About the Position: This position will execute telecommunications responsibilities for Headquarters, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Position may be filled at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama or Peterson AFB, Colorado The US Army Space & Missile Defense Command is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). More information about AcqDemo can be obtained at the following link: http://acqdemo.hci.mil/index.html.

Duties

Lead telecommunications project with peers, customers, engineers, and service providers within and outside of Department of Defense Organizations. Develop procedural guidance to maintain enterprise circuits, telecommunications systems, related infrastructure equipment, and inside copper and fiber cable plant. Identify telecommunications problems to resolve on-the-spot, refer to appropriate authority, or develop innovative solutions. Apply knowledge of optical and packet switched networks, Internet Protocol (IP) transport, circuit conditioning and switching principles to a wide variety of complex telecommunications challenges.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
• This position may require both CONUS and potentially OCONUS travel.
• This position may be subject to on-call support to maintain mission essential IT systems.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Evaluating short and long-term plans for current and future Communication Electronics requirements; AND 2) Assisting in the development of policies, and objectives of Defense system networks, that include installation infrastructure, and cost benefit analysis, of telecommunications, or satellite communications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipOral CommunicationProblem SolvingTelecommunications Project/Program Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (NH-02/GS-11).

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 SC-W6EFAA US ARMY SPACE MSL DEF CMD ARSTRAT DO NOT MAIL Colorado Springs, CO 80916 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk