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IT Specialist (Plcypln)


Job Location:

Hanover, PA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 132751 - 132751
Posted: 11 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 9 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

DCSA Acquisition and Technology National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) is seeking a Product Owner/SCRUM Master (GG-13). The incumbent will lead agile dev teams manage product backlogs translate requirements and oversee IT contractors migrating legacy systems to AWS. This role requires a TS/SCI clearance DoD 8140 compliance within 6 months and DAWIA PM Practitioner certification within 5 years. For more information visit .


Duties

As a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN) you will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Serves as the Government Scrum Master/Product Owner of an agile team prioritizing the work and schedule for the IT development teams.
  • Oversees development activities of contractors and establishes and enforces DoD policy and standards and security principles to ensure quality and integrity of delivered products according to scope cost and schedule.
  • Oversees complex inter-agency migration(s) of application initiatives having agency and enterprise impact.
  • Provides technology roadmaps for consistent implementation and migration of legacy applications to new technology tools and cloud solutions.
  • Designs software utilizing the software life cycle process develops deploys updates maintains and tests software using methodologies and tools designs to leverage software reusability and establishes and utilizes software engineering metrics.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service. For more information
  • Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
  • This is a Drug Testing designated position
  • Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
  • Work Schedule: Full Time
  • Overtime: Occasionally
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case temporary basis for limited situations.
  • If selected the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
  • In accordance with DoDD 8140.01/DoDI 8140.02 the position compliance requirement details are outlined in the Defense Cyber Workforce Annex.
  • Any Information Technology/Security certifications / education specified in the DCWF Annex as defined by DoD 8570.01-M/DoD 8140-M within six months of appointment date.
  • The incumbent must sign a Statement of Understanding regarding the certification requirements and maintaining the appropriate certification is a condition of employment.
  • This position requires Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Practitioner certification in Program Management and is expected to meet all related certification requirements per the Department of Defense Instruction 5000.66.
  • However applicants that do not meet this requirement are eligible to be hired but must obtain a Program Management Practitioner certification within 5 years (60 months) after the first day of starting in the position.
Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Managements (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: for OPM qualification standards competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 10/19/2026

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the 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/knowledge skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty responsibility and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

  1. Implementing principles methods and techniques of IT assessment planning management monitoring and evaluation so that baseline assessments contingency planning and disaster recovery are accomplished.
  2. Applying IT planning and policy frameworks to gather and translate complex business requirements communicating technical strategies and controversial programs to technical teams and senior leadership.
  3. Utilizing Agile Methodologies and the SCRUM process to apply project management principles processes procedures planning and activity development while establishing baseline Information Technology assessments and executing contingency/disaster recovery planning.
  4. Managing systems lifecycle concepts to plan develop implement operate and maintain complex IT systems while successfully communicating high-stakes technical roadmaps to senior leadership.
  5. Enforcing information security and assurance principles (including security architecture vulnerability remediation and national security regulations) across enterprise systems and contractor development activities.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
  1. Information Technology Policy and Planning: Develop and promulgate Information Technology strategy policy guidance and plans. Monitor to ensure consistency and compliance.
  2. Project Management: Knowledge of the principles methods or tools for developing scheduling coordinating and managing projects and resources including monitoring and inspecting costs work and contractor performance.
  3. Information Technology Life Cycle Management: Plan develop and/or manage processes across the information systems/services life cycle to ensure Information Technology capabilities meet current and future organizational and enterprise missions.
  4. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
  5. Cyber Security: Support protection of the confidentiality integrity non-repudiation and availability of systems networks and data through planning analysis development penetration testing access control implementation maintenance and enhancement of information security systems programs policies procedures and tools.
Education

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

Additional information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL
In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25 Volume 2005 veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.

Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.

If selected Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.

All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

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ACQUISITION POSITION: This position requires a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Practitioner certification in Program Management. Certification prior to hiring is not essential but must be accomplished within 5 years (60 months) after entry into this position. For information regarding the DAWIA Back to Basics please visit:
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This position is subject to an initial drug screening and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e. start date). The selectees inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.
You may be required to sign a Drug Test Statement of Understanding if you are selected for this position.

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.

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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Required Experience:

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