Operations Chief

Office of the Chief of Staff of the ArmyPentagon, Arlington, Virginiausajobspublished 09/23/2026
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About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS 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 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, DIR OF ARSTAF PROGRAM MGMT DIR (PMD) at PENTAGON/ARLINGTON, VA.

Major duties

  • Serves as the Operations Chief and the Deputy Director responsible for the execution of a Secretary of the Army program providing support to a myriad of diverse Activities.
  • Serves as the Operations Chief and the Deputy Director responsible for the execution of a Secretary of the Army program providing support to a myriad of diverse Activities.
  • Provides initial instruction and guidance regarding the requirements, parameters, and suspense’s.
  • Analyzes, recommends, and reviews proposals concerning select Army support.
  • Recommends and implements U.S. Army policy as it relates to program operational support.
  • Responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the Directorate.

Qualifications

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. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS 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 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. 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. Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience managing multi-disciplinary program operations while providing comprehensive technical oversight across operations, security, logistics, and signature management. AND 2) Experience leading strategic and operational and planning to design and execute complex projects and national level missions. AND 3) Experience evaluating operational feasibility and cost to develop enterprise-level policy and deliver recommendations to senior leadership. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-14).