Information Technology Specialist (NETWORK) with Security Clearance

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. Learn more about this agency Summary About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f.

Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applications Open 11/04/2026 to 11/16/2026 Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Warren, MI No matching locations found. Work site options Telework eligible
Yes—This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework".

Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
Salary $82,372 - $112,584 per year
Pay scale & grade GG 11 Promotion potential
None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position up to 15% of the time. Appointment type
Permanent Occupations and job series

• 2210 Information Technology Management Supervisory status

No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union
No Drug test
No
Security clearance
Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job. Background check type

• National security Financial disclosure required

No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
DAKB-26-13105961-CES
Control number
891196800 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement. Clarification from the agency This position is only open to current permanent employees in the ARCYBER enterprise. Block 47 of the SF-50 must be AR2A. Duties Help

• Analyze customer Unified Communications (UC) requirements to determine appropriate infrastructure needs.
• Develop technical specifications to support procurement and construction of network systems.
• Implement network and UC equipment configurations to ensure compliance with interoperability and cybersecurity standards.
• Conduct quality assurance inspections to verify proper installation and functionality of information technology (IT) infrastructure.
• Monitor contractor performance to ensure adherence to network and cybersecurity requirements. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.
• Performance of duties may require travel away from the normal duty station on an infrequent basis up to 15% of the time.
• Required to possess a valid vehicle operator license to support unit/activity customer service support requirements.
• Required to perform 24 X 7-shift work in support of operational IT related mission/after duty hours on call/emergency requirements.
• Overtime may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of related mission requirements.
• A pre-employment physical is required due to entering maintenance holes or utilidor systems.
• This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Appointment to this position does not confer competitive status. (See the Additional Information Section)
• Appointment to this position is subject to a three year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in DoDI 1400.25 V3005. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• See "Additional Information" for more conditions of employment. Qualifications CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS". This position is in the Full Performance Work Category at the Professional Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement".

If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1 - Installing or overseeing telecommunications infrastructure to support mission requirements; 2 - documenting system deficiencies to support corrective actions during IT projects; and 3 - identifying non-compliance issues to improve contractor execution of telecommunications tasks.

The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing work independently that rarely requires editing or review by others. (2) 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.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving simple and routine problems, questions, or complaints and providing support and guidance to customers on non-routine issues; serving as a primary resource for customers, requesting assistance with complex issues when necessary; and participating in meetings and providing advice to customers in own area of expertise. (3) 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.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: expressing facts and ideas in a clear, concise, convincing, and organized manner; clearly conveying moderately complex ideas, concepts, and information to customers; exhibiting active listening by demonstrating understanding of audience comments and/or questions. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: identifying and solving problems by gathering and applying information from a variety of materials or sources that provide several alternatives; recognizing and taking action to address non-routine problems; soliciting feedback from multiple stakeholders to understand an issue or problem and accurately assess its root causes and potential solutions; seeking supervisory review where appropriate.

OR Education: Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management; or, three full years o