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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (APPSW)

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$108,019 - $140,426

per year

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April 20, 2026More Navy jobs →

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team to manage and improve ship control systems on U.S.

Navy amphibious ships, focusing on software development, integration, cybersecurity, and long-term planning to keep the technology up-to-date and secure.

It includes working on new purchases, testing systems, and collaborating with various groups to ensure everything runs efficiently and safely.

A good fit would be someone with experience in IT project leadership, especially in defense or engineering, who enjoys solving technical challenges in a team setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in IT, including managing complex programs and system improvements
  • Expertise in software delivery, system integration, and strategic life cycle planning to reduce costs and obsolescence
  • Experience supporting acquisitions, including modernization programs, material procurements, and contracting
  • Strong skills in cybersecurity, such as establishing requirements, testing, updates, and system accreditation
  • Ability to lead project teams, communicate with stakeholders across organizations, and collaborate with sponsors
  • Knowledge of ship control systems, networks, and engineering for U.S. Navy amphibious ship classes

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Ship Control Systems Team Lead in the HM&E Ship Control Systems Division of NSWC PHILA DIV.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

This includes specialized experience in the Information Technology career field in the Federal service; managing complex programs planning and proposing system improvements, cyber enhancements and new developments, as well as strategic life cycle planning and modernization to address and avoid technical obsolescence and reduce software variants to improve supportability and reduce life cycle costs; managing software delivery and system integration; supporting acquisition including major modernization programs from planning through; execute material procurements and contracting; lead communications with stakeholders crossing organizational boundaries and collaborate with sponsors; and lead project teams.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will be responsible for the life cycle, in-service engineering, and new acquisitions support for the SCS on US Navy Amphibious Ship Classes.
  • You will be responsible for identifying and implementing effective and efficient technical solutions across various Amphibious US Navy Ship Classes to optimize the design, integration and testing of control systems and networks.
  • You will be responsible for the cybersecurity of assigned systems, including but not limited to establishing requirements, testing, updates, and system accreditation.
  • You will work with a team to apply expertise in cyber security to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems, networks, and data through information systems security programs, policies, procedures, and goals.
  • You will create artifacts to document history, along with databases and training tools to increase lessons learned and to improve overall product provide to the fleet to increase efficiency, performance safety, and reliability.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12931781-26-NMS