Job opening: IT Specialist (Customer Support)
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: May 31 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Office of the Chief Information Officer, US Army Enterprise Services Agency, Information Technology and Compliance Directorate. Fort Belvoir, VA.
Duties
Work with Army entities to stand up and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility for the highest-level network in the DoD's information cyberspace.
Provide complex information management services for the agencies to include configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and training to support agency requirements.
Manage all common-user Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management baseline service and support with Defense Information Services Agency Joint Service Provider and local Network Enterprise Centers.
Participate in accomplishing technical, analytical, and advisory functions pertinent to the development of local policies, plans, and processes and ensuring work accomplished complies with higher authority policies and guidelines.
Act as first-line point of contact for the troubleshooting of IT equipment, software, or process failures and responds to IT/IM inquiries from leadership and individuals throughout the US Enterprise Services Agency (ESA).
Provide recommendations to customers, other team members, and management, based on independent research and technical evaluation of available functional and standard programming equipment and networking capabilities.
Accomplish broad-based studies to determine current and future use of IT equipment, methods of upgrading outdated equipment, and needs for new equipment and plans and coordinates the acquisition of new equipment.
Make presentations at agency meetings and conferences concerning new IT support procedures, equipment, methods, and approaches.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to sign DA Form 5019 requiring participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
- This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- Occasional temporary duty travel may be assigned 10% of the time.
Qualifications
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.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for IT Specialist (Customer Support):
Specialized and Other Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conduct system troubleshooting of equipment or software to determine service issues; support organization's procurement of new IT hardware or software; and interpret system/network regulations to develop organization's IT department guidance or standard operating procedures (SOP). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
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.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Information Resources Management (IRM)Information Technology Customer SupportInformation Technology Life Cycle ManagementOral Communication
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address HT-W313AA US ARMY ENTERPRISE SERVICES AGENCY
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Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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