Air Force Test Center job announcements

Technology Specialist

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  • Air Force Test Center

About the Role:

The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Information Technology Specialist (NH-2210-03) to work at the 412 Test Wing, Electronic Warfare Group, 445 Test Squadron (445TS/EWJI) at Edwards Air Force Base at Edwards, CA.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide journeyman level expertise that involved developing, delivering, and supporting IT systems in order to obtain, maintain, and sustain an Authority to Operate (ATO) for modeling and simulation capabilities related to aircraft and their subsystems within a highly integrated virtualized battlespace environment and ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices across all areas of architecture. The systems consist of digital and analog processors, cockpit displays & controls, mechanical and electrical interfaces, and digital models of a wide variety and fidelity. Software includes algorithms for navigation, ordinance targeting/delivery, flight controls, energy & propulsion management, communications, sensor imaging, and target locations and identifications as well as data management and data analysis.

Announcement Closes: 30 Sep 2025

Location: Edwards, CA (Edwards Air Force Base) 

Typical 2025 salary range: $103,316 – $159,716 per year (includes locality)

Travel Requirements: Up to 25% travel possible

Areas of Consideration

  • Department – wide (DoD)

Major Duties:

  • System Admin – Work involves planning and coordinating the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems.
  • Operating systems – Work involves the planning, installation, configuration, testing, implementation, and management of the systems environment in support of the organization’s IT modeling and simulation architecture.
  • Network Services – Work involves the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and/or management of networked systems used for the transmission of information in voice, data, and/or video formats.
  • Data Management – Work involves the planning, development, implementation, and administration of systems for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of data.
  • Customer Support – Work involves the planning and delivery of customer support services, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and/or training, in response to customer requirements.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Obtain & maintain Security clearance (if applicable)
  • This is a designated Drug Testing Position (if applicable)
  • Education requirements (Check OPM Qualifications Standard and Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR))
  • DAWIA Certification
  • Must have experience in programming Real-Time data bus monitoring and display systems such as our Veridian Integrated Telemetry processing and analysis System (ITAS), computer data processing techniques and computer programming (Visual Basic and C++) for mission-critical computer systems and special test equipment used in real time avionics ground testing.
  • Must have a full range of IT security principles, concepts, practices, products and services, and methods for evaluating rick and vulnerability, implementing mitigating improvement, and disseminating IT security tools and procedures.
  • Must have knowledge of IT INFOSEC security requirements for certification and accreditation, network operations and protocols, system testing and evaluation, and performance management methods sufficient to implement and configure system/network compliance with security accreditation requirements.
  • Must have knowledge of Local Area Network security requirements and techniques to implement protection of computer systems from viruses, data tampering, and unauthorized system entry.

Please send resumes to: Bailey Vermillion at EWG Recruiting Workflow 412EWG.EW.Recruiting@us.af.mil.

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  • Vacation and holidays - 11 paid holidays, 13  days of sick leave and up to 26 days vacation leave (dependent on eligible years of service)