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Posted: January 8, 2026 (6 days ago)

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SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$143,913 - $187,093

per year

Closes

January 16, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in planning and managing advanced IT and telecommunications systems for the White House Communications Agency, ensuring everything runs smoothly and meets high security standards.

It's a senior supervisory role focused on overseeing technical operations and solving complex problems in a defense environment.

A good fit would be someone with extensive IT experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to communicate technical details to non-experts while handling sensitive information.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of IT-related experience equivalent to GS-13 level, including advanced technical or administrative functions in enterprise telecommunications or IT systems
  • Demonstrated competencies in attention to detail, such as reviewing IT work for accuracy and consistency
  • Strong customer service skills, including assessing IT needs and tailoring solutions for clients
  • Effective oral communication, like briefing senior management on IT projects and explaining complex info simply
  • Problem-solving abilities to address unique IT challenges and evaluate alternative solutions
  • Eligibility for DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance via Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
  • Approval for Presidential Support Duty (Yankee White - Category II)

Full Job Description

This position is in the SUPERVISION/ MANAGEMENT Work Category at the SENIOR Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

This position is for DISA White House Communications Agency at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia.This is an Excepted Service position and does not confer eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Basic Requirements: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position.

Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues.

I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.

Qualifying Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level (GG-13) in the federal service.

For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Experience performing advanced technical OR administrative functions supporting enterprise-level telecommunications OR IT systems, such as applications software, operating systems, network services, OR contractor provided technical work.

Volunteer 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 to paid employment.

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

Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume.

All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Additionally, prior to reporting for duty the selectee must be found eligible for a DoD Top Secret security clearance with access to Special Compartmented Information (SCI) based upon a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) AND be approved for Presidential Support Duty in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5210.55 (Yankee White - Category II, minimum).

This is an Excepted Service position and does not confer eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

**Combination of education and experience is not applicable for this position.** If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C.

1599f. Major Duties:

  • Expert IT Specialist in policy, planning, security, systems analysis, applications software, operating systems, network services, data management, systems administration, and customer support.
  • Performs the full range of activities relating to IT project management to include in-garrison support, trip site support, and continuity of operations locations.
  • Performs strategic planning; capital planning and investment control; resource management; architecture and infrastructure planning and management; technology insertion/modernization.
  • Serves as an expert technology advisor to the Director of the Executive Technologies Directorate and Information Systems Division on technology implementation and architecture, policy development, and IT project management.
  • Performs work involving the planning, installation, configuration, testing, implementation, and management of the Presidential IT Community networks and services.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CES-DISA-12859805-26AA