Telecommunications Specialist

About the role

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 Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

It is located in the DISA - Infrastructure and Services Division (EU41).

What you will do

• Conducts technical and quality assurance evaluations of enterprise telecommunications systems; identifies deficiencies, resolves complex network problems, and prepares compliance reports.
• Coordinates with customers to define requirements and resolve installation issues; provides technical guidance during system commissioning and reviews test reports against specifications.
• Performs telecommunications project management to achieve project milestones; provides technical direction and coordination to civilian, military, and contractor personnel; manages training programs.
• Integrates cybersecurity principles into telecommunications operations; conducts security risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and collaborates with technical teams to implement mitigation strategies.
• Develops policy and planning inputs for telecommunications capabilities; conducts network performance reviews using trend data, and publishes plans and procedures to enhance operational readiness.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-12 grade level.

How you will be evaluated

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.

Competencies: Telecommunications Information Technology Policy and Planning Information Systems/Network Security Telecommunications Planning, System Design and Integration You can preview the Questionnaire here:*** Criminal 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.

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Documents you must provide

• FOR THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT, THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AS APPLICABLE AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
• NOT ALL DOCUMENTS WILL APPLY TO EVERY APPLICANT.
• Resume: A resume (maximum of two pages) is required.
• To receive full credit for your experience, your resume must clearly demonstrate how your background relates to the qualifications outlined in this announcement and include: Start and end dates (Month/Year) for each position held; Full-time or part-time status (including hours worked per week); For current/former federal civilian positions: series, pay plan, and grade level.
• Applicant guidance on the two-page resume requirement is available at the OPM Merit Hiring Resume Guidance Page.
• Online Assessment Questionnaire: You must submit completed responses to the online occupational questionnaire through USAJOBS as part of your application package.
• Transcripts (if applicable) - If you are relying on education to meet the Basic Requirements for this position, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.
• The absence of this information when qualifying based on education may result in an ineligible rating SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action): Current and former federal civilian employees (including internal agency employees) must submit an SF-50 documenting your appointment type, tenure (Block 24), position occupied (Block 34), and the highest permanent grade held for at least 52 consecutive weeks.
• Note: Award SF-50s (NOAC 840/849) or General Pay Adjustment SF-50s (NOAC 894) do not verify tenure or competitive status and are not acceptable.
• Failure to provide a qualifying SF-50 may result in disqualification.
• Veterans' Preference Documentation (if applicable): Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must submit: DD-214 (Member Copy 4 or Service 2): Must show dates of service and character of discharge (e.g., Honorable).
• Active Duty Service Members: An official Statement of Service/certification from your command stating your active duty entry date, expected separation date (under honorable conditions within 120 days), and campaign medals received.
• Final preference will be verified upon receipt of your DD-214.
• 10-Point Preference (Disability): A completed Standard Form 15 (SF-15) and an official Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating letter.
• (DoD Components with CES positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference-eligible candidates, as defined by 5 U.S.C. § 2108, in accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement.") Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician PPP Self-Certification: Eligible MR and NG technician applicants must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify preference eligibility.
• Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Disability Retirement PPP Self-Certification: Eligible MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify preference eligibility.
• Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification: Eligible Retained Grade PPP applicants must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify preference eligibility.
• Your complete Application Package (containing the above required documents) must be received no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 11/06/2026.
• WARNING: Failure to submit a complete application package including any required documentation by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/06/2026, or at the time of application for announcements with an extended closing date, may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.
• To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status and More Information.
• The Details page will display the status of your application.
• It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded is received, legible and accurate.
• HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant.

What to expect next

Once the complete application package is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. The content of your application package will be used to assess your qualifications for the job, and to determine whether you will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interviews.

We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps has been completed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. *** ***

Additional information

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.

Current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employees will be placed on an Excepted appointment. Current competitive service employees who accept or convert into an overseas Cyber Excepted Service (CES) position are not entitled to statutory return rights. Administrative return rights may still be granted at the discretion of the losing DoD Agency.

Employees without administrative return rights will, at the end of their overseas tour, be subject to placement through the DoD Priority Placement Program. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.

You may be required to serve a 3-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized; 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), click here. If an employee brings a family member to an overseas location who requires medical or dental care, the employee will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care.

Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. U.S. citizens in a foreign overseas country under ordinary resident status are not eligible to apply for appointment under Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis under DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.

If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend a DoDEA school on a space-required basis under DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the required EIS consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.

This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DoD Priority Placement Program. Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by 5 U.S.C.

2108 in accordance with procedures in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement." If you are claiming veteran's preference, you must submit documents verifying eligibility with your application package. For more information, click here.

Current federal employees within CONUS selected through a competitive announcement for a lower-graded position overseas may be eligible for pay retention. Pay retention may be granted to employees already in the overseas area if recruitment efforts were extended outside the overseas command and the selectee must PCS.

Locality rates of pay will not be used for pay setting when transferring to an overseas area. For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here.