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NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
THIS POSITION IS A TITLE 32 FEDERAL EXCEPTED TECHNICIAN POSITION. YOU MUST BE OR BECOME A MILITARY MEMBER IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
This announcement is being advertised concurrently with AGR announcement #NH ANG 17-007.
Individuals from Area II or Area III will be placed on probationary status for one year and then convert to permanent.
PLEASE NOTE: ACCEPTANCE OF A MILITARY FEDERAL TECHNICIAN POSITION MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION AND / OR REPAYMENT OF MILITARY INCENTIVES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CONTRACT AND CONTACT YOUR SERVICING EDUCATION SERVICES (INCENTIVES) OFFICE OR THE RECRUITING/RETENTION OFFICE.
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is a Title 32 federal technician excepted position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard . Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted 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 military membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade(s) listed in this announcement.
This position is located in the Plans and Resources section of a Base Communications unit.
Open Areas of Consideration: Areas 1, 2, and 3
DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION:
Area 1 = Permanent or indefinite technicians currently employed with the New Hampshire National Guard.
Area 2 = AGRs or traditional/M-Day soldiers and airmen currently serving in the New Hampshire National Guard.
Area 3
= All individuals eligible for immediate military membership in the New Hampshire National Guard as a military member, in the grade/rank listed in this announcement. ( NOTE: Please call 603-430-3508 to ensure you are immediately eligible to enlist/or be appointed in the NH Air National Guard as a military member, in the grade/rank listed in this announcement, BEFORE applying for this position)Learn more about this agency
04/07/2017 to 05/08/2017
$54,812 - $86,208 per year
GS 09 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Travel may be needed to attend training or TDY.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
NH17-T029-1939364
467275700
The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a technical advisor to local base information technology (IT) and communications users in the area of policy and plans as related to IT and communications systems. This involves planning, development, management, and enforcement of approved ANG and local information technology (IT) and communications architecture. Serves as the lead manager of IT and communications projects, acquisition and control of equipment and services at Flying Wing, tenants and geographically separated units if assigned. Sixty percent of the work performed involves Information Technology issues and systems with the remaining forty percent involving telecommunications specific issues and systems.
Position Description Number: D2176P01
OTHER PERTINENT DATA
This vacancy will be processed in accordance with NHNG TPR 335 & Article 16 of the Labor Management Agreement. Military compatibility and grade inversion rules will be strictly adhered to. In order to comply with the NGB compatibility criteria, selected individual will be immediately assigned to compatible military assignment.
THE FILLING OF THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF MANPOWER SPACE.
Reimbursement for PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) expenses is not authorized.
Selected individual must enroll in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer Program. The Federal Financial Management Act of 1994, SEC 402, Electronics Payments, requires direct deposit to a financial institution for all Federal wage or salary payments.
If you are a male born after 31 December 1959, and you desire employment with the Federal Government, you must be registered with Selective Service.
The Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus, Student Loan Repayment Program incentive, and Selected Reserve Recruitment Health Care Professionals incentive will be terminated upon start date for a military technician position or AGR Title 10 or Title 32 tour. Recoupment may be required depending on the specific incentive contract recoupment procedures.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 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) 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.
Specialized Experience: (GS-09) Must have at least 24 months experience, education, or training in analysis of the interrelationship of pertinent components of the system. Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment. Experience scheduling the sequence of programs to be processed by computers where alternatives had to be weighed with a view to production efficiency.
KSA's:
-Knowledge of a wide range of IT principles, concepts, methods, advancements, policies, design, development, testing and applications, both hardware and software sufficient to assess the organization's IT business requirements.
-Knowledge of the organization's policy and planning formulation process along with its missions, goals, and objectives to prepare IT polices and plans.
-Knowledge of organizational acquisition requirements, budgetary techniques, and financial status sufficient to identify needs and recommend adjustment of IT funding priorities.
-Knowledge of management requirements sufficient to render recommendations on development of new software versus purchase of off-the-shelf programs.
-Knowledge of systems architecture, integration techniques, and testing methods sufficient to conduct feasibility studies.
-Ability to develop IT policies and plans and to assess impact of changed policy on the organization's current IT plans and programs.
-Ability to perform feasibility studies, perform cost analysis review, develop investment plans, and recommend a best course of action along with suitable alternatives.
-Ability to review and consult on IT and communications related contracts and to serve as a technical representative on IT and communications systems and service contracts.
-Ability to stay well informed on rapidly changing technology, to evaluate its possible impact on organization missions, and to develop plans to satisfy requirements.
-Knowledge of a wide range of communications concepts, principles, and practices. Work encompasses complex and uncommon interfaces and policies and practices; sources of technical data to evaluate new devices, proposals, and approaches; and a practical understanding of contracting procedures and legal requirements.
-Knowledge of DoD and Air Force communications regulations, services, and instructions to ensure telecommunications services are in compliance with applicable regulations and instructions.
-Knowledge of operational and performance characteristics of telecommunications to develop procedures/policies/practices for local use.
-Knowledge of commonly used practices, guides, and a broad range of operating techniques concerning both standard and unique communications systems design installation and concept of operations.
-Knowledge of the DoD and Air Force budgetary system/legal requirements and how they apply to planning and programming of communications systems.
-Ability to review, analyze, and resolve difficult and complex technical problems involving systems compatibility, both installation-wide and external interoperability, circuits, switches, distribution, satellite linkages, and networking.
-Ability to develop and apply policies, methods, procedures, and techniques in communications system design and installation to operating situations and problems resolution.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Requires 8570 Comptia Security+ compliance within 6 months of assignment.
ASVAB: Electrical 60 or 55 with Cyber Test 60.
Military Grades: E5 to E7
Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective date of placement into the technician position.
Applicant(s) who are over grade must clearly state, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade.
Compatible Military Assignments: 3D190, 3D0X1, 3D0X2, 3D0X3, 3D1X1, 3D1X2, 3D1X3, 3D1X4
It is not necessary for applicants to possess the MOS/AFSC listed as compatible to the position in order to apply. It is, however, the applicant's responsibility to acquire a compatible MOS/AFSC within 1 year of appointment. Coordinate with your unit's training representative to determine whether or not you can qualify for a specific MOS/AFSC and/or receive training.
1. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
2. Please do not send/fax/courier/email any applications or resumes to the New Hampshire National Guard Human Resources Office, you must apply on-line or fax your application to the fax number listed on this announcement with the prescribed Cover Letter. The Human Resource can only process materials received through USA Jobs.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire and supporting documents.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
For this job announcement the following documents are required:
Current Resume
Prior Federal employees must provide last SF 50
For this job announcement the following documents are
suggested (these are only suggestions and not required for your application to be complete):
To submit the documents requested follow the instructions below: Your resume, curriculum vitae, the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF 612), or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications. Your document(s) can be submitted electronically using the document upload process or by fax. Please ensure that your resume contains your full name, address, phone and your e-mail address.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must provide both of the following parts:
1. Your responses to the Qualifications Questionnaire, and
2. Your resume and any other documents specified in the Required Documents section (see below) of this job announcement.
Use the Online Qualifications Questionnaire for convenience and quickest processing.
(Here is a link for aiding you in building your Resume):
http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/ResumeAndApplicationTips#icc
(Ten Tips for Letting Federal Employers Know Your Work):
http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/TenTips#icc
Option A: Online Qualifications Questionnaire.
Tips for using the Online Qualifications Questionnaire:
· You must click both Finish and Submitwhen you are done. Your Online Qualifications Questionnaire is not processed and your résumé is not attached until you click the Submit button, even if USAJOBS says it sent your résumé.
· You can upload or fax supporting documents after you Submit the Online Qualifications Questionnaire.
· You must complete the entire process by the closing date -- Monday, May 08, 2017
· To make sure everything you submitted is successfully received, follow these steps:
1. Go to
https://applicationmanager.gov/ and log in using an existing account or create an account if you do not have an existing account.2. Click the radio button for this Vacancy Identification Number: 1939364. Click Select a Vacancy.
3. Verify that all of your documents appear on the table with a status of Processed.
· You can save your work and come back later. Just click both Save and Logout. (When you want to return, go to https://applicationmanager.gov and log in using the box on the right hand side of the page.)
· If you Submit more than one Qualifications Questionnaire for this position, the most recent one Submitted is the one that is used. Therefore, it is important for you to complete it in its entirety.
To begin your Online Qualifications Questionnaire, choose one of these options:
· If your résumé is going to come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by clicking the Apply Online button near the bottom of this page. Your résumé will be attached only to the Online Qualifications Questionnaire you complete and Submit from this session, not to any Questionnaires you may already have Saved or Submitted.
· If your résumé is going to be one you prepared outside of USAJOBS Résumé Builder, click this link to begin the process: Online Questionnaire.
Option B: Paper Qualifications Questionnaire.
If it is not practical for you to use the Online Qualifications Questionnaire, you can write your answers on paper. Follow these steps:
1. You can print a copy of this job announcement so that you can read the questions offline.
2. Obtain and print a copy of the OPM Form 1203-FX, which you will use to provide your answers. You can obtain the form at this URL http://www.opm.gov./Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf
3. You may submit the Form 1203-FX, resume, and any supporting documents by fax to USA Staffing and they will upload it for you.
· By Fax: If you are faxing a Form 1203-FX, you do not need a separate cover sheet. Simply make sure the Form 1203-FX is on top of any other documents you are faxing. If you are faxing any documents without the Form 1203-FX on top, always use the official cover sheet which is here -- http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf -- and be sure to fill it out completely and clearly. The fax number is 1-478-757-3144. Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/467275700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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