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Weapon Systems Support Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$97,653 - $126,955

per year

Type

Closes

January 23, 2026

GS-3 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $26,979 - $35,074

Typical requirements: 6 months general experience. Some college or vocational training.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves supporting military weapon systems by managing supplies, logistics, and customer needs to ensure everything runs smoothly for the armed forces.

You'll act as a key contact for issues like maintenance and readiness, working with teams to improve support strategies.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in supply chain or logistics, especially in defense or government settings, who enjoys problem-solving and collaborating across organizations.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in supply management, procurement, transportation, cataloging, provisioning, storage, and distribution
  • Broad understanding of military levels of repair philosophies and their impact on material support
  • Knowledge of military service processes, inventory policies, procedures, automated systems, and decision routines
  • Experience with databases to extract and analyze data on customer behavior and supply performance
  • Familiarity with integrated logistics support concepts, including maintenance, material support, and support equipment
  • Ability to assess and monitor process effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement
  • Eligibility requirements including time-in-grade and minimum qualifications by closing date

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Weapons System Support Specialist, GS-0301-12 your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Experience in supply management and logistical support functions such as supply, procurement, transportation, cataloging, provisioning, storage, and distribution.

Broad understanding of the levels of repair philosophies for the military services and of how the philosophies impact material support.

Understanding of the processes of the Military Service which the assigned WS Group supplies, and broad knowledge of inventory policy, procedure, automated systems and decision routines.

Experience with databases and ability to extract data detailing customer behavior and Group performance relative to the behavior, and to analyze supply detractors.

Experience with integrated logistics support concepts, policies and procedures including maintenance, material support, support equipment, and other integrated elements.

Applying established criteria to assess/monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of current processes and to identify areas for potential improvements.

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 directly to paid employment.

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

  • Serve as a Weapons System Support Specialist (WSSS), in one of the DLA Customer Operations Directorates.
  • Acts as DLA Customer Advocate and dedicated Specialist providing implementing directions for DLA demand and supply chain(s) and other DLA Defense Supply Centers (DSC) support of weapon system and customer needs.
  • Assists the Weapons Systems Program Manager (WPSM) with the multi-disciplinary Integrated Process Teams consisting of members from various DLA organizations, other government entities to develop and implement strategies in support of weapon systems.
  • Serves as weapon system specialist in support of Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps and/or joint weapon systems.
  • Serves As customer focal point for assigned sustainment issues related to logistics, supply support, life cycle, life cycle management, overhaul, and maintenance of assigned weapon system platforms.
  • Works with assigned customer sites and necessary DLA representatives to develop recommended material and logistics sustainment requirements for assigned project workloads.
  • Monitor DLA impact on fleet-wide Weapon System Readiness and analyzes logistics and acquisition degraders to identify problems and solutions to restore acceptable levels of support.
  • Deliver training to customers on DLA processes to support logistics life cycle efforts and product support initiatives, to include the processes of the Federal/DLA supply system.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLATrpSpt-26-12864419-MP