Information Technology Specialist System Administrator 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 Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

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 Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Learn more about this agency Overview
Help Accepting applications Open 10/20/2026 to 10/30/2026 Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Fort Huachuca, AZ No matching locations found.

Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$91,205 - $124,649 per year
Pay scale & grade
GG 12
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. 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-26-13093684-CES
Control number
889506100 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
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• Performs work as a System administrator working independently or as a team member of the Server Management Branch.
• Manages VMware Server Virtual Infrastructure by maintaining its operability and performance.
• Manages VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure by maintaining its operability and performance, updating and deploying virtual desktops.
• Manages Rubrik Backup Appliance by maintaining its operability and performance and ensuring it successfully backups all servers.
• Manages and maintains Microsoft Configuration Manager (MCM) by maintaining its operability and performance and deploying software, patches and operating system upgrades
• Maintains various servers by creating system documentation, upgrading operating systems, applying patches, configuring security settings, monitoring operability and performance, and troubleshooting and repairing system failures.
• Manages Cisco ISE Appliance by maintaining its operability and performance and ensuring authentication policies are in place and working to authenticate all systems. Requirements

Help Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance with favorable T3 investigation. Failure to do so may result in separation for the efficiency of the Federal Service.
• This position is designated as non-critical sensitive, moderate risk position, with elevated rights on all systems and network devices (classified and unclassified on Fort Huachuca Installation to perform compliance scans on all devices to ensure IAVA compliance.
• TDY may be required 10%.
• Overtime and shift work may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of related mission requirements.
• Pre-Employment physical requirement due to lifting and moving computer equipment weighing up to 50 pounds may be required.
• 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.
• 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, Cyber Excepted Service, Employment and Placement.

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”.

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 Command 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. This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level Within the CES Occupational Structure. In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 of 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.

Assisting in the analysis, design, deployment, implementation, and/or operation of servers and peripheral devices, such as, tape drives, backup solutions like Rubrik, and network printers, switches, hubs, routers, and Cisco ISE; 2. Maintaining operations of software and hardware, and virtual environments, such as, Hyper-V and VMWare; 3. Preparing, submitting, and/or tracking work orders within the scope of command policies and regulations.

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 thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed 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 routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (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: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (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: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems