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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology is Hiring an IT Specialist (Network) Near Philadelphia, PA
The incumbent will serve to provide technical expertise in the IT specialty of Network Engineering in support of VA's Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Connectivity and Collaboration Service line. The IT Specialist (Network) position is located in the VA's Information Technology Center (ITC) office in Philadelphia, PA.
Qualifications:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/28/2023.
You may qualify based on your
EXPERIENCE as described below.
Experience - Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- 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.
- 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.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
AND
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: providing network infrastructure and network support for enterprise data centers configuring routers, switches, firewalls, load balancing, LAN and WAN, and WAN optimization technologies.
Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT.
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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Per Office of Personnel Management General Schedule Qualification Policies, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, human resources director, or official documentation such as SF-52, SF-50 documenting an official detail/assignments, or other comparable documentation). The documentation must indicate whether the employee performed the duties full time or, if part-time, the percentage of times the employee performed the additional duties.
To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above.
Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.
Responsibilities:
This position is primarily aligned to the following NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework work roles:
- 441 - Network Operations Specialist
For more information about these work roles, where they fit within the larger Cyber Workforce, and how they can support your unique career journey, please visit the Cyber Career Pathways tool on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies website:
https://niccs.us-cert.gov/workforce-development/cyber-career-pathways
This is a bargaining unit position.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: NOT Available
Telework: Available - Based on Supervisory Discretion
Duty Location Status: Will work from VA owned or leased space
Position Description Title/PD#: IT Specialist (Network)/ PD06251A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: NOT Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: NOT Required
Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary but involves use of a personal computer so a degree of dexterity and visual acuity to utilize these tools is required. Some physical effort is required to lift and carry reference books, working papers and similar items to and from meetings. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the work site. The work does not require any special physical effort.
Major Duties:
- Install, test, and maintain network devices, and analyze present and projected communication traffic volumes, to include system capacity, peak loading, and the overall effect an increase in traffic may have on network performance
- Upgrade the network operating system on a switch or router, configuring switches and routers to provide internal and external connectivity for a Data Center
- Map customer business requirements to applicable hardware, standardizing Data Center networks throughout multiple facilities
- Manage networks using Solarwinds /Orion monitoring and mapping tools; configure High Availability within a Cisco NXOS Data Center environment
- Expand network capabilities to support customer bandwidth requirements
- Configuring routers, switches and firewalls
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