TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Defense Information Systems Agency
Posted: January 20, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Salary
$93,445 - $121,482
per year
Type
Full Time
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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).
This job involves evaluating and improving telecommunications networks for military facilities in the Pacific and West Coast areas, ensuring they meet required performance standards and stay ready for operations.
You'll collect and analyze data from over 145 sites, create reports on risks and strengths, and manage online tools to track quality.
It's a good fit for someone with a technical background in IT or engineering who enjoys problem-solving and working in a team to support national defense missions.
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 Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA - OC/PACIFIC.
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.
Basic Requirements: 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.
Other Education: 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 Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-12, 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: experience in conducting performance evaluations of IT infrastructure, identifying deficiencies, and recommending corrective actions to improve network performance and ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements and proven ability to collect, analyze, and visualize performance data to assess system readiness, identify operational risks, and produce comprehensive reports and briefings.
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:
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