
IT PROJECT MANAGER (PLCYPLN)
Defense Information Systems Agency
Pentagon, Arlington, VAFull-time$122–158K/yrPosted 2 days ago
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Job overview
The IT Project Manager oversees specified projects for DISA’s Compartmentalized Enterprise Services Office Engineering and Testing Branch. The role manages project scope, requirements, risks, plans, coordination, and deliverables, and evaluates project performance and policies. Applicants must have at least one year of qualifying experience at the GG-13 level, demonstrating competencies through IT project lifecycle management, enterprise architecture alignment, or project cost and resource analysis.
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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 COMPARTMENTALIZED ENTERPRISE SERVICES OFFICE ENGINEERING AND TESTING BRANCH.
Duties
- Serves as Information Technology (IT) Project Manager for the overall management, control,coordination and execution of specified projects for the Directorate, Division, or Branch.
- Determines the effectiveness of projects or operations in meeting established goals and objectives and analyzes project performance data to identify issues and make recommendations for project and process improvement.
- Analyzes, develops criteria for, and evaluates policies and procedures affecting organizational project objectives.
- Extrapolates from existing methods and procedures to future requirements in developing timely and executable plans of action for assigned projects and to provide recommendations and advice to the stakeholders, supervisor and/or other specialists.
- Responsibilities include defining project scope, requirements, risks, and deliverables; develops, modifies, or provides input to project plans; and implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. Basic Requirements: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process. Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards. Customer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs. Oral Communication - briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience. Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience. Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-13, 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: Managing IT projects throughout their lifecycle to include defining scope, tracking milestones, managing risk, and overseeing cross-functional project teams to ensure deliverables meet operational mission requirements; OR, Aligning IT projects with organizational enterprise architectures and industry standards by coordinating compute, network, and storage service requirements, and designing technical process-flow and system architecture charts; OR, Developing comprehensive IT project cost estimates, preparing funding expenditure and spend plans, conducting cost/benefit or alternative analyses, and evaluating resource allocations to support mission and operational requirements. 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. Combination of education and experience is not applicable for this position.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-13 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. You can preview the Questionnaire here:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13104824 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. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement. 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. 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. PPP Application Based Preference Eligibles (Military Reserve and National Guard technicians, Military Reserve and National Guard technicians receiving disability retirement, and Retained Grade employees) will receive priority consideration at the full performance level only. 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 22,902 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$122–158K/yr
- Virginia median$116–180K/yr740 salary ranges
- US median$107–175K/yr14,333 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 6% below the Virginia median midpoint ($149K) — in the middle half of Project Manager salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,030 open Project Manager jobs in Virginia and 22,902 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 19,689 postings).
- Education
- 12,403 of the 22,902 open Project Manager jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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