Telecommunications Specialist, 53 SOPS

United States Space Force•Maryland, NSW 2287, AU• Temporary

Posted 6 hours ago• Sales & Marketing

Compensation

$46,610–$111,087/year

Job Description

Summary

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

03/30/2026 to 04/06/2026

Salary $46,610 - $111,087 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS-05/11

Pay scale & grade NH 2

Location

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD is searching for a Telecommunications Specialist for the 53 SOPS (NH-0391-02, GS-05/11 Equivalent).

Description:
Exciting opportunity to be a member of the DoD's newest branch: The United States Space Force!
We are looking for a few skilled and motivated SATCOM professionals to join our team. Prior Satellite Control experience is a plus but not a requirement: If you have a background in Satellite Communications, we can train you to be a controller. A TS clearance is also a requirement for this position and preference goes to those otherwise qualified candidates that have an active TS.

If you are prior service and miss the camaraderie that comes with working with a small team, this just might be the position you are looking for. You will be embedded with a group of approximately 12 Guardians working a Panama shift schedule. Speaking of shift work, differential pay is authorized for nights, weekends, and holidays. This position falls under the Acquisition Demo program, which can be confusing. BLUF: You enjoy the benefits of being a government employee without the constraints of the GS system.

Key Skills and Abilties:
1. Knowledge of Wideband SATCOM systems and operations sufficient to serve as a technical advisor to other satellite controllers.
2. Ability to configure and operate Wideband satellite systems, management, planning, and tools to ensure authorized levels of performance.
3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
4. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
5. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements, determine goals and strategies to achieve them, coordinate with other organizations, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
6. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.

Requirements

Must be a U.S Citizen.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret /SCI security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.
May be required to work an irregular tour (ie shift work)

The 0391 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

Evaluation

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Required Documents

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.