IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

Full Job Description

This position is for a IT SPEC SYSADMIN, PD# D1650P01, part of the Nevada Air National Guard. Provide information technology system support to the assigned unit.

The incumbent provides systems administration support on workstations and servers using multiple operating systems.

The incumbent is responsible for installing and testing the system security configuration and monitoring, operating, troubleshooting and maintaining workstation and server hardware and software.

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 possess the following minimum experience: 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade; experience, education, or training that approaches 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.

Major Duties:

Serves as a technical expert and focal point for the installation and configuration of hardware and software on personal computers and for personal data assistants associated with assigned systems.

Develops, modifies, and tests overall system backup and recovery strategies for assigned systems.

Serves as a systems administrator responsible for planning, coordinating, modifying, implementing, and troubleshooting in order to meet customer needs.

Work pertains to the administration of all systems, including a myriad of associated hardware platforms, software applications and numerous interfaces included in the Local Area Network (LAN).

Serves as a technical expert on multiple operating systems and computer platforms. Determines equipment and communications requirements and interfaces with other systems.

Evaluates machine usage and develops plans for the necessary acquisition to support future automation (hardware and software) requirements.

Analyzes, evaluates, and recommends hardware/software changes to various computer systems.

Considers factors such as compatibility with standard systems, conversion or implementation costs, and impact on existing equipment.

Installs, configures and tests products and equipment being reviewed.

Develops guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), bulletins and flyers regarding the operation/use of assigned C4 systems, services, and activities.

Analyzes policies, regulations, and system provisions governing standard operating systems and provides assistance and advisory services to users.

Implements systems software changes, operating system releases and maintains the operational status of systems. Coordinates with system developers resolving hardware and/or software malfunctions.

Performs security management in accordance with National Guard Bureau (NGB) and Air National Guard (ANG) regulations and policies.

Reviews and implements local policies regarding system access, network rights, and physical access to systems and equipment. Implements ANG policy relating to systems storage requirements.

Analyzes system operations to identify inefficiencies and takes action to resolve problems and ensure optimal performance and consistency.

Provides input to the ANG Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP) procedures for system disaster recovery. COOP recovery includes reestablishment of systems at multiple sites and locations.

Installs and configures workstation or network operating systems, and applications software on a wide range of configurable information systems devices.

Configures a wide variety of devices requiring diverse interfaces and device drivers in multiple operating system environments using a wide variety of hardware platforms.

Enforces command standards for hardware and software configurations. Configures workstation security parameters.

Troubleshoots and corrects software problems to include resolving conflicts between applications, hardware and/or device conflicts, and operating system faults. Detects and removes computer viruses.

Restores critical data files. Updates hardware and software architecture databases to reflect installations, turn-ins, and changes in reportable software. Performs other duties as assigned.