Clarification from the agency

1. Washington Air National Guard Permanent or Indefinite Employees. 2. Washington Air National Guard Traditional Guard members and Washington National Guard Active Guard Reserves. 3. All other current military members willing to become Washington Air National Guard members.

A GS-2210-11, IT SPEC (SYSANALYSIS):

• Independently evaluates the effectiveness of substantive unit cyberspace support and maintenance programs, processes, and personnel in meeting their established goals and objectives. Collectively evaluates management effectiveness, unit self-inspection compliance, and the performance and technical proficiency of assigned personnel. Coordinates and/or conducts management studies of organization, staffing, work measurement, methods, or procedures. Monitors all unit quality assurance-type programs ensuring adherence to all requirements defined in USAF, AFSPC, ANG, and other applicable directives. Interprets a variety of technical requirements making independent judgments to determine organizational compliance with applicable regulations, procedures and practices. Reviews workload requirements to ascertain areas where procedures can be combined, distributed, or simplified to increase productivity, efficiency, or effectiveness. Analyzes evaluation results on both a quantitative and qualitative basis to provide concise and objective information to identify mission strengths and weaknesses. Notes deficiencies, identifies necessary resources, and recommends corrective action. Provides organization management with factual, objective assessments of the unit's ability to perform the mission, from a cyberspace support and maintenance standpoint. Provides management officials with information needed for effective direction of programs to include reports identifying limiting factors, program management opportunities, and availability of operable mission equipment.
• Evaluates mission equipment effectiveness. Develops and administers a system of internal audits, evaluations, and checklists designed to ensure conformance with unit mission. Using standardized and locally developed evaluation programs and processes, responsible for planning and accomplishment of scheduled and unscheduled managerial, personnel, technical and special evaluations. Responsible for acceptance and certification of cyberspace systems and implementation of quality and reliability plans for assigned cyberspace systems. Develops sampling plans and procedures for monitoring product certification decisions.
• Develops, recommends, assists in implementing, and monitors process improvements and corrective actions. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of implemented programs and their interrelationships to apply statistical analysis techniques to measure progress, efficiency, and trends impacting the effectiveness of the organization. Performs cost-benefit and task analysis to seek more efficient and effective means and methods to achieve desired results. Develops process, management, administrative, and technical evaluation plans for implementation by managers in order to improve product and service quality. Responsible for managing any required Process Improvement Teams (PITs) to help develop recommendations to improve methods or processes. Identifies or creates internal metrics and measures progress toward accomplishment of unit plans, programs, goals, and objectives.
• Develops baselines and evaluation criteria for use in measuring and analyzing organizational mission equipment productivity or effectiveness. If no output quantity or quality criterion exists, recommends establishment of these requirements. Advises employees, supervisors, and managers on the evaluation of basic program policies, regulatory requirements, and procedures. Recommends internal reporting and status tracking procedures to ensure adequate control in terms of deadlines, progress reports, and follow-up reports.
• Other duties as assigned.(temporary, minor, or incidental tasks)

Conditions of employment

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:

Military Grades: E5 - E6

Desired Military Assignments: 1D771A or 1D771B

- 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.

- May be required to successfully complete a trial period.

- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

- Must maintain membership in the WA Air National Guard for continued employment.

- Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.

- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

- Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.

- The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Experience, education, and/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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Must have at least 36 months experience examples, specialized experience includes 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. *Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate

OR

1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade.


***Note: To qualify under the one-year Specialized Experience (SE) provision (when stated in the SE section), you must provide either:
Two SF-50s (or equivalent) showing you were in the same occupational series at the next lower grade for at least one full year. The two SF-50s must span that full one-year period, from the older SF-50 to the newer SF-50 and reflect employment with the same federal agency.
-or-
One SF-50 (or equivalent) if your resume shows at least one year of continuous employment in the position reflected on the SF-50 (or equivalent).

How you will be evaluated

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

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. You may also be excluded from consideration if you indicate that you are unwilling to accept the lower grade and a determination is made that you are not qualified at the higher grade. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, as well as the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

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.

• Expert knowledge of IT and cyberspace mission system architecture, integration techniques, system analysis, and testing methods.
• 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 principles of information assurance, network security, and techniques to ensure serviceability, safe operation, proper configuration, accountability, and sustainability of systems to meet mission requirements.
• Knowledge of a wide range of cyberspace 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 operational and performance characteristics of IT networks to develop procedures/policies/practices for local use.
• Comprehensive knowledge of technical and managerial processes related to employment of information technology and cyberspace systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge and skill in applying statistical analysis and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature.
• Skill in applying statistical analysis, sampling methods and techniques to determine compliance with applicable standards. Ability to review, analyze, and resolve conflicts between local and higher headquarters regulations.