This position is to provide Senior Systems Administration (SA)/Operating Systems (OS) support to server infrastructure, running Red Hat Linux (RHEL) operating system (OS) within the Linux/Unix Division (LUD), Servers and Operating Systems (SOS), Infrastructure Operations (IO), IT Operations and Services (ITOPS) , Office of Information and Technology (OIT), located at VA's Information Technology Centers (ITC).

Duties

Major Duties: Coordinates and assists in systems planning with developers, vendors, project managers, and higher-level managers. Participates in integrated project team (IPT) meetings contributing to the planning and coordination for the configuration, installation, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of hardware and RHEL OS software systems in IO. Researches, designs, implements, and maintains Senior System Administrator (SA) related automated tools supporting baselining, provisioning, configuration management, vulnerability mitigation, physical and virtual machine administration, directory services and volume management, system monitoring, system hardening and incident management. Analyzes feasibility and recommends acquisitions of hardware and/or software necessary to support new initiatives or provide changes in existing systems/applications. Manages the installation and integration of OS and server infrastructure systems fixes, updates, and enhancements. This is a bargaining unit position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: IT Specialist (SYSADMIN/OS)/PD15114A Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Some employees may carry light items such as small IT hardware components, papers, books, or laptops. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they applied.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/11/2023. Experience - 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. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. 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. AND GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience monitoring and reviewing systems' performance on a regular basis to evaluate overall server health, i.e., CPU, memory, network, and disk input/output (I/O), as well as other system resources in order to ensure system performance meets current and future system processing needs in a RHEL Linux OS Server, implementing vulnerability mitigation strategies according to supporting regulations, policy, procedures and best practices. Planning and coordinating the installation, testing, operation and maintenance of the server's RHEL Linux OS, hardware and software systems in association with the customer's Service Lead Agreements (SLA). Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. 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; religions; 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. Per Office of Personnel Management General Schedule Qualification Policies, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, human resources director, or official documentation such as SF-52, SF-50 documenting an official detail/assignments, or other comparable documentation). The documentation must indicate whether the employee performed the duties full time or, if part-time, the percentage of times the employee performed the additional duties. To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.

Education

There is no educational substitution for the GS-13 level.

Contacts

• Address DAS Information and Technology - 200 1615 Woodward St Austin, TX 78772 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]