LEAD IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

US Defense Information Systems Agency; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) invites qualified applicants for a GG-13 cyber operations position within the CES structure, based in Washington, DC. This role supports critical mission activities for US Cyber Command.

Qualifications emphasize enterprise infrastructure design/operations, CI/CD automation, patch management, and PKI identity environments, with a focus on secure, automated IT services.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail in IT-related work and data accuracy.
• Experience maintaining relationships with customers and identifying IT products to meet needs.
• Ability to briefing mid-level management and IT staff on system status and technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to identify alternatives and solve complex IT issues using diverse information sources.

Responsibilities

• Design or operate enterprise infrastructure platforms using virtualization and storage technologies.
• Develop CI/CD or GitOps strategies using automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, MECM).
• Ensure operational compliance through patch management, image deployment, and troubleshooting containerized or Windows environments.
• Design and operate enterprise domain, identity environments and PKI infrastructure with automation.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

This 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.

It is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA WHCA/WHW940. In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Basic Requirements:

• Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my 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
• 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
• Oral Communication -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
• 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

Qualifying Experience:

To 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.

For this position, qualifying experience is defined as:

1. 1) Designing or operating enterprise infrastructure platforms using virtualization and storage technologies OR
2. 2) Developing continuous integration, deployment (CI/CD), or GitOps strategies utilizing automation capabilities (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM)) OR
3. 3) Ensuring operational compliance through rigorous patch management, image deployment, troubleshooting of containerized or Windows-based environments OR
4. 4) Designing and operating enterprise domain and identity environments and PKI infrastructure leveraging automation technologies..

Candidates 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.