IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

Air National Guard Units; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Air National Guard Units in the United States seeks an IT Specialist (PLCYPLN) at GS-2210-11 to lead planning and analysis for IT and communications programs. The role focuses on studies, cost-benefit analyses, and developing plans to enhance mission readiness while aligning with DoD guidance.

The incumbent will prepare justifications, briefs, and documentation for funding, and evaluate policies, systems, and performance.

Qualifications

• Degree requirement: accredited college degree in CS/engineering/IT related field with 24 semester hours in related areas.
• Top Secret clearance required.
• Duties include planning IT and communications improvements, evaluating systems, and planning long-range IT needs.

Responsibilities

• Performs studies and establishes plans to improve IT and communications efficiency.
• Develops short and long range plans to meet IT needs of the organization.
• Prepares documentation and briefs on hardware/software requirements and funding.
• Evaluates mission effectiveness and manages evaluations of personnel and systems.

Skills

IT planning

Policy planning

Cost-benefit analysis

Information security

Education

Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management (or degree with 24 semester hours in related fields)

Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN), Position Description Number T5718P01 and is part of the NE 155 CF, National Guard.

Key Responsibilities

As a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN), GS-2210-11, duties include: 1. Performs studies and independently establish plans for improving the efficiency of information technology and communications processes. Performs studies of all aspects of the installation's information technology and communications programs, processes, and methods. Evaluates existing systems and capabilities and initiates feasibility studies to determine ways and means necessary to enhance mission performance.

From those studies, derive cost benefits and /or required investment and recommends a best course of action along with proposed alternatives. Evaluates the impact emerging technology will have on organization capabilities, customer needs, and mission readiness, while considering the organization's resources. Develops short and long range plans designed to meet changing IT needs of the organization.

Prepares justification to facilitate the prioritizing of current and future funding to support IT enhancements. Prepares documentation and briefs management officials on specifics of requirements, both hardware and software, and outlines procedures to obtain and organize enhancements. Produces system and program specifications and coordinates milestones, processing steps, program layouts, and interrelationships with management and other specialists of the IT Team.

Establishes methods necessary to integrate new technology into existing architecture identifying conflicting system interface problems, and developing solutions. 2. Interprets a variety of technical requirements making independent judgments to determine organizational compliance with applicable instructions, procedures and practices. Audits IT programs, processes and projects.

Continually assesses policy needs and interprets broad DoD, AF, and other higher headquarters guidance and applies it through development of policies for the area of responsibility. Establishes metrics to measure and evaluate systems and process performance, identifying workforce planning and management issues, e.g., proficiency, retention, and training.

Provides organization management with factual, objective assessments of the unit's ability to perform the mission, ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of analysis services. Accomplishes needs analysis and feasibility studies of IT operations, consulting with process owners to specify requirements, and define opportunities to improve business processes.

Provides management with information needed for direction of programs to include reports identifying limiting factors, opportunities, and availability of assets. 3. Evaluates mission effectiveness, using standardized and locally developed evaluation programs and processes. Manages the scheduling and accomplishment of managerial, personnel, technical and special evaluations.

Collectively evaluates management effectiveness, performance and technical proficiency of assigned personnel, equipment, and systems condition. Coordinates and/or conducts management studies of organization, staffing, work measurement, methods, or procedures. Monitors unit standardization/evaluation programs ensuring adherence to applicable directives. Responsible for ensuring military duty position standards are established.

Defines metrics and measures progress toward accomplishment of unit plans, programs, goals, and objectives. 4. Advises supervisors and managers on the evaluation of programs, policies, regulatory requirements, and procedures. Recommends the establishment of quantity or quality criterion. Develops baseline for use in measuring and analyzing organizational productivity and effectiveness.

Develops process, management, administrative and technical evaluation plans for implementation. Notes deficiencies, identifies necessary resources, and recommends corrective actions. Reviews work processes to ascertain where procedures can be combined, distributed, or simplified to increase productivity, efficiency, or effectiveness.

Recommends internal reporting and status tracking procedures to ensure adequate control in terms of deadlines, progress reports, and follow-up reports. Manages the evaluation program to ensure required actions are tracked and completed. Prepares and maintains files and publications IAW current directives to include both paper and electronic media. 5.

Coordinates with HHQ elements, Program Management Offices, Specific System/Hardware Support Elements, OEM Vendors and Vendor Contracted support facilities for issue resolution. Research includes using various means and media to obtain needed information to accomplish the task. May require the use of various stand alone (e.g., paper based, CD, DVD, etc.) or on-line (network or web based) methodologies to obtain needed information. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Education

Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air National Guard Units, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $75278 – $97867/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.