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TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

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Location

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

April 14, 2026More DOD jobs →

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves protecting and maintaining the U.S. military's critical communication networks by identifying risks, ensuring security, and keeping systems running smoothly during potential threats.

It's perfect for someone with a technical background in engineering or IT who has experience managing secure telecom systems in high-stakes environments like defense.

The role supports cyber defense missions and requires strong problem-solving skills to handle complex network challenges.

Key Requirements

  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in fields like electrical engineering, computer science, telecommunications management, or related areas
  • At least one year of specialized experience in evaluating, analyzing, or improving communications systems and networks
  • Knowledge of mission assurance risk management principles for critical enterprise telecommunication systems
  • Experience conducting comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments using industry-standard frameworks like RMF
  • Familiarity with ensuring resiliency in telecommunications architectures, including redundancy and failover capabilities
  • Ability to assess compliance with DoD security controls and standards, such as STIGs
  • Relevant work experience equivalent to GG-12 level, including paid, unpaid, volunteer, or military service

Full Job Description

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command.

It is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA (EX).

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

Individual Occupational Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must possess Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major Study-electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.

or I possess other education in Communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis.

or I have work experience or quality level unpaid work experience in evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology.

Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-13, 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 in the federal service.

For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Experience in applying mission assurance risk management principles to ensure the continuous operation of critical enterprise telecommunication and network systems.

This includes conducting comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments of communication systems and networks using industry-standard risk management frameworks..

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. Major Duties:

  • Executes the DISA Mission Assurance program by applying DoD principles to critical telecommunications infrastructure to ensure the availability, integrity, and confidentially of services.
  • Conducts comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments of DISA telecommunications systems and networks using DoD-approved frameworks, such as the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
  • Ensures the resiliency of telecommunications architectures in support of the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) including redundancy, diverse routing, and failover capabilities to ensure operational continuity.
  • Assesses compliance with DoD security controls and standards, such as Security Technical implementation Guides (STIGs), on all network and telecommunications equipment within the DISA environment.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/8/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CES-DISA-12917042-26DA