Summary You will serve as an INFORMATION WARFARE PROGRAM ANALYST (Concept of Operation and Fleet Experimentation) in the NAVAL INFORMATION WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NAVINFOWARDEVCEN) NORFOLK.
As a member of the NAVINFOWARDEVCEN Norfolk team, you will use your knowledge and experience in the management, development, revision, validation, and maintenance of the Navy's Information Warfare and information related doctrine; Fleet concept of operations (CONOPS); and doctrinal publications. Duties You will plan and lead efforts to create, update, and validate requisite doctrinal publications and Fleet CONOPS to meet Fleet warfighter needs. | You will identify tactical, doctrinal, and capability gaps for the information warfare (IW) community and across the information related capabilities and assess innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions. | You will conduct analyses and develop studies to identify new or emerging threats, and their impact on doctrinal publications, and implementation of emerging doctrine and tactics in Fleet training programs and readiness assessments. | You will conduct research, data collection and analysis of a wide spectrum of problems related to the employment of existing, experimental, or projected IW tactics, equipment, and doctrine. | You will develop/support FLEX, exercises and other events to develop and assess IW materiel and non-materiel solutions to address Fleet capability shortfalls and support training to the Fleet. | You will capture, analyze, validate, and promulgate lessons learned and best practices.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Experience identifying tactical, doctrinal, and capability gaps for the information warfare community and across the information related capabilities and assess innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions.
- Experience independently conducting analyses and executing studies of new or emerging threats to determine their impact on doctrinal publications and prioritization of emerging capabilities.
- Experience assessing and identifying doctrinal and capability gaps, and evaluate how innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions can be used to meet Fleet warfighter needs.
- Experience aligning fleet concepts of operations (CONOPS) and doctrinal publications with strategic documents and concepts.
- Experience developing and supporting FLEX, exercises, and other events in order to develop and validate materiel and non-materiel solutions to address Fleet capability shortfalls.
- Experience executing and assessing experiments and exercises to include determining objectives, evaluation criteria and methodology, data collection, conduct of project and final impact on related doctrinal publication.
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. Education There is no education substitution for this position. 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 CONCEPTS, POLICIES, AND PRINCIPLES
- ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES
- PARTNERING
- PROBLEM SOLVING
- REPORTING AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review, Structured Interview.
Your resume must reflect the following in order to be considered for this position: Worked as an Information Warfare Program Analyst (Concept of Operation and Fleet Experimentation) and have at least one year of specialized experience in the management, development, revision and maintenance of the Navy's Information Warfare and information related doctrine; Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures; and doctrinal publications. This includes:
- Identifying tactical, doctrinal, and capability gaps for the information warfare Community and and across the information related capabilities and developing innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions.
- Leveraging a working knowledge of Information Warfare mission areas (e.g., Command and Control, Cyber Operations, Electronic Warfare, Military Information Support Operations, Intelligence, Communications, Space Operations, and/or Meteorology/Oceanography) to develop and validate tactical solutions to address emerging threats or capability shortfalls.
- Planning/leading/contributing to experimentation and other events to support updates to (or creation of) requisite doctrinal publications to meet Fleet warfighter needs; directly updating/creating publications, leading contracted effort, guiding Fleet CONOPS Development team, and/or some combination thereof.
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.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
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. How to apply Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.
- Supporting documentation
Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.
Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 11/06/2026. Applications received after 11/06/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed.
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You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. 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
This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.