
FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Defense Information Systems Agency
Gunter AFB, ALFull-time$106–145K/yrPosted 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Facility Operations Specialist supports the Defense Information Systems Agency’s mission in the Cyber Excepted Service. The role plans and directs operations for data centers and mission-critical facilities, reviews facility alteration projects, and coordinates construction, maintenance, and repair priorities. It requires qualifying experience in facilities operations and project management for critical infrastructure in large data centers, network nodes, or critical facilities; education cannot substitute for that experience at the GG-13 level.
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Summary
This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA-HYB INF LINE OF BUS DIV.
Duties
- Plans, coordinates and directs a variety of related work operations or functions utilizing best practices for data centers / mission critical facilities.
- Reviews all facility alterations projects. Provides information and advises on such matters as ability to accomplish work assignments, budget estimates, changes in production techniques and standards.
- Facilities Project Management for critical facility infrastructure support systems in large data centers /network nodes / critical facilities.
- Coordinates project priorities regarding construction, maintenance, and repair of structures, mechanical and electrical systems.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. Basic Requirements: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-13, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Experience in facilities operations and project management for critical facility infrastructure support systems in large data centers, network nodes, or critical facilities. Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-13 grade level. How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the applicant questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, 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. You can preview the Questionnaire here:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13102648 Competencies for this position: Operations Support Project Management Technical Competence Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ [email protected] Other Information
This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is being recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system. If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment. This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to an appointment in the competitive service. A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service. Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 3 year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement. This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7). We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. Employee is subject to recall or call back during off-shift hours, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, if required by upper management. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. It applies to former Federal civilian employees receiving a retirement annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund that are hired within the DoD on or after November 24, 2003. The policy also applies to annuitants (appointed in DoD on/or after November 24, 2003) who move from one position to another within DoD through voluntary reassignment, promotion, change to lower grade or transfer between military departments. Please see this policy here. Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the Title 5 U.S.C. in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement." If you are a veteran claiming veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here. For more information on veterans' preference, click here. For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances.
How this job compares
Set against the 15,219 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$106–145K/yr
- Alabama median$98–162K/yr102 salary ranges
- US median$104–167K/yr9,537 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $126K, is 7% below the Alabama median midpoint ($135K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in Alabama.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 172 open Project Management jobs in Alabama and 15,219 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,107 postings).
- Education
- 6,194 of the 15,219 open Project Management jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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