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NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Rhode Island Air 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.
Persons appointed within their conditional trial period may be separated when their services are no longer needed. If a permanent status employee at the same grade level as this announcement is selected, the nature of action will be a Reassignment; tenure will not change. If a permanent excepted status employee is selected at a higher grade, the nature of action may be a Promotion.
Veteran's Preference does not apply to the National Guard Excepted Service.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation allowance NOT authorized.
This position is located at the 282nd Combat Communications Squadron. The purpose of this position is to provide technical and analytical guidance and support for network hardware and software to include various servers and management terminals utilized by tactical communications units, considering the needs of requesting agencies, their tactics and doctrine. The incumbent performs analytical and evaluative duties related to computer networks. The position has paramount knowledge requirements in the transmission, storage, and retrieval of information in voice, data and/or video formats, information processing methodology, computer capabilities, processing techniques, and information security techniques in a tactical, multiple interactive operating system environment.
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09/05/2017 to 09/06/2017
$57,524 - $86,208 per year
GS 09 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Temporary - Indefinite
Full-time - Full Time
11
No
RI-17-127
473798500
Brief Description of Duties:
Configures,
manages, monitors, and trouble-shoots various network and application server
hardware, operating system software, and peripheral network equipment for
both classified and unclassified networks.
Conducts testing using remote management terminals to ensure operability,
efficiency, and compliance with existing standards. Recommends system configuration policies. Develops and maintains procedures for system operations and installation to include policies for system
backup and archives. Coordinates
with internal and external functions for Internet Protocol (IP) address
resolution. Coordinates with requesting
agencies for messaging addresses and requirements, to include classified and
unclassified support. Ensures operation
and compatibility of assigned Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) devices. Coordinates with internal and external
agencies to ensure overall network design, to include boundary protection
devices, will support required networked services. Ensures users, or representatives,
Work Group Managers (WGM), or Work Group Administrators (WGA),
receive and implement correct network device configuration.
Requirements:
- Incumbent must maintain membership in the Rhode Island National Guard.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- Valid state drivers license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
- For positions requiring a security clearance the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
- Background Criminal Investigations (BCI) are required for federal employment.
Required Documents:
1. Your Résumé
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire
3. A filled out and signed OF-306 Declaration for Federal Employment (http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf)
Other supporting documents, such as college transcript(s) if qualifying based on education, must be submitted in English. Failure to submit the required documentation will result in automatic disqualification.
Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position. Any and all resumes must be written in your own words, plagiarism is considered to be dishonest and unethical and will automatically disqualify you from the position.
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:
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,
or
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.
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Employment in this position requires membership in the Rhode Island Air National Guard. Selected candidate(s) will be required to be in a compatible military grade and assignment within 60 days of the effective date of placement. Should be AFSC qualified within one year of placement action.
Military Grades: E-4 through E-7.
Compatible Military AFSC: 3D0X0, 3D0X2, 3D0X3, 3D1X0, 3D1X1, 3D1X2.
Substitution of education for specialized experience: For the GS-5 level, a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelors degree may be substituted for the experience requirements. At the GS-7 level, one full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. At the GS-9 level, a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree may be substituted. At the GS-11 level, a Ph.D. or equivalent, or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
**Note to Incentive Recipients: Service members who accept a temporary or full-time federal technician position and are currently in receipt of an incentive such as a bonus, student loan repayment, or Select Reserve GI Bill may be subject to suspension of the incentive or termination with recoupment of the incentive. Applicants in receipt of a military education/recruitment incentives are strongly encouraged to contact their unit representative or the Education and Incentives Office for Specific details regarding incentive termination or recoupment action. The Education Office can be contacted at 401-275-4109 /4039 or the ANG Retention Office Manager can be contacted at 401-267-3269.
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 National Guard Human Resource 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 Office 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.
Required Documents
- Resume
- Online Questionnaire
- Filled out and signed OF 306 / Declaration of Federal Employment
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 be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit a resume, the on-line questionnaire and a filled out and signed OF 306 (Declaration for Federal Employment).
To submit the documents requested, follow these instructions: Your resume or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications can be submitted electronically using the document upload process or by fax. Please ensure that your resume contains your full name, address, phone and at least your last four digits of your social security number.
Note: Please ensure that your resume contains the basic information outlined under the Applying for a Federal Job link: http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/ResumeAndApplicationTips#icc
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete application (See "Required Documents" section below) by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, September 15, 2017
To begin the process, click the "Apply Online" button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account and either create or upload a resume. You will then be redirected to the Application Manager https://www.applicationmanager.gov to finish the application process. Ensure that you click both Finish and Submit when 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. Mailed/emailed applications will not be accepted. Note: To update, correct or check your application status, simply visit the Application Manager https://www.applicationmanager.gov/ and use the Vacancy Identification Number 1983813.
If you cannot apply online:
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload:
1. Complete this FAX Cover Page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID number: 1983813.
2. Fax your documents to 478-757-3144.
3. Please retain your fax confirmation in the event you may need to validate your submission.
Once the online questionnaire is completed, you will receive an acknowledgement email from USA Jobs that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, and if found qualified, you will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and interview. USA Jobs will notify you by email as to the status of your application after each step is completed.
Thank you for your interest in the Rhode Island National Guard.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/473798500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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Rhode Island National Guard
The Rhode Island National Guard traces its history from the first colonial defensive force established in the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1638. Today, the Rhode Island National Guard consists of dedicated men and women, prepared to serve our State and Nation in a variety of military specialties.