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PROGRAM ANALYST

Naval Air Systems Command

Patuxent River, MDFull-time$102–158K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$102–158K/yr
Location
Patuxent River, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Program Analyst serves in the Financial Systems Department’s General Fund Business Office Division, supporting enterprise resource planning systems for Navy commands and organizations. The role may include serving as an Enterprise Systems Team Lead, coordinating modules and business processes, supporting audit requirements, and interpreting data requirements. It also involves extracting, analyzing, and reconciling data using SAP, SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and related applications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical TechniquesInfluencing and NegotiatingInformation ManagementPartneringProblem SolvingReporting and RecommendationsProgram AnalysisEnterprise SystemsBusiness Process AnalysisStakeholder Requirements GatheringProject CoordinationSAPSQLMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Excel

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST in the FINANCIAL SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, GENERAL FUND BUSINESS OFFICE DIVISION of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Duties

  • You will serve as a senior Program Analyst (and may serve as an Enterprise Systems Team Lead) providing enterprise resource planning system support for the General Fund Business Office (GFBO).
  • You will provide enterprise resource planning system support to commands and organizations under GFBO purview and serve as a functional liaison to supported Navy Commands.
  • You will lead or coordinate assigned modules or business-process areas, prioritize and integrate work efforts, and provide technical direction to contractor team members consistent with contract requirements.
  • You will be responsible for supporting the Navy's audit requirements from an enterprise resource planning system perspective and providing effective customer service while ensuring appropriate feedback mechanisms are established and maintained.
  • You will develop, review, and update standard operating procedures, customer job aids, training materials, and user reference documentation.
  • You will interpret and define data requirements and performing data extracts, analyses, and reconciliations using tools such as SAP, SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and related reporting or analytics applications.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (DA-04) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Applying analytical and evaluative methods to assess complex programs, enterprise systems, business processes, or organizational operations and develop recommendations for improvement; 2) Supporting an enterprise system or integrated business environment involving multiple functional processes, organizations, system interfaces, or data sources; 3) Analyzing and resolving complex program, process, system, data, or operational issues involving multiple stakeholders or functional dependencies; 4) Gathering, analyzing, and integrating requirements from customers, functional specialists, technical teams, or organizational stakeholders; 5) Planning or coordinating projects, system changes, testing activities, implementations, operational milestones, or other efforts involving multiple tasks and dependencies; and 6) Developing or implementing recommendations, procedures, process changes, or system-supported solutions that improved operational effectiveness, data integrity, management controls, or program performance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 directly to paid employment.

How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PARTNERING PROBLEM SOLVING REPORTING AND RECOMMENDATIONS This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,020 open Program Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$102–158K/yr
  • Maryland median$80–118K/yr65 salary ranges
  • US median$92–134K/yr590 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $130K, is 31% above the Maryland median midpoint ($100K) — in the top quarter of Program Analyst salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 114 open Program Analyst jobs in Maryland and 1,020 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Program Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (913 postings).
Education
289 of the 1,020 open Program Analyst jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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.

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