Looking for an exciting career? Are you interested in striving for success with an agency that offers great opportunities? The Facilities Operations Branch is responsible for providing disaster recovery support and planning, facility management services for all USPTO computer facilities to include physical environment and electrical support, as well as equipment management and tracking for all hardware devices in these facilities.

Duties

This position requires for the selected individual to perform duties of complexity, significance, and importance in an area where precedents are inadequate or nonexistent in solving the agency's computer system and application architecture problems. Participates in conducting extensive investigations and analyses on the sources to determine methods and processes to research; analyze inventory and mapping; and select preferred products. The individual selected for this position will be responsible for the following duties:

Requirements

• Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Suitable for Federal Employment

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Information Technology (IT) Management Series, 2210 (Alternative A) Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-12. Specialized experience must include all of the following in order to qualify: 1. Experience forming assigned studies/projects related to IT acquisition methods/processes, Software Group, IT Roadmaps; and 2. Ability to research, formulate, and produce theories, principles, concepts and practices in the area of Enterprise Architecture, Application Architecture and Federal Enterprise Architecture. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, you must have IT-related experience demonstrating these competencies: 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. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address TMCO-Office of Infrastructure Engineering and Ops Office of Human Resources Mail Stop 171 P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 US
• Name: Juanita Ray
• Phone: 571-270-0941
• Email: [email protected]