Job opening: Telecommunications Specialist
Salary: $82 764 - 107 590 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Mar 18 2024
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.
You may need to complete a 3 year probationary period, if applicable.
This position is with 7th SIG CMD (T) 21st SIG BDE 302nd SIG BN, located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Duties
Maintain quality and continuity of communication by taking appropriate action to prevent and correct conditions adversely affecting communications circuits/systems/networks within the ETC Fort Belvoir.
Perform operations tests on circuits to ensure high quality and maximum efficiency and establish and disestablish circuits to meet operational needs.
Determine overall circuit conditions and ensure necessary corrective action is taken immediately on any circuit, system, or network found to be out of specification.
Analyze, isolate, and identify problems in various types of complex interactive communication systems such as digital data, computer-to-terminal, and digitized video systems.
Ensure all housed Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) circuits, systems, and networks are up and operational.
Operate many different types of cryptographic equipment and is responsible for strict adherence to all proper security measures and procedures.
Serve as liaison between the shift leader and assigned personnel of the shift, as assistant team leader; ensures the team is kept abreast of all operational Requirements.
Maintain complete knowledge regarding all operational facets of the shift.
Ensure precise reporting of system outages and failures to higher headquarters by employing automated record-keeping through Facility Circuit Information Tracking, REMEDY ITSM software, SharePoint database, and other database systems.
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 Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access for the duration of employment.
- Incumbent will be required to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
- See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements and Conditions of Employment.
Qualifications
This position is in the Professional Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
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 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 maintaining automated record keeping to ensure precise reporting of system failures and outages; conducting testing and reviewing results on weekly back up equipment testing; providing electronic maintenance, operation, and
other duties related to sustaining the around-the-clock availability of telecommunications systems; assisting shift leader in tracking current training status and identifying training shortcomings.
OR
Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in 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.
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
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
Contacts
- Address KB-W4NHAA NETCOM
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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