INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC/SYSADMIN)

Full Job Description

You will serve as an INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC/SYSADMIN) in the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (CODE S109) for the NAVAL SHIP REPAIR FACILITY.

The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze.

Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

GS-12: One year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined: 1.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Applying principles and methods for Network support, customer service support and Internet Support to ensure compliance with security requirements at the systems or LAN level.

2.

Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Defining client requirements for new and modified systems and coordinating system design, implementation, and support in response to client requirements.

3.

Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Delivering e-commerce and e-Government products and services to internal and external audiences.

Provides technical consultation to database developers in the development and implementation of Internet-enable databases. 4.

Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: utilizing judgment in gathering sufficient data, adapting techniques, developing specifications, and selecting utility programs and test data to accomplish specific projects.

In addition to your experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing, implementing and coordinating operations designed to ensure, protect and restore complex IT systems, services and capabilities; Experience serving as a network administrator defining and executing complex network activities to support the continuous availability of an organizations local area network; Experience developing and refining internet services; and Experience installing and diagnosing and resolving complex system, network or server issues.

GS-11: One year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined: 1.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Applying principles and methods for Network support, customer service support and Internet Support to ensure compliance with security requirements at the systems or LAN level.

2.

Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Defining client requirements for new and modified systems and coordinating system design, implementation, and support in response to client requirements.

3.

Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Delivering e-commerce and e-Government products and services to internal and external audiences.

Provides technical consultation to database developers in the development and implementation of Internet-enable databases. 4.

Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: utilizing judgment in gathering sufficient data, adapting techniques, developing specifications, and selecting utility programs and test data to accomplish specific projects.

In addition to your experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience implementing and coordinating operations designed to ensure, protect and restore IT systems, services and capabilities; Experience serving as a network administrator defining and executing network activities to support the continuous availability of an organizations local area network; and Experience installing diagnosing and resolving system, network or server issues.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will coordinate a variety of complex and unusual security issues with ISD security officers for security vulnerability when there is not complete agreement on methods or procedures, or objectives.
• You will serve as network administrator with responsibility for defining and executing the total breadth of activity required to ensure the continuous availability of the organization's LAN.
• You will develop and refine Internet services (e.g., Web sites, list servers, and FTP sites) and consults with program specialists in developing new services or enhancing existing services to expand current information dissemination capabilities.
• You will adapt and implement systems diagnostic and maintenance tools to ensure the availability and functionality of systems required to support organizational objectives; and evaluates and recommends selection of new systems diagnostic tools.
• You will plan and coordinate installation of new products or equipment (e.g. servers); works closely with customers to ensure seamless implementation; resolves installation problems; identifies and mitigates security vulnerability and risks.