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IT SPECIALIST
(PLCYPLN) Department of Defense Defense Health Agency PEO - MEDICAL SYSTEMS J-6
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This position is loced in San Antonio, Texas with the Defense Health Agency. Salary negotiion may be available for those new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicition. Learn more about this agency Summary About the Position:
This position is loced in San Antonio, Texas with the Defense Health Agency. Salary negotiion may be available for those new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicition. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply in 3 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: San Antonio, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,823 - $118,072 per year Pay scale & grade GS 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 - Up to 10% Business Travel may be required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number HQKF-26-12975857-DHA
Control number 871424600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Develops, executes, and sustains enterprise level acquisition and procurement stregies, plans, and programs th holistically and programmically procures Informion Technology (IT) end user device assets and support services. Performs research tasks to obtain a variety of cost, schedule, and performance da. Prepares budgets and schedules for assigned programs. Develops plans for future automion, telecommunicions, and visual informion requirements and life-cycle replacement and upgrades needed to sustain installion IT requirements. Prepares acquisition packages for the acquisition of all end user device assets in support of the Lifecycle Management Program. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representive and evalues requests for hardware to determine technical specificions. Crees electronic inspections and receiving reports for associed contracts. Manages warehouse operions in support of asset receiving, shipping, and deployments to Military Trement Facilities, Medical Centers, and support agencies worldwide. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determinion of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the durion of employment. A background investigion and credit check are required. One-year probionary period may be required. This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time. Qualificions Who May Apply:
US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document . Basic Requirement for IT SPECIALIST
(PLCYPLN), GS-2210-12: Specialized and Other Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes analyzing technical requirements, developing informion technology solutions, and preparing reports for leadership review. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, informion technology reled experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as approprie) which demonstres each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail. Examples of IT-reled experience demonstring this competency include: completing thorough and accure work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situions; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (th is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products th your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizions outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide informion or assistance, resolve their problems, or sisfy their expections; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Examples of IT-reled experience demonstring this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relionships with customers; conducting evaluion of support to determine quality of services and customer sisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulion. (3) Oral Communicion - Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely. Examples of IT-reled experience demonstring this competency include: convincingly conveying complex informion to customers; presenting thoughts th are well-organized and demonstring confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey informion. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions. Examples of IT-reled experience demonstring this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing stregic alternives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipe problems and identifying and evaluing potential sources of informion; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging approprie stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorpore multiple perspectives and needs; evaluing the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as approprie. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your educion for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualificion requirement using experience alone--no substitution of educion for experience is permitted. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https:
//www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more informion. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest. The position requires compliance with DoW Directive 8140, which mandes th individuals in cybersecurity roles obtain and maintain required certificions to meet Cyber Workforce Qualificion Standards. These certificions valide the skills necessary to protect DoW systems and da. Failure to meet these requirements may result in administrive actions. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/09/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12975857 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address KF-DDAAFC DHA
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Falls Church, VA 22042 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/09/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12975857 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address KF-DDAAFC DHA
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Falls Church, VA 22042 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply in 3 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: San Antonio, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,823 - $118,072 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - Up to 10% Business Travel may be required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number HQKF-26-12975857-DHA
Control number 871424600