IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

Salary Range: $143913 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to broaden the skills and enhance leadership abilities of the incumbent, through identification and development of the necessary professional, technical, managerial, and administrative skills to manage Air Force strategy and policy to meet Air Force and DoD wide mission objectives

Major Duties:

• DUTY 1: Performs Career Broadening assignments/duties. Provides policy guidance on Air Force Enterprise-wide cyberspace services and solutions, integration management, and cyberspace services strategy issues. Plans and develops policy and strategy for Air Force IT activities. Continually assesses policy needs and interprets broad DoD, AF, and other higher headquarters guidance and applies it through development of policies for the area of responsibility. Consults and coordinates with project staff from other organizations and agencies in developing, revising, interpreting, and modifying policies to ensure Air Force policy meets higher headquarters' guidance. Interprets and integrates national, DoD, and Air Force objectives, guidance, and policy DUTY 2: In a Career Broadening capacity serves as interoperability policy and planning manager. Provides guidance to teams creating or using the Joint Information Environment (JIE); works with Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Field Operating Agencies (FOAs), Direct Reporting Units (DRUs), and program managers to ensure interoperability across the enterprise. Evaluates and analyzes alternatives to develop and implement interoperability standards DUTY 3: Develops cyberspace planning and policy documents for maintenance, sustainability, interoperability and integration issues--especially as these disciplines apply to cyber security technologies and techniques. Determines consistency with DoD, Joint Staff, Air Force, MAJCOM, Field Operating Agencies (FOAs), and non DoD strategies, policies, architectures, concepts, and process improvement guidelines. DUTY 4: Maintains a continuous liaison with MAJCOMs, AF Chief Technology Officer, PEOs, DISA, Joint staff, HAF staff, and other organizations. Provides results of studies, analyses, and evaluations to counterpart agencies to share experiences and thereby improve overall defense level planning in areas of architecture. Promotes interchange of information on requirements, capabilities, deficiencies, and technology applications in the area of specialization. Performs staff work while maintaining liaison with other offices. DUTY 5: Serves as expert planner, analyst, and advisor to agency management on technical standards, annual/multiyear and long range planning, and/or commercial issues for key agency programs. Completes tasks on time and within applicable budget. Correlates both short-term and long-term agency plans and provides senior management concrete recommendations on fulfilling both. Performs staffing functions including the review of Task Management Tool Tasking's and other tasking's ensuring all requirements are met for the Division

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. AND One year of specialized experience which includes experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Knowledge and awareness of the technical details of the AF cyberspace and of cutting-edge networking technology integration to include industry best practices. Knowledge to serve as technical expert within the organization and to provide recommendations and develop plans for senior AF leadership to make major policy decisions and formulate network guidance. Knowledge of AF cyberspace policy and planning concepts and principles. Knowledge of skills needed for information, computer, and telecommunications systems management in support of mission requirements. Knowledge of Planning, Programming & Budgeting System (PPBS) linked to corporate AF planning methodology. Knowledge of and experience with analytical techniques, evaluation skills and practices. Skill in project management principles, methods, and practices, including developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, and evaluating accomplishments. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Expert knowledge of a wide range of IT principles, concepts and methods. 2. Knowledge of the range of Air Force doctrine, policy directives, strategies, procedures and other Air Force guidance applicable to managing cyberspace strategy. 3. Knowledge of overall AF mission goals, AF functional area duties and responsibilities, AF mission areas supported by cyberspace systems and technology, and user cyberspace support requirements process, sufficient to develop AF cyberspace doctrine, policy, and strategies that accommodate changes in the user mission with responsive cyberspace support while remaining consistent with federal, DoD, and other AF policies. 4. Knowledge of AF cyberspace systems support and other functional organizations' missions, roles, capabilities, and resources sufficient to evaluate cyberspace systems policy effectiveness and productivity and propose alternative improvement approaches. 5. Skill in and understanding of principles and techniques for cyberspace systems analysis, design, development, test and integration, sufficient to ensure that Air Force cyberspace systems doctrine, polices, strategies, procedures and techniques foster the consistent application of sound systems management disciplines and techniques. 6. Ability to recognize problems and trends, gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process into briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making. 7. Skill and ability to speak and write effectively on highly-complex technical and possibly sensitive issues including preparing statements for senior military, government, and private sector management officials. Ability to give briefings, chair meetings, lead task forces, and prepare reports at the General Officer/Senior Executive Service level.

How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/27/2026. To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12903438 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-27