
PROGRAM ANALYST (INTERNATIONAL CASE COORDINATOR)
Defense Information Systems Agency
Fort Meade, MDFull-time$144–187K/yrPosted 1 day ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Fort Meade, MD, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Program Analyst (International Case Coordinator) supports DISA’s international programs and operations. The role advises agency leadership on foreign policy and strategic impacts, provides guidance on security cooperation and international acquisition, evaluates regulatory and policy changes, manages Foreign Military Sales cases, serves as a contracting officer’s representative for related contracts, and prepares reports and position papers. It is a Cyber Excepted Service position supporting the US Cyber Command mission.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Summary
This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA DBC/DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CENTER.
Duties
- Advise Agency Leadership on strategies, foreign policy matters, and the strategic impact of DISA programs and operations on international affairs.
- Provide guidance on Security Cooperation and international acquisition matters.
- Evaluate new and changing regulatory and policy material to assess its significance and impact on DISA, DoD Community, and International customer base.
- Perform duties as a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case Manager throughout the full life-cycle of the FMS sales process.
- Serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for FMS related contracts.
- Prepares reports, position papers, and related documents in support of DISA involvement in international programs.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-14, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: developing planning, financial, and procurement processes for a Security Cooperation; OR, experience developing and implementing near-term and long-range plans and schedules to manage major program changes; OR, experience using qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques to assess program/project progress. Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-14 grade level. How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be 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 documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. The competencies required for success in this position include: Oral Communication Acquisition Policy Decision Making Program/Project Management Contracting/Procurement Written Communication 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 @ [email protected] Other Information
This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is being recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system. If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment. This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to an appointment in the competitive service. A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7). We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. Moving costs MAY be paid. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual. Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, 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 application package. For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here. For more information on veterans' preference, click here. For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here. 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 rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances.
How this job compares
Set against the 967 open Program Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$144–187K/yr
- Maryland median$86–125K/yr77 salary ranges
- US median$90–131K/yr680 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is 54% above the Maryland median midpoint ($108K) — in the top quarter of Program Analyst salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 115 open Program Analyst jobs in Maryland and 967 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Serco12 open
- Xcelerate Solutions9 open
- Precise Systems, Inc.8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Program Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (870 postings).
- Education
- 356 of the 967 open Program Analyst jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.


