IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

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This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

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Your resume must demonstrate one year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined: 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.

DS-04: In addition to experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9/10) or pay band (DS-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Designing and configuring workstations, servers, or network devices; 2) Providing IT guidance to team members, while accepting ambiguously defined tasks and creating plans to execute work independently; 3) Integrating cybersecurity policies and guidelines during the development of cybersecurity frameworks supporting mission efforts; 4) Installing and integrating system fixes, updates, and enhancements; and 5) Designing new systems and techniques to support the organization in development, implementation and maintenance of security systems.

DS-03: In addition to experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-5/8) or pay band (DS-02) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Assisting with the design and configuration of workstations, servers, or network devices; 2) Providing IT support to team members, agencies, and leadership; 3) Assisting with integrating cybersecurity policies and guidelines during the development of cybersecurity frameworks supporting mission efforts; and 4) Following guidance and supervision to ensure comprehensive cybersecurity measures are implemented, followed and recorded in a timely and accurate manner.

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/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 plan and deploy new or modified hardware and operating systems and applications software.
• You will manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
• You will resolve hardware and software interface and interoperability problems.
• You will apply information security/ information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of systems administration services.
• You will design new systems and techniques to support the organization in development, implementation and maintenance of national, DoD, and DON security systems.
• You will communicate and collaborate with the Command ISSM and Command Business Office in areas of mutual interest and impact.
• You will monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and function correctly.
• You will ensure comprehensive cybersecurity measures are implemented, followed and recorded in a timely and accurate manner. To include, but not limited to; security scans, STIGS, vulnerability assessments etc.
• You will ensure that any information system inspections, tests, and reviews are synchronized and coordinated with affected parties and organizations, as appropriate.