Job opening: Telecommunications Specialist
Salary: $71 877 - 93 437 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Oct 24 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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.
Duties
Performs installation, programming and maintenance of the Electronic Switching System (ESS) central office and associated telephone equipment.
Reviews Request for Service (RFS) to enable the development of a DISA Direct Order Entry document; enter Service Request (SR) into the Joint Hawaiian Information Transfer System (JHITS) via the JHITS Service Agent (JSA) terminal.
Provides advice to supervisor on the adequacy of available support capability or other unique requirements for maintenance of installation information and processing system.
Responsible for the maintenance and compliance of the Telephone Services Contract and a variety of other networking circuitry services provided by contractors.
Coordinates directly, or through subordinates, with support, such as tactical/fixed equipment interface, telephone directories, supplies and equipment.
Performs quality control inspections and various testing procedures to ensure contractor compliance with all contract provisions.
Serves as the operator of the VoIP system: duties including provisioning IP phones, Unity voice mailboxes, performs Moves, Adds/changes, reset voice mail PINs, install license files, monitor database status, monitor server status, monitor backups.
Performs back-up and data recovery services IAW internal SOPs.
Provides technical assistance to customer to resolve VoIP and ECVoIP operational issues.
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.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
- The IT classification for this position is IT-I, Tier 5. This position is designated as Critical, Tier 5 sensitive. Incumbent must have a favorable T5/SSBI.
- The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
- Must achieve IAT Level II certification within six months or less of entrance on duty.
- See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements.
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.
Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) EmployeeCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) PositionsCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army)Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service PositionsNon-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions
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.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Experience in evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology. Review Request for Service (RFS) to enable the development of a DISA Direct Order Entry
document; enter Service Request (SR) into vendor terminal; and Local Service Requests (LSR) for proper submission, ensures compatibility of equipment, cable facilities are available, and necessity for circuits/equipment. Responsible for work performed by the contractor in the areas of maintenance and operating of Telephone Switches and a variety of telecommunications circuitry (i.e., alarms,
computers, data, etc.). Serve as the operator of the VoIP system with duties including provisioning IP phones, Unity voice mailboxes, performs Moves, Adds and changes, reset voice mail PINs, install license files, monitor database status, monitor server status, monitor backups. Provide technical assistance to customer to resolve VoIP and ECVoIP operational issues. Reviews work/service orders from customers to identify problem, determine requirements and ensure contractors provide most cost-effective and proper service.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.
Other Education: Communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address KB-W060AA USA SIG NTWK ENT CTR - Schofield
DO NOT MAIL
Schofield Barracks, HI 968575020
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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