Information Technology Specialist (Information Management / Knowledge Management)

Quick Facts

Role: Information Technology Specialist (Information Management / Knowledge Management). Location: Stuttgart, Germany (overseas). Tour of duty: 36 months. The position is key/emergency-essential, providing immediate and continuing support for combat operations and combat-essential systems.

Description

You will serve as an Information Management Officer (Information Technology Specialist) supporting U.S. Marine Forces Africa. The role supports command IT requirements by facilitating IM/KM working groups, coordinating information exchange processes, enforcing data security controls, and producing study summaries, queries, and reports for operational decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Attend the IM/KM Working Group to define staff information requirements and develop Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) and processes.
• Coordinate information management education and training for operations, exercises, and contingency operations.
• Provide management, oversight, advice, planning, and funding coordination for the command’s IT requirements.
• Support directorates in developing and coordinating knowledge for command-and-control functions.
• Prepare study summaries for economic justification (cost, time, equipment usage) and generate queries and reports.
• Evaluate information workflows and draft formal SOPs, flow charts, and charter documents.
• Respond to higher-headquarters taskings and official information data calls.
• Enforce data security controls and information compartmentalization across shared environments.
• Coordinate with contracted support and centralized service desks to manage Requests for Service (RFS).
• Develop and deliver user training curricula, interactive workshops, and desk-side instruction on collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Microsoft Teams).

Requirements

• US Citizen.
• Suitability for federal employment.
• Must obtain and maintain interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Overseas employment eligibility; must meet overseas requirements, including ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. Passport (and VISA if required).
• Ability to travel (including remote/isolated sites) and fly on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• Pre-appointment physical examination; successful pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) and willingness for random testing.
• Cyberspace Workforce position: Data Steward; Intermediate proficiency level; must obtain/maintain qualifications under DoDM 8140.03 and Department of Navy policies.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 showing IM/KM working group facilitation, SOP/workflow development, technical responses to taskings/data calls, security control enforcement, RFS coordination, and collaboration-platform user training.

Benefits

A federal government career provides a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on the type of position held (full-time, part-time, or intermittent), so specific benefits vary.