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 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Duties

Exercises responsibilities to integrate Army IT Portfolio (AITP) services with business needs through service management processes. Monitors contracts in support of staff activities, and in the case of centralized procurement, administers contracts for area of responsibility (AOR) requirements of the Local Network Enterprise Centers (LNECs). Responsible for preparation of policies and procedures, project development and long-range planning for installation wide AITP services business requirements. Periodically conducts random customer satisfaction surveys to ensure proper feedback is received on internal processes and satisfying SLAs with key customers. Recommends/establishes funding priorities. Manages internal security program, personnel management program, career management program, logistics management program, to include supply/property book and warehouse management as required. Establishes and maintains a wide range of personal contacts including management officials of the installation and supported tenant activities, and higher headquarters. Provides authoritative program related advice, information, and guidance regarding current and future information systems concepts, doctrines, methods, and practices, operations, technologies. Coordinates, presents, defends and negotiates programs, projects, policies and controversial issues of significant impact and support organization information systems. Considers innovative and new approaches for applications and recommendations as to feasibility and compatibility and the probable long-term effects with existing systems, facilities, equipment, etc. Advises the Chief, Business Division and other management staff on IT issues and decisions required in directing the resources of a program. Supervises a group of employees engaged in IT business functions. In addition to planning regular work assignments, prepares plans to meet substantial changes in workload; justifies revisions in staffing levels, work priorities and deadlines. Assigns work to employees based on selective considerations of such factors as the difficulty and requirements of assignments; availability, capability, and special qualifications of employees; and workload. Develops and issues written instructions and standard operating procedures, and ensures compliance. Reviews work, and accepts or rejects products. Prepares formal requests for personnel action to fill vacancies; detail, reassign, or promote employees. Develops performance plans, and appraises performance

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 Clearance.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel (in the most expedient manner), up to10% of the time, away from the normal duty station. Government regulations will be followed for all official travel.
• The employee may be required to work overtime.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Call back and emergency duty are regular requirements of this position.
• The employee may be required to work shift work if the organization moves to a 24/7 operation
• The employee may be required to remain on duty or report for duty during national emergency, severe weather or other installation closings.
• The employee must possess a valid motor vehicle driver’s license.
• Employee may be required to use cellular telephone and maintain a working home telephone at all times.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• See "Additional Information"

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 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 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. 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: Specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1) Creating policies and procedures for computer information systems; 2) Utilizing information and technology systems to achieve business goals 3) Advising staff on information and technology (IT) system issues and potential solutions; 4) Assign work group members or lower level staff. 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 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-W6SGAA USA SIG NTWK ENT CTR ABERDEEN DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk