{"id":1977974,"url":"https://alion.io/job/disa-it-specialist-appsw","title":"IT SPECIALIST (APPSW)","company":{"id":1761521,"name":"Defense Information Systems Agency","domain":"disa.mil","url":"https://alion.io/company/disa-mil","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Support","role_family":"Support","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Fort Meade, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":121785,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":121785},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-06T12:52:51Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-06T12:52:51Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"Summary\nThis 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. \n\nIt is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.\nDuties\n\n Provide technical support and guidance to staff on complex IT management issues that extend and apply to the entire organization or its major components.\n\n Design, document, develop, modify, test, install, implement, and support new or existing applications software across the enterprise.\n\n Analyze and refine system requirements, translate requirements into application prototypes, and maintain secure code repositories.\n\n Conduct fact-finding and research to define the scope of new requirements, identifying source data needs and final deliverables for client/server database applications.\n\n Evaluate available equipment, software, scalability for future changes, system interoperability, and forecast manpower and hardware resource requirements.\n\n Requirements\nConditions of employment\n\n Must be a U.S. Citizen.\n\n Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.\n\n This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.\n\n In accordance with the DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subject to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.\n\n Qualifications\n\n In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.\n\nBasic Requirements:\n\n Attention to Detail- Experience reviewing one's own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.\n\n Customer Service - Experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.\n\n Oral Communication - Experience briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.\n\n Problem Solving - Identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.\n\nQualifying Experience:\n\nTo 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.\n\nFor this position, qualifying experience is defined as:\n\nDesigning, developing, modifying, testing, and supporting new or modified enterprise-level software systems;\n\nOR\n\nTranslating system requirements into application prototypes;\n\nOR\n\nMaintaining code repositories and application architectures;\n\nOR\n\nManaging user interfaces and front-end architectures;\n\nAND\n\nIT-related experience demonstrating Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving as described in the vacancy announcement.\n\nCandidates 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.\n\nYour resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2017 to April 2026); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Read more about what you should include in your federal resume at USAJOBS.\n\nStandard SF-50 Submission Requirement:\n\nIf you are a current or former Federal employee, you must submit your most recent non-award SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify your eligibility.\n\nYour submitted SF-50 must clearly show:\n\n Your current/highest grade and step held (Block 18 & 20)\n\n Your tenure code (Block 24)\n\n Your position classification/pay plan (Block 17)\n\n Your type of service (competitive or excepted) (Block 34)\n\nDo not submit an award SF-50 (e.g., Block 8 contiguous with code 840, 849, or cash awards), as these do not document tenure, position change, or highest grade held. Failure to submit a qualifying SF-50 will result in your application being marked as ineligible due to incomplete documentation.\n\nVolunteer 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.\n\n**Combination of education and experience is not applicable for this position. **\n\n Education\n\n There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS/GG-13 grade level.\n\n Additional information\n\n This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is being recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system. \n\n If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment.\n\n This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to an appointment in the competitive service.\n\n A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.\n\n Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.\n\n We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.\n\n Moving costs MAY be paid.\n\n The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.\n\n Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized.\n\n This position is not open to retired federal employees interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8344 and 8468, a dual compensation (salary offset) waiver is NOT authorized for this position. Therefore, individuals receiving a federal civil service retirement annuity are not eligible for consideration under this vacancy.\n\n For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here.\n\n For more information on veterans' preference, click here.\n\n For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here.\n\n All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.\n\n Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Review our benefits\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\nHow you will be evaluated\nYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.\n\n Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the applicant questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.\n\nCriminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ \n\nCOMPETENCIES:\n\n Customer Service\n\n Software Testing and Evaluation\n\n Attention to Detail\n\n Oral Communication\n\n Problem Solving\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Review our benefits\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\n\nFOR THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AS THEY APPLY STATED BELOW AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. NOT ALL DOCUMENTS WILL APPLY TO EVERYONE.\n\n Resume: A two-page maximum resume is required. Learn more on two page resume requirements at Applicant Guidance on the Two-Page Resume Limit.\n\n SF-50: Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for at least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualification.\n\n Veterans Preference Documentation (if applicable): Candidates claiming Veterans Preference must submit a DD-214 (Member Copy 4), or, if you are CURRENTLY serving on active duty, a statement of service from your unit which states the date you entered on active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received. For those supplying the statement of service, preference will be verified by a DD-214 (Member Copy 4) upon separation from the military. Veterans with a service-connected disability must also submit a VA letter dated 1991 or later. DoD Components with CES positions apply Veterans Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the Title 5 U.S.C. in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, \"CES Employment and Placement.\" \n\n Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: Military Spouse Preference applicants, must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. To download the checklist, select \"Save\" or \"Save As\" instead of \"Open.\" Save the document to your device then open it as a PDF. 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