You will serve as an IT SPECIALIST (TECHNICAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS SPECIALIST) in the S-5 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES DIVISION (SAD) of THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATIONS OPERATIONS CENTER (MCIOC), MARINE CORPS INFORMATION COMMAND, (MCIC) MARINE FORCES COMMAND (MARFORCOM).

Duties

You will serve as Technical Information Operations Specialist within the S-5 Special Activities Division (SAD) of the Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC) You will develop and provide technical analysis of new and emerging Information related capabilities and emergent technologies. You will conduct comprehensive research and analysis of material acquisition documentation/activities for Information related systems. You will review directives, policies, programs, enterprise-wide functional user requirements and experimentation strategies for the information capabilities office. You will review directives, policies, programs, enterprise-wide functional user requirements and experimentation strategies related issues to determine impact and implications in support of systems, tools and technologies. You will interact with leading information related Services Naval, Department of Defense (DoD), Academic and Industrial research and development institutions.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 an interim and/or final secret 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.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET-SCI security clearance.
• 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 pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.

Qualifications

I have one year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined: 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include conducting on-site and remote information systems operations; performing analysis, design, development, testing, installation, configuration and monitoring of a variety of complex operating systems, and information security solutions. 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. 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. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include providing IT subject matter expertise, analysis and problem solving through appropriate use of oral, written, organization, coordination, and leadership skills. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include monitoring and optimizing network, database, server and application performance utilizing integrated and third-party enterprise management tools and utilities. Monitoring system event logs and analyze, troubleshooting and resolving system and user-reported errors/alerts to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information systems. In addition to my experience demonstrating the four competencies above, I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector in automated planning processes and combat material with a focus on identifying and planning for the integration of new and emerging technologies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ 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.

Contacts

• Address HQ US MARINE CORPS 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]