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LEAD CYBERSPACE WARGAMING AND EXPERIMENTATION SPECIALIST

Joint Activities

Fort Meade, MDFull-time / Temporary$132–180K/yrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$132–180K/yr
Location
Fort Meade, MD
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Cyberspace Workforce CertificationTop Secret clearance

Job overview

This Department of Defense position at Fort Meade is part of the Cyber Excepted Service and focuses on leading cyberspace wargaming and experimentation. The specialist coordinates preparation for complex multi-domain scenarios, integrates wargaming insights across enterprise command processes, and guides team members on analytical techniques, joint doctrine, and modeling methodologies. Applicants must demonstrate specialized experience, and the position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Scenario-Based AssessmentExercise Materials ReviewSimulation AnalysisAnalytical Product SynthesisExecutive BriefingsAfter-Action Reviews

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipTop Secret SCI ClearanceCyberspace Workforce Certification

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

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 Fort Meade, MD.

Duties

  • Coordinates team preparation across complex multi-domain scenarios, leading the review of exercise injects and road-to-crisis timelines
  • Serve as the technical lead for integrating wargaming insights across enterprise command processes, collaborating extensively with external directorates and organizations outside the division
  • Distributes wargaming portfolio assignments, inject drafting, scenario reviews, and simulation assessments among team members based on established priorities, specialized technical competencies, and workload balance.
  • Tracks team progress, identifies and assists in resolving technical or procedural bottlenecks, and keeps the supervisor informed of team accomplishments, emerging issues, and individual training needs.
  • Explains work requirements, provides technical coaching on advanced cyberspace analytical techniques, and answers questions regarding joint doctrine and modeling methodologies.

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 "OTHER DOCUMENTS". 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. This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. 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 1. Assessing the agency strategies or procedures through scenario-based exercises or simulations; 2. Organizing collaborative review of exercise materials and event information to identify improvements for the agency; 3. Synthesizing complex simulation results into formal analytical products, such as executive-level decision briefings or after-action reviews.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. 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. Other Information

If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 3 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. The use of illegal drugs by Federal employees, whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service. The legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana by some states has no impact on Federal law. The use and/or possession of marijuana remains illegal for Federal employees. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret SCI security clearance. Incumbent (or Selectee) is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and obtain the required certification/recertification for this position as outlined in DoDM 8140.03 Cyberspace Workforce Qualification and Management Program dated 15 February 2023. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Training, Capabilities and Doctrine Warfighting Developers Career Program position aligned under the U.S. Cyber Command Career Management Directorate. TERM: This announcement is for a Cyber Term position. Permanent employees who apply, are selected for, and ultimately accept this position will be converted to a Cyber Term appointment. Term positions in CES may be extended up to a maximum of five years. This position may be converted to permanent without further competition after completion of three years of continuous service in this position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Relocation, Retention, Advance In-Hire, and Advance Leave Accrual may be authorized.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,923 open Cybersecurity jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$132–180K/yr
  • Maryland median$121–200K/yr112 salary ranges
  • US median$135–215K/yr2,256 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $156K, is 5% below the Maryland median midpoint ($165K) — in the middle half of Cybersecurity salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 140 open Cybersecurity jobs in Maryland and 2,923 across the US. 4% 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 — less than three in four Cybersecurity postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 2,435 postings).
Education
1,325 of the 2,923 open Cybersecurity jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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