Position advertised concurrently with ST-24-12475867-JZ. For Status candidates and others eligible under Merit Promotion procedures. Applicants who want to be considered must apply to each announcement. This position is located with Office of the Secretary of Interior, OIT - Division of User Services in Palm Springs, California. Provide IT customer support and operations. Assist users with issues, troubleshooting, network and software support in accordance with IT protocol and security.

Duties

Coordinate accurate Information Technology (IT) hardware and software inventory and assist in ordering equipment as part of the Region's life cycle management plan. Provide input on development of standard procedures to effectively support IT business function with the Regional Field Support Manager (FSM). Evaluate IT user support service outcomes, identifying problem areas, and providing recommendation to the manager. Administer IT instruction to users on various types of technology hardware, computer system procedure, computer application software, and telecommunication equipment. Provide customer support with user with varying IT literacy and competency in a fast-paced and high demand environment. Establish written and verbal communication to various audiences. Assist with preparation of briefings, memoranda, procedural guides, and technical reports on IT operations, topics, and work team functions.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/gs-2210-information-technology-management-series/ MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-2210-09: Completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management. (Must submit copy of transcripts). Completed 2 (two) years of graduate education from an accredited or pre-accredited institution in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics operations research, statistics, or technology management or a graduate 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. (Must submit copy of transcripts). Your resume must demonstrate one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. Performing the following types of tasks: Planning and delivery of customer support services, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance. Diagnosing and resolving problems in response to customer reported incidents, researching, developing and maintain track and resolution databases. Installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining customer hardware and software. Developing and managing customer support policies, procedures, and standards, ensuring information security/information assurance principles and practices. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address AS-IA - Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr. Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US
• Name: Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]