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Posted: February 16, 2026 (3 days ago)

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IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (NETWORK)

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

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Location

Salary

$102,415 - $133,142

per year

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February 22, 2026More DOD jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as an IT cybersecurity specialist focused on network systems for the White House Communications Agency, where you'll design, review, and maintain secure networks while ensuring they meet high standards.

You'll handle everything from creating technical drawings to planning network installations and updates in a high-security environment.

It's a great fit for experienced IT professionals with strong problem-solving skills and a background in cybersecurity who thrive in detail-oriented, mission-critical roles.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of IT experience equivalent to GS-11 level, including applying IT principles to analyze requirements or support hardware/software solutions
  • Demonstrated competencies in attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving in IT contexts
  • Proficiency in using computer-aided design (CAD) tools to transform designs into working documents
  • Ability to review engineering drawings and ensure compliance with specifications and standards
  • Experience planning, developing, and coordinating network installations, maintenance, and restoration
  • Eligibility for DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance via Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
  • Approval for Presidential Support Duty (Yankee White - Category II)

Full Job Description

This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

This position is for DISA White House Communications Agency at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia.

This is an Excepted Service position and does not confer eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Basic Requirements: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position.

For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis.

Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.

Customer Service- experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.

Oral Communication- briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.

Problem Solving- identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.

Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-12, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.

For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Experience applying a broad range of information technology principles, concepts, and methods to analyze IT organizational IT requirements OR support the design, development, testing, and implementation of hardware and software solutions.

Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume.

All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Additionally, prior to reporting for duty the selectee must be found eligible for a DoD Top Secret security clearance with access to Special Compartmented Information (SCI) based upon an Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), AND be approved for Presidential Support Duty in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5210.55 (Yankee White - Category II, minimum).

This is an Excepted Service position and does not confer eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C. 1599f. Major Duties:

  • Responsibility for transforming initial rough product designs into working documents using computer aided design (CAD).
  • Reviews engineering drawings and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards.
  • Proactively plans for, develops, and assists in the implementation and coordination of network installation, augments, maintenance, and restoration activities.
  • Maintains a library of network design documentation and head end design documentation, and provide updates to all engineering and technical staff as requested.
  • Conducts technical and physical surveys, to identify and propose complicated and non-standard customer solutions.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/16/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CES-DISA-12877628-26KDS