Erstellt am 26. Juni 2026
IT Specialist (PLCYPLN)
The Air Force Civilian Service
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz 66877, Germany
Vollzeit
Reference: 428841705
It takes more than 170,000 Air Force Federal employees to fly, fix, fight and Win in Air, Space, and Cyberspace. In Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS); we support the men and women in uniform and provide every kind of support service needed to fulfill the Air Force mission.
Your next opportunity is here: The Air Force Civilian Service is looking for your talents and skills to work alongside our uniformed Airmen in the United States Air Force.
The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Full-Time IT Specialist (PLCYPLN), GS-2210-13, assigned under HQ, USAFE-AFAFRICA, located at Ramstein AB, Germany.
***This vacant position is being announced as a potential promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade (CLG) and is exclusively open to current Department of War (DoW) federal employees. Applicants must submit their most recent SF50 to verify eligibility. Applications without the required SF50, resume, and other required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and will not be forwarded to the selecting official for review. ***
Annual Salary Range is $90,925 - $118,204 based on experience. (Not including overtime, holiday pay, annual or within-grade pay increases)
In addition to moving expenses being covered, this opportunity is also eligible for a tax free allowance to cover housing and utilities expenses. If selected and currently being a CONUS stationed employee, you will also receive return rights for up to five years ensuring you have a position to return to after the completion of this tour.
This position can close at any time so we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Air Force Civilian Service Benefits:
Paid Time Off
-11 Federal Holidays each year
-13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative)
Paid Vacation Time
-13-26 days per year based on length of employment
Health Insurance
-No waiting period to qualify for you and your family
Retirement
-Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
-Basic Benefits Plan
-Social Security
-Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(k) (Automatically receive 1% agency contributions and up to 5% matching)
To learn more about our federal benefits go to link below:
https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/benefits
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
-Oversees information technology architectural goals in support of the USAFE-AFAFRICA's broad mission requirements. Responsible for Theater-Wide IT architectural direction and project integration. Recommends a wide-range of IT tools and solutions. Guides the development, deployment, and enhancement of mission solutions through leveraging information technologies. Keeps current on new information technologies in order to provide sound technical advice to other Directorates and senior leadership.
-Serves as an IT specialist, analyst, and consultant for communications and information initiatives. Assesses progress in assigned projects/programs including cost estimates, schedules, and performance supportability baseline requirements by applying known methods and procedures. Conducts in-depth analyses and applies analytical IT processes and supporting tools to the planning, design, acquisition, implementation, and corporate program management of new and improved information systems and technologies to meet MAJCOM and theater wide requirements.
-Enables reliable interoperability communications with Joint and Coalition Partners. Maintains oversight of the IT requirements across the various mission area makes recommendations to other divisions/directorates/command personnel. Approves plans and architectur designs and solutions to ensure adequate analysis and justification of requirements, realistic cost estimates, implementation dates. Coordinates and approves supporting requirements such as scheduling deliveries, availability of installation and test personnel, site preparation, and similar concerns.
-Determines requirements and recognizes and analyzing trends and providing instruction and orientation services. Determines if complex systems and processes are capable of meeting operational requirements, resulting in recommendations and decisions that affect whether or not a process or system should be used, be enhanced, or be replaced by other formal or ad hoc solutions.
-Manages mission knowledge, information, and situational awareness processes for internal and external organizations. Provides streamlined mission information flows improving the quality and speed of decision making, reduce duplication of effort, and maximizes automation by integrating processes and mission information technologies, systems, and tools across internal and external organizations.
RECRUITMENT KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):
-Expert knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of assessment, planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation as well as knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, managing IT projects and resources, monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
-Ability to lead and manage information systems planning, development, implementation, operation, and maintenance. Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for the coordination management of LT programs to include providing oversight of multiple IT projects, integrating dependent schedules and deliverables, and related such as life cycle management and program governance
-Knowledge of the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques, and methodologies planning to budget formulation and financial management.
-Knowledge of concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to IT work/development efforts. Includes those who are actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome.
-Knowledge of the DoW Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process and its products, terminology, and guidance documents, including DoD budget and financial management regulations, OME Circulars, and congressional legislation.
-Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of a unit and mentor, motivate, and appraise subordinate staff.
Click the apply button to complete an application, upload resume (PDF or Word Doc) and/or additional documents (Transcripts, certifications, Vet Docs (DD214), SF-50). Please use naming convention as Last Name_First Name-Resume/SF50/DD214/etc.
Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine qualifications will not be considered.
Tips on preparing a Two-Page federal resume for AFCS can be found at our website and link below https://afciviliancareers.com/resumetips/
To be referred to the hiring manager, please keep in mind that your resume must include experience required/related to successfully perform the duties of the position that you are applying for.
