Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to perform system administration, programming, maintenance and technical support and subscriber equipment, the outdoor mass notification system, and assigned communications and wireless systems.

Duties

Assists with system administration, operations and maintenance, technical support and functional administration systems, subscriber equipment and associated equipment and systems. Assists with support of Personal Wireless Communications Systems and assigned radio-frequency communications systems. Assists to maintain and support the GIANT VOICE outdoor mass notification system. Serves as a subject matter expert on system related issues. Assists to develop, maintain and conduct a training program for LMR customers. Assists with the budgeting, procurement and planning of LMR, PWCS and RF equipment and services. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
• Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Position may be subject to random drug testing
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays; Recall to duty may be a requirement of this position; Overtime and/or emergency overtime may be required.
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Work requires moderate physical demands. Physical demands involve lifting and moving LMRs, LMR system components, GIANT VOICE system components and radio systems.
• may be conducted at the locations where the equipment is installed, in the LMR office, or in field locations. Typically routine office tasks are performed in the LMR office.
• Files, documents, laptop computers, radios, system components, tools, test equipment, support equipment and various ancillary equipment may be carried among various work areas.
• Risks involve normal safety precautions encountered when handling system equipment in the office or where equipment is installed. Risks also involve those typically encountered with driving/traveling in the accomplishment of assigned duties.
• Certification in Security+ is desired.
• Duty may include temporary duty (TDY) away from the normal work center, travel to locations of installed equipment; travel for training, meetings, conferences, site-surveys, etc.
• Duty may also include an uncommon tour of duty to support system upgrades/installations, support exercises, real world missions, or hurricane response. Duty may include shift work to support exercises, real world missions or hurricane response.
• Duty may include a standby or on-call role, making incumbent available around the clock to respond to system outages, failures, contingencies and emergencies

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C, Telecommunications Series, 0391. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: 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. You MUST submit copies of transcripts with application. OR 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. You MUST submit copies of transcripts with application. OR Experience: 1 year of specialized experience at the next lower level GS-07 evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology. In addition to meeting the individual occupational requirements mentioned above, applicants must also meet the OPM Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions. For more information, click here SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-07) or equivalent. Specialized experience must serves as a technical advisor; provide technical advice; relate user requirements to existing technology, policies and priorities, systems capabilities and other factors; serve as an implementation program specialist; and monitor installation level telecommunications programs and/or systems requirements; implements telecommunication programs and special projects; develops statements of work for telecommunications projects; prepares budget, technical reports, staff studies, and briefings; and provides customer assistance and/or training for assigned telecommunications systems. Experience must have been at a level of difficulty and complexity sufficient to demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of this position. It may have been gained in the private sector, volunteer service, military service, and/or government service, etc. OR EDUCATION: Applicants must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., in a major directly related to the position. You MUST submit copies of transcripts with application. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-09 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of radio technology, radio-frequency (RF) theory and propagation, electronic theory, telephony and computer networking. 2. Knowledge of land mobile radio systems, associated equipment, devices and functional subsystems to troubleshoot, test, analyze performance sufficient to support the system. 3. Knowledge of computer networks, security and network systems administration sufficient to troubleshoot, optimize, update, recover, adjust and support system servers, routers, switches and other network equipment. 4. Knowledge of contracting officer representative procedures; knowledge and ability to fairly and objectively monitor, observe and evaluate contractor performance against established standards and baselines. 5. Knowledge of the latest advancements in land mobile radio and personal wireless communications technology to initiate corrective or preventive action to ensure performance of the system. 6. Ability to apply methods and practices for troubleshooting, recovering, adjusting, modifying, and improving systems to solve complex problems, provide support that minimizes interruptions in service to customers, and maintain liaison with industry and other activities to provide awareness of state-of-the-art technology. 7. Ability to communicate orally and in writing. 8. Possess the temperament, skills and ability to effectively deal with people, demanding requirements, challenging taskings and emergency and contingency situations. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address Eglin AFB 310 W Van Matre Ave Ste 102 Eglin AFB, FL 32542 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]