Cyber Workforce Policy Analyst
Posted 9 Jul 2026
Advertised as “Senior Cyber Excepted Service Workforce Policy Analyst”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 15+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Study levelBachelor's or higher
CertificationsProject Management Professional
Company Overview:
ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.
Position Summary:
Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is seeking a Senior Cyber Excepted Service Policy Analyst to assist the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this key role, you will provide technical advice and guidance on an array of CES related HR matters to DoD Component leaders, HR offices, and the general workforce.
This position does not permit remote or hybrid work with all job duties performed full-time onsite at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Advise on the procedural and regulatory requirements governing the CES recruitment process.
- Advise and/or assist CES component stakeholders throughout the staffing process, tailoring communication to address multiple audiences.
- Advises component POCs on the proper coding and/or processing of CES personnel actions, using the current automated tools, in accordance with HR statutory and regulatory guidance.
- Review and verify justifications for requesting use of special salary rates, recruitment bonuses, retentions, allowances, and other authorities.
- Review and provide input to the development and/or revision to CES staffing related policies and procedures.
- Develop associated CES supplemental guidance documents, issue papers, and products that facilitate successful CES oversight.
- Research and evaluate the interrelationships between various federal personnel systems (e.g. General Schedule (GS), Federal Wage System (FWS), Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), Demonstration Projects (Demos)) and unique components of each system.
- Research and draft responses to component inquiries.
- Assist in coordinating staff actions across the WID staff.
- Assist the Government Leadership staff when they coordinate/communicate, including calls, responding to email, and interfacing, with stakeholders or their staff at all levels within DOW.
- Coordinate joint efforts with other groups and offices and maintain accountability of all assigned tasks.
- Prepare and assist in the development of briefings, multimedia presentations, white papers, and informational memoranda.