Lead IT Specialist (NETWORK/CUSTSPT)
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IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK) - Title 32
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Salary
$75,278 - $97,867
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 4, 2026
GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing and maintaining computer networks for the Air National Guard, including planning, installing, and troubleshooting systems that handle data, voice, and video communications across local and wide areas.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in IT systems administration who enjoys working in a military environment and can coordinate with teams to keep networks running smoothly.
It's an indefinite role, meaning it's not permanent but could become so later.
Key Requirements
- At least 36 months of specialized experience in IT, particularly in computer applications or network specialties
- Knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles for automating work processes
- Experience planning sequences of actions, coordinating with external teams, and developing project controls
- Ability to adapt guidelines or precedents to fit specific assignment needs
- Skills in preparing documentation, such as cost/benefit studies, in a logical and organized manner
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility for membership in the Wisconsin Air National Guard
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Full Job Description
This National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK) - Title 32, Position Description Number D2181P01 and is part of the 115 FW/CS, Wisconsin Air National Guard.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process.
Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the GS-11 level, applicant must have at least 36 months experience, education, or training that approaches techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization.
Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls.
Experience that required adaptations of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment.
Experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion. Major Duties:
As a IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK) - Title 32, GS-2210-11, you will serve as a base systems administrator to monitor the Local and Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN), including the planning, analysis, acquisition, design, development, implementation, quality assurance, configuration, installation, integration, maintenance testing, operational integrity, and/or management of networked systems for the transmission of information in voice, data, and/or video formats.
***Indefinite positions are not permanent and have no guarantee to continued employment.
Indefinite employees may be subject to separation from employment at any time with a 30 day written notification.
If the position becomes permanent, employee may be converted to a permanent appointment without further competition at management's discretion.***
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