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IT SPECIALIST

Defense Intelligence Agency

Department of Defense

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$107,501 - $139,753

per year

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April 21, 2026More DOD jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This IT Specialist role at the Defense Intelligence Agency involves designing and leading IT solutions to support national defense missions, focusing on innovation, teamwork, and delivering changes in technology products or processes.

It suits someone with a strong technical background who enjoys solving complex problems, collaborating across teams, and using data to improve systems.

Ideal candidates are detail-oriented professionals passionate about public service and ethical IT practices.

Key Requirements

  • Education: Minimum 24 semester hours in computer science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or related fields; for GG-07, bachelor's with superior achievement or one year graduate education; higher levels require master's, PhD, or equivalent.
  • IT-related experience: At least one year at the next lower grade level, demonstrating attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem-solving competencies.
  • Specialized experience: Designing IT solutions for complex issues, applying performance data to select innovations, and leading delivery of IT changes to meet mission needs.
  • Ability to listen to opposing views and incorporate diverse opinions in decision-making.
  • Highly desired: Experience in gathering IT requirements, data visualization, leading data projects, knowledge of SDLC, and Agile methodologies.
  • Commitment to DIA core values: Teamwork, integrity, excellence, and service.

Full Job Description

We are committed to: Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment.

Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities. Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise.

Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself. ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1.

Designs solutions that address the complex, sensitive, and multi-faceted issues, thereby maximizing organizational impact. 2. Listens to opposing positions and taken different opinions into account. 3.

Applies sound performance data to determine the appropriate IT solutions, processes, or innovation to meet the Agency, Command, or IC mission needs. 4.

Leads efforts through the successful delivery of a change in the IT product, service, and/or process to meet customer and mission needs. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS 1.

Experience with gathering IT requirements, data visualization, or leading data projects. 2. Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), utilizing Agile methodologies.

Individual Occupation Requirements All Applicants must meet the following minimum qualification requirements in order to be considered for this position: Requirements may be met either through Education and/or Experience and/or a combination of both.

Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

The coursework must be either undergraduate or graduate and must include a minimum of 24 semester hours in one, or a combination of the following: computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management.

Level/Education: GG-07 : One (1) full year of graduate level education; or Bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement GG-09: Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree; OR two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree GG-11 and above: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree; OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree Experience • Must be IT-related (paid or unpaid); • May have involved the completion of specific and intensive training (for example, IT certification); • Should have equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and should have been gained in the same or related field as the work of the position being filled; • Should have been gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern was IT; • Should consist of at least one year at a level equivalent to the next lower GG level; And • Must have demonstrated each of the following four competencies: 1.

Attention to detail: thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail; 2.

Customer Service: works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations, knows about available products and services and is committed to providing quality products and services; 3.

Oral Communication: effectively expresses information, takes into account the audience and nature of the information, makes clear and convincing oral presentations, listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately; 4.

Problem Solving: identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and makes appropriate recommendations.

and Specialized Experience 1.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CO-126522-01-CS