To receive additional information about current and future job openings with AFCS via email notification, please subscribe at www.Afciviliancareers.com and sign up to "Get Career Updates."
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.
U.S. Citizenship required. Must be of legal working age. AFCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Your next opportunity is here: The Air Force Civilian Service is looking for your talents and skills to work alongside our uniformed Airmen in the United States Air Force.
The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Full-Time IT Specialist (PLCYPLN), GS-2210-13, assigned under HQ, USAFE-AFAFRICA, located at Ramstein AB, Germany.
***This vacant position is being announced as a potential promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade (CLG) and is exclusively open to current Department of War (DoW) federal employees. Applicants must submit their most recent SF50 to verify eligibility. Applications without the required SF50, resume, and other required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and will not be forwarded to the selecting official for review. ***
Annual Salary Range is $90,925 - $118,204 based on experience. (Not including overtime, holiday pay, annual or within-grade pay increases)
In addition to moving expenses being covered, this opportunity is also eligible for a tax free allowance to cover housing and utilities expenses. If selected and currently being a CONUS stationed employee, you will also receive return rights for up to five years ensuring you have a position to return to after the completion of this tour.
This position can close at any time so we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Air Force Civilian Service Benefits:
Paid Time Off
-11 Federal Holidays each year
-13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative)
Paid Vacation Time
-13-26 days per year based on length of employment
Health Insurance
-No waiting period to qualify for you and your family
Retirement
-Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
-Basic Benefits Plan
-Social Security
-Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(k) (Automatically receive 1% agency contributions and up to 5% matching)
To learn more about our federal benefits go to link below:
https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/benefits
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
-Oversees information technology architectural goals in support of the USAFE-AFAFRICA's broad mission requirements. Responsible for Theater-Wide IT architectural direction and project integration. Recommends a wide-range of IT tools and solutions. Guides the development, deployment, and enhancement of mission solutions through leveraging information technologies. Keeps current on new information technologies in order to provide sound technical advice to other Directorates and senior leadership.
-Serves as an IT specialist, analyst, and consultant for communications and information initiatives. Assesses progress in assigned projects/programs including cost estimates, schedules, and performance supportability baseline requirements by applying known methods and procedures. Conducts in-depth analyses and applies analytical IT processes and supporting tools to the planning, design, acquisition, implementation, and corporate program management of new and improved information systems and technologies to meet MAJCOM and theater wide requirements.
-Enables reliable interoperability communications with Joint and Coalition Partners. Maintains oversight of the IT requirements across the various mission area makes recommendations to other divisions/directorates/command personnel. Approves plans and architectur designs and solutions to ensure adequate analysis and justification of requirements, realistic cost estimates, implementation dates. Coordinates and approves supporting requirements such as scheduling deliveries, availability of installation and test personnel, site preparation, and similar concerns.
-Determines requirements and recognizes and analyzing trends and providing instruction and orientation services. Determines if complex systems and processes are capable of meeting operational requirements, resulting in recommendations and decisions that affect whether or not a process or system should be used, be enhanced, or be replaced by other formal or ad hoc solutions.
-Manages mission knowledge, information, and situational awareness processes for internal and external organizations. Provides streamlined mission information flows improving the quality and speed of decision making, reduce duplication of effort, and maximizes automation by integrating processes and mission information technologies, systems, and tools across internal and external organizations.
RECRUITMENT KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):
-Expert knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of assessment, planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation as well as knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, managing IT projects and resources, monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
-Ability to lead and manage information systems planning, development, implementation, operation, and maintenance. Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for the coordination management of LT programs to include providing oversight of multiple IT projects, integrating dependent schedules and deliverables, and related such as life cycle management and program governance
-Knowledge of the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques, and methodologies planning to budget formulation and financial management.
-Knowledge of concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to IT work/development efforts. Includes those who are actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome.
-Knowledge of the DoW Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process and its products, terminology, and guidance documents, including DoD budget and financial management regulations, OME Circulars, and congressional legislation.
-Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of a unit and mentor, motivate, and appraise subordinate staff.
Click the apply button to complete an application, upload resume (PDF or Word Doc) and/or additional documents (Transcripts, certifications, Vet Docs (DD214), SF-50). Please use naming convention as Last Name_First Name-Resume/SF50/DD214/etc.
Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine qualifications will not be considered.
Tips on preparing a Two-Page federal resume for AFCS can be found at our website and link below https://afciviliancareers.com/resumetips/
To be referred to the hiring manager, please keep in mind that your resume must include experience required/related to successfully perform the duties of the position that you are applying for.
To receive additional information about current and future job openings with AFCS via email notification, please subscribe at www.Afciviliancareers.com and sign up to "Get Career Updates."
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.
U.S. Citizenship required. Must be of legal working age. AFCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
