IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK)

Full Job Description

This position is for a IT SPEC (NETWORK), PD# D2181P01, part of the Nevada Air National Guard. This position is located in the Operations Section of a Base Communications Unit.

The purpose of this position is to serve as a base systems administrator to monitor the Local and Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN), including the planning, analysis, acquisition, design, development, implementation, quality assurance, configuration, installation, integration, and maintenance testing.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading "EDUCATION".

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position.

Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience.

EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION.

DO NOT COPY FROM THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience education, and/or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 1-year experience equivalent to a GS-09 to include techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization, also 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 Major Duties:

1. Administers the base Local Area Network (LAN). Implements new network operating systems hardware and software and develops base wide network operating procedures.

Analyzes LAN utilization statistics through data collection and performance measures to ensure the smooth, reliable, and robust operation of LANs to include classified and unclassified networks.

Coordinates LAN installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and reviews, evaluates, and fine-tunes components such as virtual servers, hubs, switches, and routers to achieve peak efficiency within the overall network connectivity.

Assists in the development, configuration, installation, and maintenance of network systems to include the LAN/WAN.

Receives network, communications, and related operating systems from various sources such as design centers and commercial vendors. Maintains an inventory of all network hardware and software.

Installs, configures, and troubleshoots network and application server hardware, network operating system software, and peripheral network equipment such as routers, bridges, cabling system, network interface cards, modems, multiplexers, and concentrators.

Develops and maintains base wide procedures for networks, system operations, backups, and product assembly and installation.

Implements network operating system and/or network application software, and maintain contact with software suppliers to ensure that current releases of software products are in use.

Conducts testing of network systems to ensure current network software products are compatible with system configurations and to ensure operability, efficiency, and compliance with existing standards.

2. Conducts problem analysis to identify trends, ineffective practices or procedures, and equipment shortcomings. Identifies and documents network requirements for specific needs of customers.

Determines if the facility environment can provide for network system requirements, and if infrastructure is in place to support the system.

Conducts in-depth analyses of network usage, user complaints, traffic interruptions, hardware and software capabilities, and other relevant factors.

Changes the components of existing equipment for efficient operation or recommends major modifications to existing systems.

Recommends methods and procedures and coordinates corrective action to optimize utilization of present equipment.

Uses benchmarks, performance measurement, and evaluation data, in conjunction with modeling and simulation techniques in planning for increased capacity and to support additional workloads.

Identifies potential performance or capacity problems and plans for changes to avert problems. Works with technical support personnel in resolving problems.

When required, participates with design team on new initiatives, contributing technical expertise on existing LANs. 3.

Plans for current and future technology integration and works issues for compatibility and standardization based on current and projected customer needs.

Analyzes LAN utilization statistics, performance measures, and system profiles to ensure network robustness in serving the business needs of the installation.

Forecasts future needs and prepares recommendations, justifications, and specifications for LAN equipment.

Determines when improvements in networking capability are needed and makes detailed technical recommendations to the senior system specialist.

Develops test procedures and participates in progress reviews with operating officials, system programmers, computer users, and others to determine the reliability and productivity, ascertain user friendliness, applicability to the work environment, and compatibility of system hardware and software with existing networks.

Ensures applicable operation and maintenance policies and standards are maintained.

Reviews literature, assesses reports of state-of-the-art advances in software/hardware, and assesses applicability and impact of introducing new developments to current configurations.

Ensures that inquiries and problems are expeditiously resolved.

Examines and evaluates alternative means of satisfying user requirements and makes recommendations to users regarding the most effective and efficient automation approaches. 4.

Maintains required information assurance certification IAW DoD 8570.01-M, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 in order to ensure the rigorous application of information security and assurance policies in the delivery of network services.

Serves as a network security administrator for a large number of users on the installation. Ensures the optimum performance of the base firewall.

Implements directed technical solutions provided by the Information Assurance Specialist required to bring the network into compliance with current network and/or operating system security measures.

Sets up and maintains account restrictions and user rights. 5. Performs other duties as assigned.