IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC/NETWORK)
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IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM)
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$143,677 - $197,200
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 5, 2026
GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading teams to design, run, and maintain computer networks and IT systems for a naval command, including planning budgets, guiding shifts to cloud technology, and ensuring everything aligns with the organization's goals.
It's ideal for an experienced IT leader with strong management skills who enjoys solving complex technical problems and mentoring others in a high-stakes government environment.
The role requires overseeing about 30-40 staff members and making key decisions on technology and procurement.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in leading IT network design, operation, and sustainment
- Proven ability to direct multidisciplinary teams and guide enterprise architecture and cloud transitions
- Skills in evaluating network solutions, overseeing IT procurement, contracts, and vendor performance
- Strong attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem-solving abilities
- Experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and cost-of-ownership analyses for IT services
- Ability to provide mentorship, technical direction, and performance feedback to 30-40 technical staff
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments and RDTE (Research-Development-Test-Evaluation) networks
Full Job Description
You will serve as an IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) in the Corporate Operations, Code 80000 of NAVWARSYSCEN PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NO-05 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leads the design, operation, and sustainment of commands networks and enterprise IT, directing multidisciplinary teams, guiding enterprise architecture and cloud transitions, evaluating network solutions, and overseeing IT procurement, contracts, and vendor performance.
Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
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 provide senior-level managerial and technical leadership for the multidisciplinary teams that design, develop, operate, and sustain NIWC-PAC’s Research-Development-Test-and-Evaluation networks and enterprise-wide computing environment.
- You will establish the vision, goals, performance metrics for each service center, aligns their missions with NIWC-PAC’s objectives and overall enterprise-IT strategy, and conduct strategic planning, budgeting, and cost-of-ownership analyses.
- You will serve as the command’s recognized subject-matter authority, influencing major proposals, architecture reviews, and strategic decisions.
- You will guide cloud-network engineering efforts, support hybrid-environment transitions, and evaluates technical solutions that affect the RDTE Network Control Board.
- You will provide mentorship, technical direction, and performance feedback to a team of roughly 30-40 technical staff.
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