IT Specialist (NETWORK)

Summary

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Membership in the National Guard is Required:
This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Washington National Guard as a condition of employment. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard at the required military grade listed if the position is open to “Nationwide” under the Areas of Consideration section below.

Washington Air National Guard

Non-Bargaining Unit
Technician Vacancy Announcement

This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies

IT Specialist (NETWORK)
Location: 194 Communications Flight, Camp Murray, WA

Appointment Type: Permanent

PD Number: D2181P01

Series/Grade: GS-2210-11

Salary Range: $65,014.00-$84,514.00

Security Clearance: Secret

PCS Expenses: *Not Authorized*

Advertise As: ENLISTED

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm EST on: Thursday, June 01, 2017

Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in disqualification. A list of documents required for this announcement can be found under the Required Documents section.

Non-Bargaining Areas of Consideration:

This position is in the Federal Service under the authority of 32 U.S.C. 709

Area A
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Nationwide Excepted:
Anyone eligible for immediate enlistment and/or commissioning in the Washington Air National Guard.
Area B –
In-state Excepted:
All participating members of the Washington Air National Guard.

Area C –
In-service Excepted:
All presently employed permanent excepted technicians, indefinite excepted technicians, and AGR members with excepted technician reemployment rights to the Washington Air National Guard.

Duties
This position is located in the Operations Section of a Base Communications Unit. This is an Air National Guard (ANG) Dual Status Technician position requiring military membership, compatible military skill assignment, and classification. 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, maintenance testing, operational integrity, and/or management of networked systems for the transmission of information in voice, data, and/or video formats. Administers the base Local Area Network (LAN). Implements new network operating systems hardware and software and develops base wide network operating procedures. Conducts problem analysis to identify trends, ineffective practices or procedures, and equipment shortcomings. Identifies and documents network requirements for specific needs of customers. Plans for current and future technology integration and works issues for compatibility and standardization based on current and projected customer needs. Serves as a network security administrator for a large number of users on the installation. Ensures the optimum performance of the base firewall. Adheres to management control plan requirements by conducting self inspection and staff assistance visits. Resolves identified discrepancies. Performs other duties as assigned.

* The above duty description doesn’t contain all details of the official position description. A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description (D1558000). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search_fs/search_fasclass.asp

Travel Required

• Occasional Travel
• As required for training or mission requirements

Relocation Authorized

• No

Job Requirements
Job Requirements
Key Requirements

• Military Rank Requirement: AB/ E-1 to MSgt/ E-7
• AFSC*: 3D1X2
• *Individuals without the required AFSC will still be considered
• Must maintain membership in the WA National Guard for continued employment

Qualifications

General Experience:

Experience, education 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. Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems.

Specialized Experience:

GS-11 level must have at least 36 months 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.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).
NOTE:
You do not have to respond to the KSA’s separately but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate possession of the KSA’s.

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Knowledge of IT network systems design principles, methodologies, and approaches
used in developing, testing, installing, operating, managing, and maintaining network
services that support functional requirements.

— Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

Education Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED.

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:

Not Applicable.

Requirements:

-Applicants need not be assigned to the position or possess the AFSC to apply or be considered for selection. Selected applicant must be assigned to a compatible Military position and attain AFSC within 1 year of appointment action.

-Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Security Clearance
Secret