Job summary

This Title 5 National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK SERVICES), Position Description Number T5905900 within the 140th COS and is part of the NJ 108th WG, Air National Guard. The purpose of this position is to serve as a unit systems administrator to monitor the Local and Wide Area Network, including the planning, analysis, development, implementation, Quality Assurance(QA), maintenance testing, and/ management of networked systems and the unit's QA program.

Major duties

As a IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK SERVICES), GS-2210-11, you will: Analyze 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. Conduct 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. Implement 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. Conduct problem analysis to identify trends, ineffective practices or procedures, and equipment shortcomings. Identifies and documents network requirements for specific needs of customers. Install, configure, and troubleshoot 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. Maintain required information assurance certification IAW DoD 8140 and/or 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 Member must also ensure availability and use of quality assurance checklists to ensure equipment, systems, and software meet technical design specifications and are configured for optimal operation. Experience planning, developing, and administering the Quality Assurance (QA) programs. Develop the Quality Management Program (QMP) that documents the management and operational policies and procedures. Conduct quality assurance tests and perform routine inspections. Experience in the application and theory of specialization using applicable QA publications. Conduct equipment evaluations, adheres to Technical Orders, Local Work Cards, Corrosion Prevention, and Electronic Discharge programs are maintained. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: CAT 7: Current Federal Employees and Applicants eligible for Re-employment. NOTE: If the individual selected is currently on a Title 10 or Title 32 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: -Participation in direct deposit is mandatory -May be required to successfully complete a probationary period -Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation -Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must have Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance prior to start date of appointment (attach proof of clearance type) NOTE: Selectee must have a current IAT Level 2 Certificate.

Qualification

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have the following experiences: Data processing functions Applying general management principles Automating work processes Using computers Operating computer programs and systems Quality Assurance Experience Identification of unsatisfactory trends and conditions Experience in the preparation of technical reports on quality levels to identify specific problem areas and to recommend corrective action SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 36 months of the following experiences: Applying computer application techniques Planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish an assignment Coordinating with others outside the organizational unit Developing project controls Adapting guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment Preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies Summarizing and organizing material and organizing Experience involving principles, techniques and accepted practices of quality assurance work Briefing Squadron Commander/Director of Operations, and Wing/ACC inspectors on the units Quality Management Program

Education

Selectee must have a current IAT Level 2 Certificate.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Data and Content Management, Network Operation, and System Administration Veterans' Preference Preference eligibility for veterans in Federal employment is defined in section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, and applies to new appointments in both the competitive and excepted service. While veterans' preference does not guarantee veterans a job and does not apply to appointments under merit promotion procedures or internal agency actions such as promotions, transfers, reassignments and reinstatements, it does provide a very useful tool in the application process for qualified candidates. If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the appropriate supporting documentation. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of veteran's preference. 10-point preference eligible: An individual who served at any time and has a service connected disability or has received a Purple Heart, and survivors or spouses of certain veterans. 5-point preference eligible: An individual with active duty service during certain time periods (180 consecutive days during a war) or between 9/11/01 and 8/31/10, or who received an armed forces expeditionary or campaign medal. 0-point preference eligible: An individual who is released or discharged from a period of active duty from the armed forces, after August 29, 2008, by reason of a "sole survivorship discharge." In addition, only veterans discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions (or, more recently, active duty members who certify through official documentation that they are expected to be honorably discharged or released within 120 days) are eligible for veterans' preference. Retired members of the armed forces are not included in the definition of preference eligible unless they are a disabled veteran or they retired below the rank of major or its equivalent.