Telecommunications Specialist

This position is located in Yellowstone National Park, in the Technology Services Division.

Open to the first 100 applicants or until 12/13/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/13/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40 hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: analyzing, developing, managing, or improving voice communications systems, and the procedures and requirements that demonstrate knowledge of current developments and trends in telecommunications concepts and technology. The work involves the following types of duties: Plan and provide for the configuration, installation, and management of telecommunications systems to support day-to-day incident response and administrative operations readiness; Plan and provide for telecommunications integration of radio, telephone, and data communications through IT network switches, routers, and leased and proprietary circuits. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a PH.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (54 semester hours or the number your school uses to represent three academic years of full-time graduate study) in telecommunications management, electrical or electronic engineering, computer science mathematics, information systems management, physics, public utilities, statistics, or a directly related field. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experience) and 36 graduate semester hours that, when combined as percentages, meets 100%. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.