About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the Ft. Greely, Alaska.

Duties

Developing procedures and providing technical recommendations for consideration of Voice Over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications (UC) environments including test plans and implementations for system updates, upgrades, and hardening requirements. Monitoring, assigning, and implementing operational support to customers that include but not limited to user accounts and security policies for UC systems. Installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining the use and proper operations of a networked UC environment. Tier 1 and Tier 2 support of voice access gateways, UC endpoints, call-manager or comparable technology. Troubleshooting and documenting network/VoIP and UC components, system configurations, as well employing layer 1 through layer 3 best practices to support system and customer requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance. Noncritical Sensitive Position involves access to Confidential or Secret information, IT-II/CAT II ADP duties as voice switch administrator for the installation voice network.
• The incumbent may be required to work nonstandard duty hours (e.g., shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime-both scheduled and unscheduled).
• Physical is required due to lifting of 50 pounds.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel 5%.
• May be required to remain on duty or report for severe weather or other installation closings. May require overtime or other than normal duty hours (evenings, weekends, and/or holidays). Call back and emergency duty are regular requirements.
• Complete appropriate training within 6 months of employment. Maintain the required certification/recertification for this position as outlined in DoD Publication 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, dated 19 December 2005.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. United States Citizen Applying to a Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Position Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by developing procedures and providing technical recommendations for consideration of Voice Over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications (UC) environments including test plans and implementations for system updates, upgrades, and hardening requirements within Department of Defense; experience in monitoring, assigning, and implementing operational support to customers that include but not limited to user accounts and security policies for UC systems. Installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining the use and proper operations of a networked UC environment; experience in tier 1 and tier 2 support of voice access gateways, UC endpoints, call-manager or comparable technology; troubleshooting and documenting network/VoIP and UC components, system configurations, as well employing layer 1 through layer 3 best practices to support system and customer requirements. The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (2) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (3) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate.

Contacts

• Address KB-WHBV99 59TH SIGNAL BN HHD AUG DO NOT MAIL Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk