IT Specialist (NETWORK) Job at Defense Logistics Agency in Whitehall

Summary

Responsibilities

• Provide network administration/management for the DLA LAN environment.
• Configure and optimize network by analyzing network workload and monitoring network capacity and performance.
• Act as Network Administrator of the DLA LAN environment and, as such, be responsible to make and keep records of the software/firmware assignments/upgrades necessary to establish or change service to J64 LAN Management equipment.
• Develop testing criteria and procedures to ensure accuracy and thoroughness of a completed project, including testing interfaces that impact major communications systems/applications.
• Serve as a technical expert within the DLA J64 LAN Management branch concerning network needs, plans, situations and problems.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J6.
• You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (NETWORK), your qualifications must include:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Coordinates implementation with the network operations personnel. Prepares and presents briefings, lectures, reports, concept papers, feasibility studies and economic analysis to management
• Participates in the development and implementation of system policies, procedures, and guidance in the form of regulations, Headquarters Staff Instructions (HIS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), etc.
• Create/update network maps; configure and manage LAN Management equipment. Scrutinizes requests for additional network services for compliance with directives and submits recommendations for approval/disapproval to team lead or supervisor based on all factors involved.

B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience.

Education substitution may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Other information

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids. Advisory: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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