The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Full-Time Information Technology Specialist (Systems Administration), (NH-2210-03), to work at Air Force Materiel Command, (AFMC) in the Air Force Sustainment Center location in Warner Robins, GA at Robins Air Force Base. This federal job offers a rewarding and exciting career with benefits.
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Recruitment, Relocation, Retention and Student Loan Incentives may be authorized.
Roster may be used to fill like vacancies for the next 120 days
Salary Range ($89,508 - $138,370) Yearly with locality pay included
Job Open Date 10/29/2026
Job Close Date 11/4/2026
Who may apply: All U.S. Citizens
When the mission demands zero margin for error, our IT infrastructure makes victory possible. In Flight C, you won't just be keeping servers running-you will engineer, sustain, and defend the technological backbone that connects frontline warfighters across air, space, and cyber domains.
From integrating tactical data links for 4th and 5th generation fighter aircraft and Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) to supporting our nation's Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) enterprise, your technical expertise directly safeguards national security. If you are ready to apply your systems administration skills to advanced, high-stakes defense technologies, your next mission starts here.
What You Will Accomplish:
- As our senior systems administration authority, you will drive operational availability, infrastructure integrity, and technical innovation across our flight.
- Anchor Mission-Critical Server Infrastructure: Plan, deploy, optimize, and maintain high-performance server hardware and enterprise software applications, ensuring maximum uptime, system integrity, and peak operational readiness.
- Empower Next-Generation Air & Autonomous Platforms: Provide robust backend compute and network systems that power advanced Tactical Data Links (TDL), connecting 4th/5th generation aircraft and cutting-edge Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP).
- Bridge Advanced Simulation & Tactical Gateways: Administer and optimize server environments within the high-fidelity Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) and sustain specialized TDL Gateways that seamlessly bridge disparate networks.
- Protect Vital Strategic Capabilities: Ensure high-reliability infrastructure supporting Precision Navigation and Timing (PNT) through Resilient Embedded GPS, Software-Defined Radios (SDR), and the nation's NC3 enterprise.
- Lead Technical Innovation & Industry Partnerships: Serve as the authoritative technical advisor for leadership and fellow IT specialists, collaborating with industry vendors, manufacturers, and external mission partners to integrate state-of-the-art technologies.
- Accelerate Verification & Validation: Support the development and deployment of diagnostic software toolchains that streamline lifecycle testing, software verification, and rapid capability fielding.
This Role Is For You If You Are:
- We are looking for a proactive technical leader who thrives at the intersection of enterprise IT and tactical defense systems.
- A Mission-Focused Systems Expert: You have deep hands-on expertise in server architectures, operating systems, hardware virtualization, and performance tuning-and you take pride in maintaining ironclad system availability.
- A Strategic Problem Solver: You excel at troubleshooting complex multi-system anomalies, analyzing infrastructure bottlenecks, and architecting resilient solutions under operational constraints.
- An Authoritative Technical Advisor: You can translate high-level strategic requirements into rock-solid technical architectures, and you communicate effortlessly with warfighters, technical engineers, and senior executives alike.
- A Forward-Thinking Innovator: You stay ahead of emerging technology trends, proactively identifying opportunities to introduce modern commercial and defense-grade solutions into operational pipelines.
- Driven by National Impact: You want your daily work to have profound meaning, knowing that the reliability of your servers directly protects warfighters and national defense assets worldwide.
Defending our nation's competitive edge requires world-class technology and the dedicated professionals who keep it running. At Flight C, your technical mastery will shape the future of joint all-domain command and tactical communications.
Bring your expertise to the frontline of innovation. Apply today and make an enduring impact on national defense.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Obtain and maintain an appropriate security clearance
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft
- May require work to be performed during hours outside the normal duty schedule
- Obtain and maintain a Cyberspace qualification; as a condition of employment. This position includes cyberspace work as a paramount duty requirement. DoDM 8140.03, para 4.2.a.(2) requires foundational qualification requirements within 9 months of assignment to a cyberspace work role and residential qualification requirements within 12 months of assignment to a cyberspace work role. An extension waiver of up to six-months may be granted per DoDM 8140.03. Failure to maintain the proper foundational and residential qualifications may result in removal from this position.
Recruitment Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices for integrating information system components sufficient to plan, coordinate, and administer computer systems, and optimize system performance.
2. Knowledge of the latest advancements in technology to initiate corrective or preventative action to ensure optimum performance of the system.
3. Knowledge of performance tuning tools, database management, and project management methods sufficient to optimize systems performance, troubleshoot database performance problems, and perform a wide range of systems administration functions.
4. Knowledge of operating systems, associated devices, and the interoperability of systems sufficient to install, upgrade, troubleshoot, test, and maintain those systems; to optimize the functionality and performance of systems; and to ensure the availability, integrity, efficiency, and reliability of servers.
5. Ability to apply methods and practices for troubleshooting, recovering, adjusting, modifying, and improving systems to solve complex problems, provide support that minimizes interruptions in service to customers, and maintain liaison with industry and other activities to provide awareness of state-of-the-art technology.
RESUME: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable and longer than two-pages. Additional information on how to complete the two-page resume is located at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit.
Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period. Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
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