Lead Information Technology Specialist (System Administration /

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 U.S Army Regional Cyber Center-Korea in Camp Humphreys, South Korea.



The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months with possible extensions up to 5 years.

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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 U.S Army Regional Cyber Center-Korea in Camp Humphreys, South Korea.



The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months with possible extensions up to 5 years.

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Accepting applications

Open 11/09/2026 to 11/23/2026

Location

Camp Humphreys, South Korea



1 vacancy

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Work site options

Telework eligible
Yes—This position MAY be eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework".
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Relocation costs MAY be paid if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
Salary
$90,925 - $124,266 per year
Pay scale & grade

GG 13

Promotion potential
None





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Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position up to 5% of the time.



Appointment type
Permanent



Occupations and job series

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  2210 Information Technology Management
  
  

Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
No



Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Top Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk




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Financial disclosure required
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Announcement number
DAKB-27-13104197-CES
Control number
892167400


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Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.





Clarification from the agency


See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position. This position is open to current, permanent ARCYBER/NETCOM employees only.

Duties


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• Serves as the Senior Systems Administrator (SA) responsible for managing all aspects for the virtualization system architecture.


• Administers and manages cross-domain thin client systems, virtualized servers, virtualized desktops, virtualized applications, and the physical hosts in support of these technologies.


• Oversees and manages the Virtual Machine (VM) and physical server performance, availability, capacity or configuration problems in Windows Server, UNIX, Linux, Virtualization Management, Network-attached storage (NAS), and storage area network (SAN).


• Supports Theater customers, and Plans and Engineering Branch engineers with design recommendations, deployment strategies, and
  lifecycle/sustainment support as required.


• Analyzes and evaluates impact of proposed changes in software systems resulting from new applications, changes in hardware, or
  changes made by vendors and/or operating systems.


• Manages customer trouble tickets using the Army Enterprise Service Management Platform (AESMP).


• Reviews planned management actions to ensure rigorous compliance with current IS/information assurance (IA) regulations.


• Leads the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with (IAW) established work flow, skill level and/or occupational specialization.


• Prepares reports and maintains records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinates the preparation, presentation and communication of work related information to the supervisor.

Requirements


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Conditions of employment

• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.


• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.


• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.


• Must be able to obtain and maintain TOP SECRET eligibility with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Tier 5 - position is designated as Special Sensitive


• This position requires the incumbent to possess, or obtain and maintain, a valid regular or official U.S. Passport.


• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.


• May require on-call, shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage during evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and in other situations.


• Emergency Essential designated requiring you to perform the duties and requirements of the position in the event of crisis until relieved by proper authority along with additional medical requirements.


• Note: Key and Essential are not to be filled by persons with military recall status (one who is in status of a Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve or is military retiree subject to recall active duty).


• Employee must pass a medical examination and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location.


• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is required approximately 5% of the time requiring the employee to travel away from the normal duty station.


• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.


• Position is a Testing Designated Position subject to testing and random drug testing. Employee must successfully pass urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically , IAW AR 600-85 Army Substance Abuse Program.


• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain the appropriate Information Assurance certification in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, within 6 months of entry onto duty.


• In accordance with DoDM 8140.03 and supplemental Army guidance, the employee must obtain and maintain the following requirements for each Cyber work role (except Data, AI, and/or Software Engineering) at the assigned proficiency level: -


• -1) Foundational qualification requirements within 9 months, 2) Resident qualification requirements within 12 months, 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per work role code (which can overlap.


• See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements.

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 Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions

Organization is defined as current, permanent ARCYBER/NETCOM employees only.



This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior 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.



Basic Requirement for Lead Information Technology Specialist (System Administration / Operating Systems):



Applicants must have one year of directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by leading the management and upkeep of virtualization systems, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous optimization of infrastructure; managing and maintaining cloud-based environments, including application packaging, server migration, and resolving platform-level issues to ensure optimal performance and reliability; and guiding policy development for system requirements and ensuring consistent oversight of theater network bandwidth and connections.



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; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate.



Conditions of Employment Continued:

• This position requires a 3 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.

Additional Information:

• This is a Information Technology Management Career Program position aligned under the Operational Support Career Management Directorate.

Education



Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.


Additional information

• If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment.


• Direct deposit of pay is required.


• If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.


• Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.


• Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250.


• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (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 information.


• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.


• Current DoD Employees: If a current permanent CES employee, you shall be granted administrative return rights. If not a current permanent CES employee, you may be granted administrative return rights if agreed to by your CONUS organization.


• In accordance with DoD CES Personnel System Implementation Guidance for Overseas Rotations and Administrative Return Rights, employees must be able to satisfy the rotation requirement and tour limitations in DoD Instruction 1400.25 Volume 1230.


• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.


• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.


• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.


• Medical and dental care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical and dental facilities will vary by location.


• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.


• Multiple positions may be filled from this vacancy.


• If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.


• Recruitment or Relocation Incentives may be authorized up to 25% for highly qualified candidates.

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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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