
Supervisory Program Manager (Oversight)
Fort Meade, MDFull-time$169–197K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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This Supervisory Program Manager (Oversight) position is with U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland, in the Cyber Excepted Service. The role leads oversight of ACTEC training programs, exercises, and capability development, aligning program execution with strategic priorities and budget plans. It also directs subordinate supervisors, monitors compliance, mitigates program risks, and oversees identity training management across the enterprise.
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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 in Fort Meade, Maryland.
Duties
- The Oversight Division Chief reviews program execution, ensures adherence to governance frameworks, and treats compliance and risk management and mitigation as core functions of the oversight role.
- Provides supervisory personnel management, and directs work through subordinate supervisors.
- Provides authoritative oversight of Advanced Cyber Training and Education Center (ACTEC) training programs, exercises, and capability development initiatives.
- Applies expert knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle to inform and support resource and budget alignment for ACTEC programs.
- Ensures programmatic priorities are accurately and effectively represented in budget submissions, long-range planning documents, and multi-year program projections.
- Leads the integration of ACTEC program execution with USCYBERCOM strategic priorities and enterprise objectives, ensuring all initiatives support long-term mission readiness and operational effectiveness.
- Monitors program execution to ensure strict compliance with technical standards, governance requirements, Joint Staff policies, PCA directives, and enterprise directives, and maintains a standing compliance posture.
- Identifies and mitigates programmatic risks that could impact the program lifecycle, budget execution, and mission readiness across ACTEC and USCYBERCOM before they escalate to mission-impacting conditions.
- Oversees the full lifecycle of Identity Training Management, including the identification, tracking, assignment, verification, and validation of training requirements for all personnel and role-based identities within the ACTEC enterprise.
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". This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Expert 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 providing supervisory personnel management by directing staffing actions, monitoring performance, and ensuring compliance with established policies and standards; managing cyber training program by evaluating program plans, strategies, and implementation to align activities with mission goals; and supporting compliance and risk management activities by providing technical oversight of all programs adhering to organizational standards and requirements.
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 security clearance. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. 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 Training, Capabilities and Doctrine Warfighting Developers Career Program position aligned under the Public Affair, Inspector General, Legal, Learning, Archives, & Relations/ Communications (PILLAR) Career Management Directorate. 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. Recruitment and/or Relocation incentives may be authorized if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED: Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 23 March 2006. Mission Essential Employees" per DoD 1400.25-M. Mission essential designated employees are defined for peacetime operations. Positions must be manned under all weather conditions for reasons of continuity of medical, safety, national defense, and other crucial operations (e.g., security, fire protection, medical, communications, etc.). Employees required to remain on duty or report to work regardless of any general announcement.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,875 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$169–197K/yr
- Maryland median$125–198K/yr233 salary ranges
- US median$126–202K/yr8,399 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $183K, is 13% above the Maryland median midpoint ($163K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 317 open Program Management jobs in Maryland and 10,875 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,416 postings).
- Education
- 3,808 of the 10,875 open Program Management jobs (35%) 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.
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