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 Network Enterprise Center Fort Hunter Liggett, Monterey, CA.

Duties

Install, maintain, test, evaluate, and repair local installation campus area networks, advanced network communication devices, and equivalent media links for the Network Enterprise Center. Install, configure, and maintain cryptographic devices such as KG-175, Simple Key Loader (SKL), TACLANES, FASTLANES and all other network encryption devices. Configure and maintain network equipment including routers, switches, and firewalls. Maintain cybersecurity compliance by applying security patches, updated IOS and configurations. Monitor network health using a variety of tools such as Spectrum, IronView and CiscoWorks and packet-capturing devices. Suggest approaches and recommendations regarding effective and efficient automation to improve NIPRNET and SIPRNET operations. Provide procurement specifications input and assist with ordering and installation of services. Review addition or modification requests to existing network systems and compares to present layouts showing existing equipment or new installations and reconfigures network cable and equipment as required. Provide technical and administrative support for Land Mobile Radio 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.
• Must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program position. Selectee is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and obtain the required certification/recertification for this position outlined in DoD Publication DoDM 8140.03.
• Personnel assigned to this position must obtain the appropriate certification within six months of being assigned. Failure to satisfactorily obtain and/or maintain updated certifications listed are grounds for termination.
• The employee may be required to work overtime.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include on-call, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Call back and emergency duty are regular requirements of this position.
• Employee may be required to use a cellular telephone and maintain a working telephone at all times.
• Performs at the Personnel Security Standard IT Level I (AR-25-2) and Information Assurance IT Level II certification IAW, DoDM 8140.03 Cyberspace Workforce Management.
• TDY up to 15% may be required.
• Incumbent may be required to work outside normal duty hours.

Qualifications

This position is in the Professional Work 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. 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. 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. 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 monitoring and analyzing Local/Wide area network performance to establish a performance baseline, identify potential issues, and improve efficiency using tools such as Spectrum, Cisco Prime, Wireshark, etc; maintaining network equipment (i.e. configuring, installing or troubleshooting routers, switches, servers, or related equipment) to ensure proper operation; applying security patches, configurations, and updated operating systems to ensure cybersecurity compliance; installing, configuring, operating and optimizing cryptographic devices (i.e. KIV-7s, KIV- 19s, KG-194s, KG-95s, KG-175a, TACLANES, packets, FASTLANES and circuit encryption devices) to ensure network encryption objectives are met; and managing trunked radio communications systems to ensure proper operation and plan for the integration and compatibility of new equipment into current infrastructure. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address KB-W6T5AA USA SIG NTWK ENT CTR CAMP PARKS DO NOT MAIL Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk