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Supervisory IT Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration

Department of Transportation

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Salary

$146,552 - $227,079

per year

Closes

April 15, 2026More DOT jobs →

GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in the Federal Aviation Administration to develop, test, deploy, and support air traffic control systems, ensuring they run smoothly for aviation operations.

The role requires providing expert guidance on complex technical and policy issues while managing staff and collaborating with other government groups.

It's a great fit for experienced IT leaders with a background in aviation technology who enjoy solving big challenges in a high-stakes environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J or GS-14 level
  • Experience leading teams in development, testing, deployment, and technical support of air traffic control systems
  • Comprehensive knowledge of NAS Terminal Systems Support, including hardware and software maintenance
  • Expertise in safety risk management (SRM), contracts, and business management for engineering missions
  • Ability to provide leadership and guidance to diverse staff on complex activities with minimal direction
  • Skills in developing innovative policies, methodologies, and documentation like maintenance handbooks and MOAs
  • Experience working with senior management to identify and solve cross-functional problems

Full Job Description

The incumbent will serve as a Middle Manager with the Denver OSF Team, AJM-2494. To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference- U.S.

Office or Personnel Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A): Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J, FG/GS-14.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience is: Experience leading a team or organization responsible for the development, test, deployment, and technical support of air traffic control systems.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Interviews: Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. Major Duties:

Applies a comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of the work directed in order to provide leadership and guidance to a diverse staff which carry out the responsibility of NAS Terminal Systems Support to operational facilities.

This may include development, testing, maintenance, field support, and deployment of hardware and/or software.

This can also include build planning/scheduling, development of support documentation (e.g.

System Support Directives, maintenance handbooks, IETMs, TI manuals, LOAs and MOAs), Safety Rick Management (SRM), and contracts/business management related to requirements associated with the Terminal Second Level Engineering (TSLE) mission.

Serves as a recognized expert within the Air Traffic Organization and the Federal Aviation Administration and is called on to provide leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under minimal direction of the TSLE Support Manager.

In some cases, acts as a policy and standards expert for Terminal to develop new and innovative concepts, approaches, methodologies, technique.

and policies for large and challenging issues and high level correspondence.

Provides expert guidance and instruction within the TSLE organization, to other organizations within the PMO, DoD, and to corporate FAA, to address diverse, complex issues which often cross multiple projects/programs or functional and technical areas.

Works with senior management to identify and jointly solve problems.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ACT-ATO-26-AJM2494-97908