IT Specialist (Network Services)

To qualify for this GG-13 IT Specialist (Network Services) position, you must meet one of the employment authority categories listed in the Who May Apply section and possess specialized experience equivalent to the GG/GS-12 level. Your resume must clearly demonstrate this experience.

• Who May Apply: 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating, 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans, 5-Point Veterans' Preference, Current Army DCIPS Employee, Current Department of Army Civilian Employees, Current DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army), Current DoD DCIPS Employee (non-Army), DCIPS Interchange Agreement, Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability (more than 10%, less than 30%), Non-DoD Transfer, Prior Federal Se…
• Specialized Experience: At least one year of experience at the GG/GS-12 level or equivalent that includes: providing routine sustainment, management, troubleshooting, and monitoring of encryption devices supporting telecommunications circuits or networks; executing deployments, upgrades, management, monitoring, and decommissioning of encryption devices; performing sustainment and optimization of Local/Wide Area Netw…
• IT-related experience must demonstrate each of the four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving (as defined in the announcement).
• Experience can be paid or unpaid, including volunteer work through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps).
• Education is not a substitute for experience at this grade level; however, if qualifying based on education, transcripts are required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a single-scope background investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Must successfully pass a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) pre-appointment and periodically.
• Must pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must be willing to undergo a suitability or fitness determination via a completed background investigation.

Serve as a Network Systems Engineer and Primary Communications Security (COMSEC) custodian within the Network Operations Division at NSAG.

• Support design, installation, and maintenance of network/telecommunications systems for NSAG and remote sites worldwide.
• Perform IT/communications planning, analysis, design, development, testing, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, monitoring, and management of network systems for secure information transmission.
• As Primary COMSEC Custodian, receive, transfer, account for, safeguard, and destroy all COMSEC material assigned to the NSAG COMSEC account.
• Assist the NSAG lead COMSEC custodian with oversight of all Regional Capabilities Center Southeast (RCC-SE) daily operations.
• Provide routine sustainment, management, troubleshooting, and monitoring of encryption devices supporting telecommunications circuits or networks.
• Execute deployments, upgrades, management, monitoring, and decommissioning of encryption devices within the area of responsibility.
• Perform sustainment and optimization of LAN/WAN, Data Center Networks, routers, switches, encryption devices, and telecommunication equipment.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.

• Must undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) pre-appointment and periodically.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Perform Temporary Duty (TDY) travel to worldwide locations up to 15% of the time.
• May be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations.
• Shift work may be required.
• This position is in the Excepted Service under DCIPS.

Complete benefits package as a federal employee, including health insurance, retirement, and paid leave.

• Eligibility for benefits depends on position type (full-time, part-time, intermittent).
• Access to the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program.
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) similar to a 401(k).
• Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
• Life insurance options.
• Paid holidays, annual leave, and sick leave.

This position is covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), an excepted service system.

• Veterans' Preference applies as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005.
• The closing date for applications is 07/21/2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
• If you have questions, contact the Army Applicant Help Desk via the website listed in the announcement.
• Do not mail applications; the address provided is for correspondence only.
• Your application package will be used to determine eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking.
• If you are selected, you will be required to complete a background investigation and meet all conditions of employment.
• Situational telework may be authorized on a case-by-case basis; this is not a full-time telework position.

The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) is a major Army command responsible for providing intelligence, security, and information operations support to the Army and national decision-makers. INSCOM operates globally, with units like the 706th Military Intelligence Group stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia, supporting the National Security Agency's Georgia mission. This position is within the Installation and Logistics Office, which ensures the operational readiness of the group's facilities and IT infrastructure. For applicants, this role offers a chance to work in a high-stakes, secure environment supporting national security objectives, with the stability and benefits of federal employment.