IT Specialist (ENTARCH/INFOSEC)

Full Job Description

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Operational Services (TTO) organization of Transmission Technology Services (TT), Transmission Services (T).

A successful candidate in the IT Specialist (ENTARCH/INFOSEC) position will serve as a a Senior Control Center Network Architect, acting as the recognized technical authority responsible for the network operational standards pertaining to all BPA Control Centers.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four (4) competencies listed below.

The experience must be IT related and may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification) as appropriate.

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

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.

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.

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

To meet this requirement, you must demonstrate advanced proficiency in each of the four competencies listed above as follows: Advanced - You can perform the actions associated with each of these competencies without assistance.

You are recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding each of these competencies.

Focus is on broad organizational/professional issues; You have consistently provided practical/relevant ideas and perspectives on process or practice improvements which may easily be implemented; You are capable of coaching others in the application of each of these competencies by translating complex nuances relating to each competency into easy to understand terms; You participate in senior level discussions regarding these competencies; You assist in the development of reference and resource materials in these competencies.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-13] in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) analyzing and developing standards, policies, designs, and guidelines to implement, operate and maintain network architectures and associated artifacts; 2) performing modeling to evaluate the impact of future applications on the security, design, operation, and integration of Control Center infrastructure, network services, and components; 3) governing and overseeing the implementation of network functionality for interconnection of systems as it relates to enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and Information Technology (IT) best practices.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

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

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As an IT Specialist (ENTARCH/INFOSEC), you will: Provide enterprise architecture and information security expertise to the extent that this knowledge can be used to formulate policies, programs, practices, strategies, and controls for Operational Services programs.

Ensure that the network architecture program elements being applied to Control Center architecture do not interfere with the ability of the system to control and operate BPA's Transmission system and related sub-systems or negatively impact grid operations.

Responsible for architecting, developing, and implementing secure programs and policies for Control Center systems, including applicable current and future NERC and FISMA requirements.

Provide senior-level expertise and oversight of the network architecture capability and develops the roadmap and vision for corresponding network services.

Make major recommendations to management and other technical specialists on the internetworking of Control Center systems.