TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Air Force Materiel Command
Posted: March 27, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Joint Activities
Department of the Army
Location
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Salary
$131,342 - $170,750
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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).
This job involves overseeing the management of radio frequencies and communication systems to support military operations at Fort Bragg, ensuring reliable networks and solving technical issues for the team.
A good fit would be someone with experience in IT planning, data analysis, and leading projects in a fast-paced environment like the military or government.
It requires strong communication skills to explain complex tech to leaders and a focus on keeping systems secure and efficient.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Telecommunications Manager (Spectrum Management) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Serves as a Telecommunications Manager (Spectrum Management) for the Joint Activities located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education OR experience requirements described below.
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).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience in 1.) assisting with integrating multi-year planning guidance with current-year funding to support fiscal priorities, align resource strategies with organizational goals, and apply working knowledge of spectrum and bandwidth management to maintain a dependable mission-critical communications environment; AND 2.) analyzing enterprise IT systems to recommend solutions that improve performance and reliability and manage project lifecycles with tools (example: JIRA) while maintaining a shared Confluence knowledge base to support effective team collaboration; AND 3.) assist in analyzing quantitative and qualitative IT data to brief leadership on posture and modernization needs and translate technical details into clear business language to support informed decisions.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:
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