Job opening: Telecommunications Specialist
Salary: $117 962 - 161 218 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jul 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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 in the Plan Project Integ Management Office at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Duties
Serve as a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) subject matter expert and project manager/staff action officer regarding command and control and telecommunications systems for 7th Signal Command Theater.
Provide monitoring for incident resolution (end-to-end), and problem management of complex Satellite Communications operations.
Manage and coordinate the overall implementation of Satellite Communications systems, capabilities, or infrastructure that support transport between the tactical user and strategic services.
Research and apply knowledge of current authorities and policy towards the development of new policy in accordance with DOD and Army directives, regulations, and operational and technical manuals.
Review, validate, and coordinate planning for programs.
Assist in staff development of future initiatives.
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.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access. A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigations are required.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
- TDY may be required up to 15% of the time.
- This is an Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program position. Incumbent (or Selectee) is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and obtain the certification/recertification for this position.
- See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements.
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.
Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) EmployeeCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army)Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service PositionsNon-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions
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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year of 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 performing analysis of local and long haul telecommunications networks and systems; identifying and maintaining various telecommunications equipment and evaluating system performance; and initiating corrective actions to prevent or resolve communication outages.
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.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address KB-WH4U99 0007 SC CMD THEATER
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Eisenhower, GA 30905
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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