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 with the 106th Signal Brigade S3 Section Plans Division located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Duties

Serve as a brigade-level subject matter expert and key source of technical expertise for conducting in-depth review of staff actions and creation of plans pertaining to Automated Information System (AIS) modernization and implementation. Serve as the reviewing official on evaluations of nonsupervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors. Serve as lead planner to review, analyze, and report technical issues and alternatives, and make recommendations related to Enterprise networks and Enterprise AIS. Manage the Army’s AIS and Army’s networks with primary focus on the procedural and technical aspects of program work assignments versus the administrative and operational management of the Division’s work force. Represent the brigade on a variety of boards, panels, and advisory groups that include liaison and consulting assignments with key technical and management personnel of various organizations. Provide solutions and recommendations of information technologies to formulate the 7th Signal Command positions concerning modernization of AIS and networks that support AIS. Plan, analyze, review, coordinate, and integrate actions necessary to implement the Army’s Enterprise Automated Information Systems (AIS) architecture with associated infrastructure and information systems.

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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance based on an SSBI.
• Temporary Duty/Business travel is required approximately 10% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain, possess, and maintain IAM Level 2 certification within 180 days of assuming position.
• One year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. 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 Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) PositionsCurrent 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year 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 supervising a variety of staff engaged in Information Technology work; delegating work to peers or subordinates; providing technical or professional information technology (IT) advice and guidance; evaluating the impact of business needs or changes on current IT policies; ensuring compliance with IT plans, polices, or architectures; and directing or overseeing organizational programs to meet strategic goals. 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 work independently that rarely requires editing or review 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 simple and routine problems, questions, or complaints and providing support and guidance to customers on non-routine issues; serving as a primary resource for customers, requesting assistance with complex issues when necessary; and participating in meetings and providing advice to customers in own area of expertise. (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: expressing facts and ideas in a clear, concise, convincing, and organized manner; clearly conveying moderately complex ideas, concepts, and information to customers; exhibiting active listening by demonstrating understanding of audience comments and/or questions. (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: identifying and solving problems by gathering and applying information from a variety of materials or sources that provide several alternatives; recognizing and taking action to address non-routine problems; soliciting feedback from multiple stakeholders to understand an issue or problem and accurately assess its root causes and potential solutions; seeking supervisory review where appropriate.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address KB-WCDU99 0106 SC HHC STRATEGIC DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk