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Network Engineer

Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Summary

The FBI's Information Technology Infrastructure Division (ITID) is seeking a highly qualified Network Engineer to monitor and maintain the health of FBI enterprise networks and their components, ensuring availability and prime performance of systems as well as effective incident response. If you thrive in a challenging and dynamic environment where innovation and excellence are paramount, working in the Network Management Unit (NMU) is the opportunity for you!

Overview

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Job closed
Open & closing dates
09/17/2025 to 09/26/2025
Salary
$77,002 to - $119,986 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - 12
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Huntsville, AL
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
14
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DESTIMP-12795612-25-VL
Control number
846218700

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens.

Duties

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GS-11:

  • Conduct regular analysis of current process to determine the feasibility of new or automated processes to resolve issues or expedite workflows.
  • Develop close contact and working relationships with personnel in various functional activities throughout the organization to effectively carry out and coordinate necessary activities.
  • At times, provide initial troubleshooting and triage for system alerted of customer reported incidents involving network devices or software.
  • Define, design, develop and deploy dashboards that communicate IT system availability information in a succinct way.
  • Ensure the on-time creation and dissemination of reporting related to IT systems, also ensure that other irregular reporting requirements are met per their individual requirements.
  • Provide situational reporting related to operating capabilities of the Network Operations Center.
GS-12, in addition to the above:
  • Performs a variety of complex management/program analysis functions and advises managers and operational personnel on difficult and/or complex issues.
  • Formulates and analyzes the budget for particular appropriations.
  • Studies, analyzes and develops work measurement and other statistical methods to arrive at quantitative data necessary for analysis to improve accuracy, timeliness and validity of various services.
  • Gathers and organizes information on problems or procedures; then analyzes data gathered and develops solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
  • Provide expertise necessary to solve complex problems that hinder the development or operation of the organization's IT systems.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance.
  • All federal employees who opted into the Deferred Resignation program (DRP) MUST resign prior to appointment in their new position.

Qualifications

GS-11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

  • Experience configuring, installing, repairing, and/or maintaining computer networks, utilizing tools including but not limited to SolarWinds, HP, and Riverbed.
  • Experience diagnosing and resolving network related problems by analyzing problems and issues.
  • Experience working with clients and customers to assess their needs; providing technical assistance, resolving problems, and providing quality products and services.
  • Experience providing advice and/or guidance to various levels of personnel regarding administrative and technical matters related to IT programs and/or services.
GS-12: In addition to the above, applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
  • Experience monitoring network traffic to identify deviations from traffic parameters and assisting in implementing problem resolutions.
  • Experience managing short and long-range IT projects.
  • Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving hardware, software and other network and system problems (replacing faulty network hardware components and monitoring network performance).

Education

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

GS-11: Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.

GS-12: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this level.

Additional information

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

Memorandum for Record: Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation (Memorandum for Record):
a. Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties)
b. The month/year work began
c. Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.)
d. Specific duties performed

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status.

Your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Most Competitive, Competitive, or Least Competitive. Names of candidates in the Most Competitive category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration. Veterans' preference will be applied.

All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:

  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Customer Service
  • Information Management
  • Organizing and Planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Technology Awareness

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