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IT Specialist (SYSADMIN/CUSTSPT)

DLA Careers
Norfolk, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/22/2026
Summary

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Duties

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  • Serve as a senior IT Specialist providing specialized support of a wide range of technical and professional Information Technology (IT) function supporting the J6 mission of enterprise desktop and end-user computing devices
  • Provide multi-media support services and end user hardware support services to multiple DLA organizations with the CONUS Area of Responsibility
  • Coordinate incident reporting and resolution with the subject-matter experts in other departments as well as other Help Desks and vendor technical support.
  • Configure, deploy, test, and repair hardware for end-users including CPU's, monitors, laptops, printers, scanners, and other peripheral devices.
  • Perform root cause analysis of Trouble tickets and make recommendations for resolution on a local and Enterprise level.
  • Perform Contracting Officer's Technical Representative duties in support of Service Desk Management to include analyzing, developing, scheduling, and coordinating IT projects and resources.
  • Monitor and evaluate contractors' adherence to cost, schedule, and performance.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive, Secret
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
  • .This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J6.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN/CUSTSPT), your qualifications must include:

  • 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

  • Manage deployment of new hardware to the existing or additional customer base.
  • Serve as the principle technical authority for direction and decisions required to ensure project success.
  • Develop operational test and evaluation plans.

B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience

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.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. 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

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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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.

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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 information on the specific benefits offered.

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