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Defense Logistics Agency

It Specialist (Sysadmin)

Location: Multiple Locations
Requires Relocation: No
Start Date: 21/01/2026
End Date: 31/01/2026
Offering Type: Permanent
Hiring Paths: Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS
Service Type: Competitive
Travel Percentage: Occasional travel
Full Time On-site

Defense Logistics Agency

About Defense Logistics Agency

America’s Combat Logistics Support Agency: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency. DLA provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoD Components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized.

Summary

Job summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Battle Creek, MI: $89,508 - $ 116,362 Columbus, OH: $93,400 - $121,422 Dayton, OH: $92,841- $120,696 Fort Belvoir, VA: $102,415- $133,142 New Cumberland, PA: $102,415- $133,142 Ogden, UT: $89,508 - $ 116,362 Philadelphia, PA: $98,630- $128,221 Richmond, VA: $93,499- $121,551

Major duties

Responsible for administering enterprise level applications/tools in the Development, System Test, Stage and Production environments. Provides subject matter expertise for the inter-system communication application components; ensures highly varied components with different operating systems, languages, utilities, and protocols operate as an integrated technical infrastructure. Install and configure Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Non-SAP core suite applications, associated components, install security patches as required by the DLA Computer Emergency Response Team in the Development, System Test, and Stage environments. Coordinate with various technical teams to support environment refreshes, urgent fixes such as “hot packages” and security patches that simultaneously affect the operating system, database and applications. Coordinate regular code migration to include performing version maintenance for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Non-SAP core suite applications and components. Provide technical support of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Non-SAP core suite applications and associated components including implementation planning, configuration, and integration testing. Support product feature/limitation education and diagnostics through the appropriate vendor.

Qualification

To qualify for an IT Specialist (SYSADMIN), your qualifications must include: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) or 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: - Designs and implements methodologies to correct operational and performance problems and manages major changes to the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Non-SAP core suite applications and associated components that result from implementing changes, upgrades, and security fixes. - Knowledge of and skill in applying IT security principles, methods, and requirements sufficient to mitigate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Non-SAP core suite application security vulnerabilities to remain compliant with security requirements. 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.

Evaluations

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Reading Comprehension Decision Making Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Reasoning Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and 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.