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Posted: January 26, 2026 (1 day ago)

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IT Specialist (SYSADMIN/CUSTSPT)

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$88,621 - $133,142

per year

Closes

February 2, 2026

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 is for a senior IT specialist who manages and supports computer systems and hardware for government users, ensuring everything runs smoothly without disrupting important work.

It involves deploying new equipment, fixing complex technical issues, and coordinating with teams to resolve problems quickly.

A good fit would be someone with strong hands-on experience in IT support and troubleshooting, who enjoys helping others with technology in a fast-paced environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including managing hardware deployment to customers
  • Serve as technical authority for project direction and decisions to ensure success
  • Develop operational test and evaluation plans for IT systems
  • Provide expert advice, troubleshooting, and support to minimize business interruptions
  • Coordinate incident reporting and resolution with experts, help desks, and vendors
  • Configure, deploy, test, and repair end-user hardware like CPUs, monitors, laptops, printers, and peripherals
  • Perform root cause analysis on trouble tickets and recommend resolutions at local and enterprise levels

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for an IT Specialist (SYSADMIN/CUSTSPT), your qualifications must include: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: - Manage deployment of new hardware to the existing or additional customer base.

- Serve as the principle technical authority for direction and decisions required to ensure project success. - Develop operational test and evaluation plans.

- Provide advice and assistance to customers, troubleshoot complex problems, and provide support in a manner that minimizes interruptions in customers' ability to carry out critical business activities.

B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

  • Serve as a senior IT Specialist providing specialized support of a wide range of technical and professional Information Technology (IT) function supporting the J6 mission of enterprise desktop and end-user computing devices.
  • Provide multi-media support services and end user hardware support services to multiple DLA organizations with the CONUS Area of Responsibility.
  • Coordinate incident reporting and resolution with the subject-matter experts in other departments as well as other Help Desks and vendor technical support.
  • Configure, deploy, test, and repair hardware for end-users including CPU’s, monitors, laptops, printers, scanners, and other peripheral devices
  • Perform root cause analysis of Trouble tickets and make recommendations for resolution on a local and Enterprise level

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLAJ6-26-12873258-MP