IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK)

Summary

This IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK) position, is located in the Operations Section of a Combat Communications Unit and is part of the CA 147 CBCS.

Duties

• THIS IS A T32 EXCEPTED SERVICE, PERMANENT POSITION. The primary purpose of the IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK), GS-2210-11, is to perform a full range of administrative control, technical direction, and oversight for subordinate personnel within the Section. Responsible for analyzing customer requirements and managing the system(s) administration, infrastructure optimization, customer support, and maintenance requirements associated with local classified and unclassified area/wide area networks and/or tactical network (LAN/WAN), wireless systems, and voice systems utilized by the unit's organizations on the base including, but limited to Combat Communications Squadron. Manages customer IT requirements to meet operational, training, and readiness missions which includes satisfying communications security (COMSEC), cybersecurity risk assessments, and encryption requirements. Ensures viable training programs are developed for assigned functions. May make additional selections within 90 days of eligible(s) issuance.

Qualifications

IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK), GS-2210-11: Must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-09 level experience in: approaching techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization; Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls; Experience that required adaptations of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment; Experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: Leadership Network Management Problem Solving Systems Integration

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management OR degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work required OR have a combination of education and experience. (Only graduate education in excess of the amount required above may be used.) When there is a positive education or certification requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, copies of transcripts (unofficial) and/or certificates are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational/certification requirement or substitution. Failure to provide transcripts and/or certificates at the time of application will result in automatic disqualification. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/…