Job opening: IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC/SYSADMIN)
Salary: $60 808 - 114 634 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Mar 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
GS-12: $88,183 - $114,634
GS-11: $73,572 - $95,641
GS-09: $60,808 - $79,050
Duties
You will serve as the command network administrator responsible for the planning, design, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, problem resolution and network asset management of switches, routers, firewalls, and other network security devices.
You will integrate new routers, switches, firewalls, IPS devices, VPNs, and network devices into the existing networks and coordinate with service providers to
maximize network throughput while meeting all INFOSEC requirements.
You will document all network configurations including network diagrams (physical and logical), interface, port, and Virtual LAN assignments, Internet Protocol (IP) address assignments and IP registration.
You will schedule and coordinate system/network downtime with activities as a result of changes or upgrades.
Requirements
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain a current Information Assurance Certification.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Top Secret SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
- This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role codes 441/451/461, proficiency level Intermediate the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
- This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
Qualifications
Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Identifying network faults on components such as routers, switches, etc.
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. Creating user guides to assist users in following IT best practices.
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. Delivering command briefs that highlight required infrastructure changes.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Developing courses of action for infrastructure projects.
** In addition to my experience demonstrating the four competencies above, I have qualifying experience such as:
GS-12: In addition to the four competencies above, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience applying a high level of knowledge and skill in applying cyber security principles, methods, and tools to design, develop, implement, and manage systems and data to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Experience using a detailed and specific knowledge of technical specialty areas to plan, design and implement systems/networking projects and develop innovative strategies for resolving system/network implementation integration issues.
Experience developing guidance and procedures to identify system or network problems, vulnerabilities, and/or potential security violations through complex audit log aggregation and analysis across multiple systems and networks of differing classifications and time zones.
Experience maintaining integrated operating systems and virtualization software (e.g. Windows Server, Hyper-V, VMware, and Linux operating environment), Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation, data storage virtualization hardware and techniques (e.g., fault tolerance, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) installation and configuration), directory services (e.g., Microsoft Active Directory), and systems management software (e.g., Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)).
Experience using required knowledge in Cisco networking devices/applications and skill in deploying within an existing network infrastructure (e.g. Cisco Router/Switch Internetworking Operating System (IOS), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)) and cyber security tools/appliances (e.g. Nessus Security Center, SolarWinds Orion and Security Event Manager, Splunk, Cisco Secure Firewalls).
GS-11: In addition to the four competencies above, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience applying a comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of IT concepts, principles, and practices relating to hardware integration, operating systems and application software for small and medium sized networks operating at differing levels of security classifications.
Experience analyzing cause of system failures, evaluating processing impact and developing alternatives for all system failures and situations to include "quick fixes" for the restoration of production on multiple mission critical systems/networks.
Experience developing and executing recovery plans to fully restore all IT operational assets.
Experience applying knowledge to evaluate and verify impacts on the current and planned Cruise Missile Support Activity, Atlantic (CMSA LANT) and Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) Federation System architectures.
GS-09: In addition to the four competencies above, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience applying a wide range of IT concepts, principles, and practices relating to hardware integration, operating systems and application software for small and medium sized networks operating at differing levels of security classifications.
Experience maintaining integrated operating systems and virtualization software.
Experience minimizing interruptions in customers' ability to carry out critical business activities.
Experience communicating orally and in writing to interpret policies and guides, provide advice and guidance to customers and represent the organization.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov)
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Education
BASIC REQUIREMENT
This standard allows eligibility through meeting either the requirements specified in the section titled
Education or the requirements specified in the section titled
Qualifications/Experience.
Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions
Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:
Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:
GS-12: NOT APPLICABLE
GS-11:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
GS-09:
Successful completion of a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree
or
Successful completion of 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree
COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements.
If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.
IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULTIN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address CRUISE MISSILE SUPPORT ACTIVITY ATLANTIC
NSA Hampton Roads
7941 Blandy Rd, Ste 300, Bldg NH-139
Norfolk, VA 23551
US
- Name: Christopher McDaniels
- Email: [email protected]
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