Department of the Air Force Headquarters
IT SPECIALIST (ENTARCH)
Department of the Air Force · Fort Meade, Maryland
- Salary
- $143,913 - $187,093 per year
- Pay grade
- GG-14
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Opened
- Nov 5, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 19, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- Yes
- Openings
- Few
- Security clearance
- Sensitive Compartmented Information
- Promotion potential
- 14
- Announcement
- 8F-CES-13102600-396678-AG
Who may apply: Open to the public
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Summary
Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to ????serve as an Enterprise Architect, Senior IT Specialist and Technical Advisor, leading and directing Enterprise Architecture (EA) functions in support to the Nuclear, Command, Control, Communications (NC3) Enterprise Center (NEC) program and projects supporting NC3 systems and capabilities.
Duties
- DUTY 1 - Plans, leads, and conducts broad based enterprise architecture and system/data engineering assignments to support the assessment of current and future NC3 systems. DUTY 2 - Supports the entirety of the NC3 Enterprise in the architecture planning, development, model-based system concepts and assessment of long and short-term projects involving legacy and future systems that directly affect the Nuclear Command, Control, Communications (NC3) system capabilities and their architectures. DUTY 3 - Serves as the NC3 Enterprise Center's lead technical advisor on all assigned architectures, projects and assigned programs. DUTY 4 - Participates in, and or leads discussions, meetings, committees or special projects and presents briefings and prepares recommendations and reports.
Qualifications
This is a GG-14 position in the Cyber Excepted Service (CES). The GG-14 duties for the "Professional" work category are at the "Senior" work level and are equivalent to those at the GG-14 level. The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, for the GG-2210, Information Technology (IT) Management Series (Alternative A). BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Experience: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. 3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Examples of creditable experience include: expert knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices in enterprise architecture, systems/data engineering, and related IT/engineering fields, such as would be gained through extended graduate study or experience. The incumbent applies this knowledge to complex and difficult assignments, developing new methods, approaches, or procedures to resolve unprecedented NC3 architecture and systems engineering problems. Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Expert knowledge of IT principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices sufficient to accomplish assignments such as enterprise architecture, model-based systems concepts, requirements analysis, and data and system engineering. 2. Expert knowledge of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and/or Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) architectural models, Model Based Systems concepts methodologies and best practices, enterprise architecture theories, principles, conc…
Education
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This position is a Cyber Excepted Service (CES) position implemented under Section 1599f of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C). This position is in the Excepted Service. DoD Components with CES positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, CES Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information, click here For additional information on CES, click here
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