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IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

Department of Defense
Defense Human Resources Activity
DMDC - DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER

Summary

This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
05/01/2026 to 05/17/2026
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13 - 14
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Alexandria, VA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
14
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DHRADMDC-26-12951814-DH
Control number
867621200

Duties

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As a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN) at the GS-2210-13/14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

GS-13:

  • Manages one or more major, multi-year IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with critical agency priorities and accountability for the overall success of the program.
  • Serves as a Program Manager/Analyst supporting a wide set of programs, products, and services, responsible for the entire product lifecycle, including planning, execution, and defining the product strategy and roadmap.
  • Develops and maintains strategic plans, assesses policy needs, develops policies to govern IT activities, and provides policy guidance to IT management, staff, and customers.
  • Interprets data from various DoW business and IT portfolio systems to support the mission goals and objectives of the organization.
  • Develops long-term strategies for enterprise data and IT systems; creates governing policies for system consolidation, data management, and IT modernization in alignment with agency and Federal-wide priorites.
  • Acts as a key liaison between the DoW and the VA, managing the implementation of joint data sharing agreements and technology projects aimed at streamlining the transfer of service member data, ensuring a seamless and positive transition experience from military to civilian status.
GS-14:
  • Develops, implements, and ensures compliance with plans, policies, standards, and architectures that establish the framework for managing IT policy and planning applications.
  • Provides leadership and critically influences DMDC service delivery success with other DoW and Federal agencies, ensuring the rigorous application of information security and assurance.
  • Leads a team responsible for the product lifecycle, including gathering customer requirements, defining the product vision, and finalizing the strategic roadmap.
  • Directs and leads the application of program and technical skills in the development, acquisition, testing, and improvement of assigned systems, determining the scope and priority of objectives.
  • Develops and maintains strategic plans, prepares IT budgets, manages IT investment portfolios, and conducts audits of IT programs and projects to ensure compliance and performance.
  • Provides expert technical leadership and negotiates the strategic framework for data interoperability initiatives between the DoW and the VA ensuring the seamless exchange of information to proactively enhance the transitioning service member's access to benefits and services.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service http://www.sss.gov
  • Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
  • Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
  • Work Schedule: Fulltime
  • Overtime: Occasionally
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible

Qualifications


You may qualify at the GS-13/14, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the 12 grade level in the Federal service:

  • Expert knowledge of public laws, regulations, and policies that affect Information Technology (IT) life-cycle management, strategic planning, IT investment management, and performance management.
  • Comprehensive understanding of project and program management principles to develop time-phased action plans, establish project controls, monitor progression, and provide status reports.
  • Experience navigating complex, interconnected systems and suggesting improvements to underlying technical data sharing architectures between Federal agencies.
  • Skill in applying IT procedures and techniques to resolve management problems and improve management processes.
  • Functions as an expert in making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions by perceiving the impact and implications of those decisions to accomplish organizational goals, even in uncertain situations.

B. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the 13 grade level in the Federal service:???????
  • Expert knowledge of public laws, regulations, and policies that affect Information Technology (IT) life-cycle management, strategic planning, IT investment management, and performance management.
  • Expertise in project and program management principles to develop time-phased action plans, establish project controls, monitor progression, and provide status reports.
  • Experience navigating complex, interconnected systems and suggesting improvements to underlying technical data sharing architectures between Federal agencies.
  • Expertise in identifying and addressing IT workforce planning, prioritization, evaluation, cost schedule management, risk management, quality management, and resource allocation.
  • Advanced knowledge in applying principles of strategic planning, capital planning, investment control, policy development, resource management, and information security management.
  • Experience navigating complex, interconnected systems and suggesting improvements to underlying technical data sharing architectures between Federal agencies.
  • Functions as an expert in making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions by perceiving the impact and implications of those decisions to accomplish organizational goals, even in uncertain situations.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational
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Requirements for the 2210 series as listed below: 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.
  • Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF?ver=LQ7feWw-8-5DI2tceUpmgA%3d%3d

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position.

Competencies:


Based on the results of this evaluation, you will be placed in one of the following quality categories:

Best Qualified:
This highest category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including any selective placement factors and/or appropriate quality ranking factor(s), as determined by the job analysis.
Highly Qualified: This higher category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position, including any selective placement factors and/or appropriate quality ranking factor(s) as determined by the job analysis.
Qualified: This lowest category will be used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factor(s) and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Category-Rating

Names of the candidates in the Best Qualified category will be sent first to the hiring manager for employment consideration. Applicants in other categories will be referred in accordance with category rating procedures.

Veterans Preference:
If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. If you are entitled to veterans' preference and qualified for the position, your name will be placed above non-preference candidates on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment consideration. Qualified veterans' preference eligible with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category depending on the position and grade level of the job.
For information on entitlement seeFeds Hire Vets - Job Seekers - Veterans.

Defense Human Resources Activity

The position is located in the Services Delivery (SD) Directorate, Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), at various DMDC locations. DMDC is part of the Department of Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA), a Field Activity of the Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness). The Field Activity reports to the USO (P&R) through the Deputy under Secretary of Defense (Program Integration). The mission of DMDC is to be the DoD enterprise human resource information source, providing secure services and solutions to support the Department's mission. This mission supports the following goals: (1) Promote DMDC's core values and sustain a highly skilled and motivated workforce; (2) Be a leader in joint information sharing and decision support on DoD human resource issues; (3) Be the central source to identify, authenticate, authorize, and provide information on DoD affiliated personnel; (4) Be the one, central access point Or information and assistance on DoD entitlements, benefits, and medical readiness for Uniformed Services' members, veterans and their families; (5) Expand Electronic government, in the broadest sense, across the DoD and its partners.

Agency contact information

DHRA Servicing Team
Phone
6146920201
Email
DHRS-D-DHRA@dla.mil
Address
Defense Human Resources Activity
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350-110
US

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