This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) with one vacancy in Location negotiable. This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-NCEP-24-12345810-ST, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As an IT Specialist (SYSADMIN) you will perform the following duties: Serve as a Windows systems administrator responsible for planning and coordinating the installation, testing, operation, and maintenance of hardware and software systems. Design, develop, acquire, document, integrate, and modify systems for solving problems and accomplishing work processes by installing, configuring and maintaining Windows, VMware, and associated computers and software systems. Assist in developing and maintaining system documentation, policies and processes associated with systems administration.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with the planning and coordinating the installation, testing, and operation of Windows system software; Developing and modifying systems to solve technology problems and accomplish work processes related to Windows, VMware and associated systems Providing systems administration guidance, support, and coordination to IT project planning and project teams. AND Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies: 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 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. 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. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Other Locations: Boulder, CO Aberdeen, SD Medford, OR Albany, NY Melbourne, FL Albuquerque, NM Memphis, TN Amarillo, TX Miami, FL Anchorage, AK Midland, TX Lubbock, TX Missoula, MT Bellemont, AZ Mobile, AL Billings, MT Monterey, CA Bismarck, ND Mt Holly, NJ Blacksburg, VA Negaunee, MI Boise, ID New Braunfels, TX Boulder, CO Newport, NC Brooklyn Heights, OH Norman, OK Brownsville, TX North Charleston, SC Calera, AL North Little Rock, AR Caribou, ME North Platte, NE Carolina, PR Norton, MA Chanhassen, MN Old Hickory, TN Charleston, WV Oxnard, CA Cheektowaga, NY Paducah, KY Cheyenne, WY Peachtree City, GA College Park, MD Pendleton, OR Columbia, SC Phoenix, AZ Coraopolis, PA Pleasant Hill, MO Corpus Christi, TX Pocatello, ID Davenport, IA Portland, OR Dickinson, TX Pueblo, CO Dodge City, KS Raleigh, NC Dousman, WI Rapid City, SD Duluth, MN Reno, NV Elko, NV Riverton, WY Eureka, CA Romeoville, IL Fairbanks, AK Ruskin, FL Flowood, MS Sacramento, CA Fort Worth, TX Salt Lake City, UT Gaylord, MI San Angelo, TX Glasgow, MT San Diego, CA Goodland, KS Santa Teresa, NM Grand Forks, ND Seattle, WA Grand Junction, CO Shreveport, LA Grand Rapids, MI Silver Spring MD Gray, ME Sioux Falls, SD Great Falls, MT Slidell, LA Green Bay, WI South Burlington, VT Greer, SC Spokane, WA Hanford, CA Springfield, MO Hastings, NE St. Charles, MO Honolulu, HI State College, PA Huntsville, AL Wilmington, OH Indianapolis, IN Syracuse, IN Jackson, KY Talbott, TN Jacksonville, FL Tallahassee, FL Johnson City, NY Topeka, KS Johnston, IA Tucson, AZ Juneau, AK Tulsa, OK Kansas City, MO Tuscaloosa, AL Key West, FL Upton, NY La Crosse, WI Valley, NE Lake Charles, LA Wakefield, VA Las Vegas, NV White Lake, MI Lincoln, IL Wichita, KS Louisville, KY Wilmington, NC

Education

EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]