Staff Action Officer
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Position ID:
DAKB-26-13098018-CES
City:
Fort Meade, Maryland
Date Posted:
2026-10-22
Expiration Time:
2026-10-27
Job Type:
Job Category:
Miscellaneous Administration And Program
Salary:
121785 - 166440 PA
Job 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 adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Cyber Command J3, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Job Description
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". This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. 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 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 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. 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 coordinating and tracking complex, high-priority taskings or executive suspenses from higher headquarters to ensure appropriate assignment, workflow integration, and on-time responses; managing executive calendars, strategic battle-rhythms, and high-level meetings, including analyzing operational priorities and preparing executive summaries or read-ahead materials; reviewing and refining staff action packages, policy memorandums, and strategic briefings to ensure administrative quality, compliance with agency standards, and alignment with leadership intent; and analyzing operational workflows or administrative procedures through management studies to identify bottlenecks and recommend efficiency improvements.