TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command.

It is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA DKAVAC-IE122.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Individual Occupational Requirement: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.

Education can also include communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis.

OR Experience in evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology.

AND Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-13, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.

For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Performing project management duties, serving as a technical authority for network management including basic and satellite transmission communications, applications, transport systems, and optical mesh networking, resolving technical issues, and developing policies.

Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume.

All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

• Performs project management duties which includes responsibility for ensuring project goals are accomplished. This duty may include providing advice and direction to other civilians, military, and contractor personnel.
• Serves as a technical authority for respective network management, service provisioning, basic transmission, satellite transmission communications, applications, and transport systems.
• Serves as a technical authority for respective optical mesh networking, and Internet protocol routing security criteria, methodologies, techniques, processes, and mechanisms.
• Meets with customers and technical personnel to define user requirements and determine the most efficient means for accomplishing objectives and resolving technical issues.
• Plans potential resource and financial implications of projects and DISN sustainment actions.
• Formulate strategies for securing resources and financing necessary to support sustainment, upgrade, and migration initiative.