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 Business Division at Fort Knox, KY. The selectee will serve as the Chief of the Business, Plans, and Operations Branch, Network Enterprise Center (NEC).

Duties

Responsible for identification, evaluation, and recommendation of technology advances pertaining to new hardware and software that will enhance the organization’s C4IM architecture. Provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Management (C4IM) service support to assigned activities. Oversees subject matter experts and civilian contractors to ensure that requirements contracts are complete, concise, and in compliance with the approved architecture. Develops, maintains, and updates the information architecture which supports short-term and long-term C4IM requirements. Responsible for identification, evaluation, and recommendation of technology advances pertaining to new hardware and software that will enhance the organization Plans and assigns work to subordinates and determines work schedules and priorities.

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.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.
• This position is Non-Critical Sensitive and incumbent must obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance based on a Tier 3 Background Investigation.
• Overtime and on-call duty may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of related mission requirements.
• May be required to perform 24 x 7 shift work in support of operational IT related mission/after duty hours on call/emergency requirements.
• Subject to callback requirement to report to duty within 2 hours of notification due to mission requirements.
• TDY up to 10% may be required. Government regulations will be followed for all official travel.
• The employee must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.

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 Supervision/Management 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 ALL of the following: evaluating Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM) service requirements to identify services and support; providing program related advice; developing technical documents for projects; and modifying information technology (IT) plans and policies. 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.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address KB-W6SSAA USA SIG NTWK ENT CTR FT KNOX DO NOT MAIL Fort Knox, KY 40121 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk