IT Specialist (Network/Sysadmin)

PUERTO RICO NATIONAL GUARD ARMY TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT COLA: 2.49% DUTY LOCATION: JFHQ-PR, G4, Director of Logistics Specialist Office, Salinas, PR

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. AREA 1 = All permanent Warrant Officers and Enlisted members employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard.

AREA 2 = All indefinite Warrant Officers and Enlisted members employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates) To prevent a grade inversion, military rank allowed for this position will be determined at the final evaluation of the vacancy announcement considering the military rank of the supervisor.

DUTIES: As a IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK/SYSADMIN)(D2727000), GS-2210-11, you will provide support for Automated Logistics Information Systems and Programs to all State/Territories activities/organizations and perform a wide range of specialized methods/techniques for planning; analyzing and identifying problems in order to develop and implement resolutions to administrative and systemic programs throughout the organization.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is mostly sedentary; however physical exertion is periodically required, e.g., lifting 40 lbs., bending, stooping, or kneeling during equipment installation and repair. WORK ENVIROMENT : Work is performed in a typical office environment. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

QUALIFICATIONS

You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position.

National Guard military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the National Guard provided such service is related to the position to be filled. GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Experience administering, developing, delivering, and supporting information technology (IT) systems and services.

Applicant must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: Attention to Detail

• Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service
• Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication
• Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving
• Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower-level GS-09 or the equivalent THIRTY-SIX (36) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as serving as an advisor to the Supervisory Logistics Information Technology (LIT) Specialist (SASMO) and Systems Administrator; managing projects and programs for systems integration; providing technical and functional guidance; serving as project leader/supervisor responsible for developing, assigning, and coordinating duties and projects for LIT systems administrators; planning, modifying, implementing, and troubleshooting diagnostics and resolution of technical problems to support customer needs; operating as the Quality Control Specialist; conducting quality inspections; performing Software conversion, hardware fielding and continuous support; researching and resolving hardware, software, and applications program problems; developing and implementing programs; configuring modem and network card(s); resolving issues and problems concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of automated logistical systems administrative and systemic work operations; serving as the point of contact for the Sustainment Automation Support Management Office (SASMO).

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in an accredited college or university, (30 semester's hours or 20 classroom hours of instruction per week) for SIX (6) months of specialized experience.

Courses must be directly related to the work of the position. 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: Copy of the Official/student transcripts showing conferred Degree must be included in order to receive credit for education. Unofficial transcripts from internet or with alterations will not be considered. To receive credit for education the information must be included in the education section of the Resume.