THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (ENTARCH) (Title 32), Position Description Number D2358000 and is part of the OK 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard.

Duties

This position is located in the Air National Guard (ANG) Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), Engineering and Installations Sections whose mission is to engineer, install, remove, and/or perform maintenance on information technology (IT) infrastructure throughout various types and levels of organizations. This is an Air National Guard (ANG) Dual Status Technician position requiring military membership, compatible military skill assignment, and classification. The primary purpose of the position is to provide highly technical expertise to a wide variety of customers to ensure enterprise-level IT solutions are developed and implemented in line with customers' strategic goals. This position requires knowledge and conceptual understanding of existing and theoretical enterprise architectures with the expertise and highly developed communication skills to bridge the gap of understanding when communicating technical solutions to customers at various levels of leadership. Specific responsibilities include translating customer requests for capabilities into IT requirements, conceptual planning, integrating technology sources Government Off The Shelf, Commercial Off The Shelf (GOTS/COTS) into high performing, fully integrated IT enterprise solutions. Provides IT engineering and installation services to DoD, MAJCOM, NGB and base level customers. Performs IT architectural design and engineering work for complete IT systems, downward directed programs/systems, Internet Protocol (IP)-based systems and circuits, one-of-a-kind systems, routine upgrades, and system enhancements. Analyzes capabilities and performance, identifies problems, and directs corrective actions to provide seamless integration, proper configuration, operation, defense, restoration, and improvements. Manages and directs engineering and installations training and operations in garrison and at deployed locations by performing duties to develop, sustain, and enhance network and electromagnetic capabilities to defend national interests from attack. Ensures personnel are trained, equipped, and available to perform the assigned mission. Conducts career field development and mentoring for subordinate cyberspace support personnel. Plans and organizes cyberspace support activities. Produces IT architectural installation project packages. Coordinates project requirements with affected Communication and Information Systems Officer (CSO) to ensure system inter-operability, compatibility, and cost effectiveness of the proposed technical solution. Directs activities responsible for system analysis and design, programming, operations and maintenance, security, systems management, technical support, plans, implementation, and resource management. Configures, installs, maintains, reconstitutes, removes, relocates, overhauls, and modifies IP-based systems, circuits, and intrusion detection systems, physical and wireless Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), ground radio, satellite, and telemetry communications, command and control, weather, ground aircraft control and warning radar systems, air traffic control radio, meteorological and navigational aid systems, and airfield systems and other equipment platforms. Manages infrastructure devices and systems using the latest approved software tools. Applies communications security programs to include physical, cryptographic, transmission, and emission security. Conducts on-site engineering surveys to gather specific project information. Prepares reports on maintaining, installing, repairing, removing, and siting of IP-based systems, circuits, and intrusion detection systems, physical and wireless Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), ground radio, satellite, and telemetry communications, command and control, weather, ground aircraft control and warning radar systems, air traffic control radio, meteorological and navigational aid systems, and airfield systems and other equipment platforms. Manages implementation and project installation and ensures architecture, configuration, and integration conformity. Develops, plans, and integrates base communications systems. Serves as advisor at meetings for facility design, military construction programs and minor construction planning. Determines and coordinates project support requirements with installation or base officials. Develops Project Support Agreements, Statements of Intent, and Statements of Work as required. Conducts on-site IT engineering assistance visits as required. Identifies cross functional dependencies such as Civil Engineering. Interprets inspection findings and determines adequacy of corrective action. Reviews and ensures compliance with maintenance management publications and procedures. Identifies problem areas and recommends corrective action. Resolves problems or questions during installation phase of IT engineered projects. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• The employee will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Information Assurance Certification is a condition of employment. This position includes information assurance (IA) work as a paramount duty requirement.
• Per DoD 8570.01-M, the incumbent of this position must achieve the appropriate IA certification within six months of assignment of these duties. A waiver of this 6-month requirement may be granted per DoD 8570.01-M, C3.2.4.2 or C3.2.4.3.
• Failure to receive the proper IA certification may result in removal from this position.

Qualifications

Military Grades: E5 - E6 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 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.

Education

For the GS-5 level, a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's 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 master's 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.

Contacts

• Address OK 137th Special Operations Wing 5624 Air Guard Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73179 US
• Name: Virginia Salazar
• Phone: 405-228-5325
• Email: [email protected]