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 7th Signal Command, 106th Signal Brigade located in Fort Bliss, Texas.

Duties

Supervises, plans, organizes, directs, and accomplishes studies, analysis, and evaluations of plans, programs, projects, networks, policies, and procedures to develop the basis for institutionalizing communications networks and computer systems. Maintains secure communications environment by working with Information Assurance Division to identify and correct security deficiencies. Incumbent is experienced and knowledge of loading, configuring, maintaining networking operating systems (Cisco IOS or similar). Incumbent oversees implementation of new system hardware and software and develops operating procedures; monitors the ongoing operation of a complex network environment with a large number of users in an installation or command and ensures corrective action to restore operational service is accomplished.

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.
• One-year supervisory probationary period may be required
• Position is designated as Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level-II. 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. This position requires at a minimum the Cisco Certified Network Professional Collaboration (CCNP) certification.
• Nondisclosure Agreement: This position requires access to classified information. Incumbent of the position will be required to complete a Standard Form (SF) 312, Classified Information Non disclosure Agreement (NDA). Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA).
• Position Sensitivity: This is a Non-Critical Sensitive (3) position under the provision of DOD Directive 5200.2R and AR 380-67. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance with Special Compartmented Information access.
• Incumbent must complete a supervisory probationary period, including any mandatory supervisory or refresher training, unless previously completed.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel 25% (in the most expedient manner) away from the normal duty station.
• Incumbent may be required to work overtime, and other than normal duty hours which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• This position is designated as an adverse weather position. The incumbent may be required to remain on duty or report for duty during severe weather or other installation closings.
• Call back and emergency duty are regular requirements of this position.
• Employee is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and obtain the required certification/recertification for this position.

Qualifications

This position is in the Supervision/ManagementCategory 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 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 specialized expereince 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. 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: Evaluating and advising on information transmission systems that support IT networks; Guiding the development of various short-, mid-, and long-range operational plans; Developing IT cost model pricing and presenting data to senior officials; Overseeing new system hardware and software installation and maintaining network system security; Test/install/configure/maintain Voice systems (VoIP/VoSIP). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: (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.

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address KB-W6SYAA USA SIG NTWK ENT CTR FT BLISS DO NOT MAIL Fort Bliss, TX 79916 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk