IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC/NETWORK)

IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC/NETWORK)

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

Salary Range: $142488 - $185234 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in Defense Information Systems Agency, SECDEF COMMUNICATIONS at Pentagon, DC. **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the How to Apply and Next Steps section below for instructions.

Major Duties:

• Advises on the management and implementation of network and server capabilities, ensuring compliance with SDC and DoD policies, procedures, and architectures, while driving process improvements to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Directs the planning, coordination, and execution of 24x7 network operations, ensuring the continuous availability, security, and reliability of classified and unclassified networks supporting critical command and control (C2) functions.
• Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for critical infrastructure, leading the development and implementation of innovative strategies to enhance network and system capabilities, aligning with SDC and DoD objectives.
• Manages and mentors a diverse team of IT specialists and contractors, fostering a customer-centric culture and empowering them to deliver exceptional network services and support to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with senior leaders across DoD and other agencies to define networking objectives, integrate emerging technologies, and resolve complex technical challenges to ensure effective C2 network support for diverse events and circumstances.

Qualifications: Basic Requirement: Applicants must demonstrate on their resume that they have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards. Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs. Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience. Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13 if outside the Federal service. Qualifying experience is defined as: Experience in planning, implementing, and maintaining secure global networks and critical infrastructure such as servers, network devices, applications or operating systems, or ensuring continuous, reliable, and secure communication capabilities for senior leadership and supporting strategic command and control missions. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Program/Project Management Planning and Evaluating Leading People IT Policy and Planning (PLCYPLN) Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. Your Resume Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full- time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Read more about what should I include in my federal resume here. DO NOT include the following information: Classified or government sensitive information; Social Security Number; Photos of yourself; Personal information, such as age, sex, religious affiliation, etc.; or encrypted and digitally signed documents. Read more about what should I leave out of my resume here. A complete Assessment Questionnaire Other required supporting documents: (SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-17