qualifying experience within the body of their resume.
• Veterans
• DD-214 are required, and will render an ineligible ring if not submitted.
• Transcripts are required along with proof of degree conferral , with a minimum cumulive GPA of 2.

50. The absence of this informion will result in an ineligible ring. Educion Substitution of educion for experience the 07 grade level: Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement or 1 academic year of gradue educion (or law school, as specified in qualificion standards or individual occupional requirements).

Superior Academic Achievement:

S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. Substitution of educion for experience the 09 grade level: Completion of a Master's or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D.

Qualifying Educion Institution:

Any of the following educional institutions or curricula th have been accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Educion http:

//ope.ed.gov/accredition/

Foreign Educion:

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by the Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services the time of applicion. Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services . Additional informion CES Interns are NOT eligible for conversion to a career/career-conditional appointment. CES Interns are eligible for non-competitive conversion to a term or permanent CES position in a CES designed organizion: A trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probionary period in the excepted or competitive service. Management has the prerogive to select either grade level. Selectee of this recruitment required to sign a Recent Gradue Program Participant Agreement. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing de. Moving costs will not be paid. Recruitment, relocion, or retention incentives are not authorized. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registrion stus click here ). The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 used in determining eligibility of annuitants. Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference applied to preference eligible candides, as defined by Section 2108 of the 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 veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your applicion package. For more informion on Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here . For more informion on veterans' preference, click here . For more informion regarding qualificions requirements, click here . You may submit a cover letter which forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualificions or eligibility. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. If selected, the authorized re of pay may exceed the sted maximum salary re range under certain circumstances. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For informion on these changes and the Relocion Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here . This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

How You Will Be Evalued:

Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the applicant questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring. Competencies Project Management Informion Management Informion Technology Policy and Planning You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12965637 Criminal History Inquiries

• If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer.

If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.ssc-cc@mail.mil Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help

FOR THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AS THEY APPLY STATED BELOW AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ . Learn more about the new resume requirements Complete initial

Eligibility Questionnaire:

Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. Transcripts (Are Required )

• To be eligible for the Recent Gradues Program, you must submit official/unofficial transcripts.

The absence of this informion will result in an ineligible ring. Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. Veterans Preference Documention (If applicable):

You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh they condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability. If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. 3. Military Spouse Preference (if applicable): Spousal Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders, marriage certifice/license, and a

MILITARY SPOUSE PPP SELF-CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST

are required to claim Military Spouse Preference. The Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist can be found here: To download the checklist, select "Save" or "Save As" instead of "Open." Save the document to your device then open it as a PDF. Once the form is opened, select "Enable All Feures" and the form will popule so th it can be completed.

https:

//www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd3000_3499/DD3145-4/ Your complete Applicion Package (containing the above required documents) must be received no ler than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 06/08/2026.

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete applicion package including any required documention by 11:59 PM (EST) on06/08/2026 , or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded is received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Your Resume Your resume MUST include the following informion for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full

• time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week).

Read more about wh should I include in my federal resume?

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include the following informion: Classified or government sensitive informion; Social Security Number; Photos of yourself; Personal informion, such as age, sex, religious affiliion, etc.; or encrypted and digitally signed documents. Read more about wh should I leave out of my resume?

USAJOBS . A

complete Assessment Questionnaire Other required supporting documents: (SEE

BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

) Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address DISA

• DBC/CYBER

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE 6910

Cooper Road Fort Meade, MD 20755-7088 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. The occupional questionnaire and the resume th you submit used to assess your qualificions for the job, and to identify the best qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interviews. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps has been completed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help

FOR THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AS THEY APPLY STATED BELOW AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ . Learn more about the new resume requirements Complete initial

Eligibility Questionnaire:

Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. Transcripts (Are Required )

• To be eligible for the Recent Gradues Program, you must submit official/unofficial transcripts.

The absence of this informion will result in an ineligible ring. Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. Veterans Preference Documention (If applicable):

You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh they condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability. If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. 3. Military Spouse Preference (if applicable): Spousal Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders, marriage certifice/license, and a

MILITARY SPOUSE PPP SELF-CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST

are required to claim Military Spouse Preference. The Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist can be found here: To download the checklist, select "Save" or "Save As" instead of "Open." Save the document to your device then open it as a PDF. Once the form is opened, select "Enable All Feures" and the form will popule so th it can be completed.

https:

//www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd3000_3499/DD3145-4/ Your complete Applicion Package (containing the above required documents) must be received no ler than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 06/08/2026.

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete applicion package including any required documention by 11:59 PM (EST) on06/08/2026 , or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded is received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Your Resume Your resume MUST include the following informion for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full

• time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week).

Read more about wh should I include in my federal resume?

USAJOBS. DO NOT

include the following informion: Classified or government sensitive informion; Social Security Number; Photos of yourself; Personal informion, such as age, sex, religious affiliion, etc.; or encrypted and digitally signed documents. Read more about wh should I leave out of my resume?

USAJOBS . A

complete Assessment Questionnaire Other required supporting documents: (SEE

BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

) Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address DISA

• DBC/CYBER

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE 6910

Cooper Road Fort Meade, MD 20755-7088 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. The occupional questionnaire and the resume th you submit used to assess your qualificions for the job, and to identify the best qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interviews. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps has been completed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 06/08/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 8, 2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Meade, MD 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $57,736
• $91,815 per year Pay scale & grade GG 7
• 9 Promotion potential 12 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 Multiple Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CESGR-DISA-12965637-26AB

Control number 871097000