You will serve as an INFORMATION TECHNOLOGOY SPECIALIST (NETWORK) in the IT SERVICES DEPARTMENT (N61) of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR.

Duties

You will serve as technical authority in area of personal expertise. You will plan, design, and implement and manage operational configuration of a large and complex network. You will analyze and plan for anticipated network growth requirements and conducting cost-benefit analyses and total cost of ownership and capacity studies. You will plan, design, and implement the operational installation, configuration and maintenance of intranet, Internet, extranet gateways and systems. You will develop and administer contingency and disaster recovery plans. You will develop establish and administer security policies and practices. You will exchange ideas of techniques and analysis of network requirements and specifications to evaluate current and proposed development efforts with planners, engineers, and technical experts form other government agencies and industry. You will participate in interagency working groups or committees to provide expert technical perspective and create long-range interagency plans with significant consequences for participating agencies.

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 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position is designated as a Cyberspace Workforce position.
• You must obtain and maintain the credentials in the specialty area Network Operations Specialist with a proficiency level of Intermediate in accordance with DoDM 8140.03 for DCWF within 12 months of appointment.
• After hours response to telephone calls for assistance.

Qualifications

GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience overseeing the complete lifecycle of all network systems to include keeping inventory of all equipment in a data center, drawing network diagrams, tech refreshing new equipment and configuration management. Experience applying technical security configurations, interpret policies and implement network security standards for HPC environment and 3-Tier networks Experience working and having mastery knowledge of professional project management practices for Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) activities that are performed to design, build, deliver, operate and control IT services offered to customers in a large to medium scale data center. Experience analyzing and planning for anticipated network growth requirements in a data center and be able to engage solution providers and engineers of new or existing technology solutions Experience planning, designing, implementing and managing the operational configuration of complex networks in a Data Center. Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: Attention to detail, Customer service, Oral communication Problem solving. 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 FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR 7 Grace Hopper Ave Monterey, CA 93943 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]