Cyber Defense Command Executive Director

About the role

The Cyber Defense Command Executive Director supports the Commander in synchronizing all Department of War Information Network (DoWIN) and defensive cyberspace operations to deliver unified joint capabilities.This impacts worldwide joint communications, C2, and over 50 organizations across the DoW.

Influence extends to other federal agencies and coalition partners.The Executive Director ensures DCDC's actions remain linked to USCYBERCOM's Strategic Military Objectives and desired end states.

What you will do

• Supports the Commander in directing DoWIN and DCO-IDM actions globally.
• Provides authoritative guidance shaping the command, direction, and control of resources required to achieve defined USCYBERCOM strategic military objectives.
• Strategic Shaping: Shapes adversary perceptions and employs appropriate forces to prevent and defeat cyberspace threats, enhancing the joint force's combat capability.
• Partnership Building: Seeks opportunities to build capabilities through partnerships with CCMDs, Services, Agencies, and coalition partners, routinely interacting with SESs and GO/FOs throughout the Department.
• Operational Integration: Engages with CCMD senior leadership to ensure linkage between CCMD CONPLANs/OPLANs and DCDC's Support Plan and associated OPORDs.
• This includes linking the operational environment (OE) with cyber key terrain to ensure the effective maneuver of cyberspace forces.
• This linkage is exercised annually through multiple CCMD operational exercises in which DCDC serves as both the supporting and the supported commander throughout the operational phases of the exercises.
• Cultural & Operational Transformation: Promotes and directs departmental transformational changes within the C2 framework for defensive cyberspace operations.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for this position.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.

Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment can occur. 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.

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Documents you must provide

• Résumé - Your resume must address your technical and executive core qualifications for the position.
• Your resume may not exceed two pages, must be in PDF format, with no smaller than a 1" margin and no smaller than a 10-point font.
• If you submit a resume that exceeds the two-page limit and/or does not meet the margin or font limitations, you will immediately be deemed ineligible for this position and will receive no further consideration.
• Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) Certificates - Graduates of an approved SES Candidate Development Program must include a copy of their OPM certification of eligibility.
• SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action - this includes current agency employees.
• Applicants who fail to submit all information and documents (i.e. a resume, ECQs, technical qualifications, and other qualifications, as applicable) WILL NOT receive consideration for the position.
• DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Extraneous materials such as award certificates will not be considered.
• NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible, and accurate.
• WARNING: Failure to submit a complete application package including any required documentation by the closing date of the announcement at 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time Zone11/24/2026, or at the time of application for announcements with an extended closing date, may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.
• To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status and More Information.
• The Details page will display the status of your application.
• It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accurate.
• HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant.

Benefits

Competitive wages, flexible schedules and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages found in either government or private sector. These extraordinary benefits encompass health, pay, work/life balance, and growth & learning. To find out more, visit our benefits information page: ***

What to expect next

We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated and ranked by an SES evaluation panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview.

You will be notified of the outcome after approval of the selectee by the OPM Qualification Review Board (QRB). Our evaluation will be based on the information you supply. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.

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Additional information

Competitive wages, flexible schedules and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages found in either government or private sector. These extraordinary benefits encompass health, pay, work/life balance, and growth & learning.

To find out more, visit our benefits information page: *** U.S. Citizenship required Current and Former Career SES members, and graduates of SES CDP programs with OPM Certified ECQ's need to only address the technical qualifications (and need not respond to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)).

Graduates of an approved SES Candidate Development Program must include a copy of their OPM certification of eligibility. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination. The incumbent must be eligible to obtain and maintain, at minimum, a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

The position is a Drug Testing Designated Position. The incumbent is required to comply with the provision of the Ethics in Government Act, Public Law 95-521, as amended, which requires the submission of a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE 278, upon assuming the position, annually, and upon termination of employment.

All newly appointed career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES. Occasional Travel Required. Permanent Change of Station Costs (PCS) may be paid.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. Relocation allowances will be considered.

You may serve up to a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact *** for assistance.