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Defense Logistics Agency

It Specialist (Policy And Planning/Infosec)

Location: Multiple Locations
Requires Relocation: No
Start Date: 13/11/2025
End Date: 23/11/2025
Offering Type: Permanent
Hiring Paths: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS, Military spouses, Veterans
Service Type: Competitive
Travel Percentage: Occasional travel
Full Time On-site

Defense Logistics Agency

About Defense Logistics Agency

America’s Combat Logistics Support Agency: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency. DLA provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoD Components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized.

Summary

Job summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Fort Belvoir, VA: $101,401- $131,826 New Cumberland, PA: $101,401- $131,826 Philadelphia, PA: $97,653- $126,955 Richmond, VA: $92,573- $120,350

Major duties

Prepares and updates cost-benefit analysis for major IT systems or investments (at a level of detail appropriate to the size of the investment). Develops baseline and projected IT requirements for management. Monitors and evaluates progress towards established goals for IT actions on a DLA-wide basis. Provides project management for IT initiatives such as measuring and analyzing facility metrics, provides documentation for inclusion into the Site Certification and Accreditation System Security Authorization Agreement (SSAA); participates in the Design Review Board meetings, populates and supports maintenance, contract information, application and facility information. Establishes and maintains procedures that will satisfy the budget schedule, process, cycle, and coordinates, formulates, and composes supporting planning documents. Provides Continuity of Operations (COOP) emergency notification management and provides support to the Disaster Recovery Manager; by participation in desktop exercises, recall exercises, disaster recovery exercises and assists with the selection of disaster recovery technologies.

Qualification

To qualify for an IT Specialist (PLCYNPLN/INFOSEC) your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations to management, in order to provide better alternatives to current continuous processing operations. Evaluates savings, benefits, and/or cost avoidances of proposed IT solutions relating to economic analysis. Budgeting and understanding accounting systems and the Life Cycle Management Model to address IT issues from inception through obsolescence/replacement. B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed: 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 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.

Education

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

Evaluations

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and 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.