Airway Transportation Systems Specialist - Tampa, United States - Federal Aviation Administration

Description

** Airway Transportation Systems Specialist**

**Department of Transportation**

** ATO, Tech Ops, ESA, Miami District, Central Florida Group, Tampa Radar/AUTO /COMM SSC, WEW43-TPA.**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

No

** Telework eligible**

No

**Duties**

** Summary**

Serves as an ATSS who specializes in the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) .

***Due to the Pandemic, and individual states with different phases of reopening, the selectees report date to the official duty station/facility may be delayed until such time as employees are allowed to report to the workplace. The person selected may telework up to the maximum extent possible, up to and including full time, until it is safe to relocate.***

**Responsibilities**

Performs a variety of functions directly related to the operation of the NAS. Independently evaluates the functional status of assigned subsystems, systems and facilities. Plans, coordinates, and resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordination and suggesting solutions, making adjustments as necessary to deal with system outages and performance deterioration.

Recognized as a principal technical specialist on legacy and newly developed systems within a large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographical area. Performs work of broad scope and complexity with a high degree of independence. Responsibilities include integration, restoration, testing and evaluation of new advanced services or service components, hardware/software systems and processes. Applies comprehensive technical knowledge to protect the integrity of all components and systems to provide NAS service delivery. Initiates action to install, repair or restore systems and services.

As a principal specialist or team leader for major projects and/or program areas, resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordination and suggesting solutions. Carries out work in accordance with overall plans and objectives of the organization, resolving problems as they arise and making adjustments as necessary to deal with unanticipated situations and organizational needs. This work includes responsibility for evaluating diagnostic data from multiple systems that are integrated to support a network of services or service products. Evaluation of this data is used for correcting deficiencies on Contractor Acceptance Inspection/Joint Acceptance Inspection, and timely resolution of equipment, systems or services with the NAS.

Acts in a security and administration role for STARS system. Conducts day to day monitoring and management of system and user activity that affect STARS information security, performs the day to day hands on operational and security duties, performs security administration performance checks, reviews/manages user accounts, files, and directories, reviews and analyze audit logs, attends the STARS Systems Specialist course, installs and reconfigures approved software and adaptions, performs user account management, and follows all agency policy and guidance on the STARS systems.

Review and evaluates all automation tickets. Works with air traffic and other stakeholders to eliminate erroneous tickets before forwarding to OSF.

ATSS must possess expert knowledge, skill or ability to perform the operation with the installation, maintenance, modification, repair, troubleshooting, flight check and certification of Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS). This discipline is heavily engaged in operations and maintenance of industrial computer systems in the corporate environment, industrial systems to include both hardware and software applications. In addition, this position maintains other electrical/mechanical equipment/systems necessary to ensure reliability of facilities on and off airports with the network of the NAS.

Contacts are both internal and external. Often represents the organization as the primary technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities to coordinate and implement plans or to obtain information and resolve problems. Meets and consults with representatives of external organizations such as DoD, Airport Management, Contractors, utility companies and foreign governments to resolve problems of mutual concerns and to elicit cooperation and action favorable to FAA needs.

Develops White Papers for the recommendation of enhancing efficiency of the systems by modification and application of existing or emerging technology. Focuses on the overall NAS systems performance and causes of system degradation.

**Travel Required**

25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.

** Supervisory status**

No

** Promotion Potential**

NA

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

+ US Citizenship is required.

+ Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

+ Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)

+ Designated or Random Drug Testing required. ** Qualifications**

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level of FV-H/Level III or the equivalent FG/GS-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience may include, but is not limited to: Demonstrating an extensive knowledge of and experience in technology system interrelationships; and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation and electronics systems.

Generally, experience at the next lower level, Pay Band H/level III or equivalent, meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience supports the Demonstrated Abilities identified in this announcement.

You must apply online to receive consideration for this position. We will not accept faxed or emailed resumes.

**Narratives for Demonstrated Abilities identified under qualifications are mandatory.** Failure to submit demonstrated abilities statements will prevent you from receiving further consideration. In the text box following each of the Demonstrated Abilities, please provide a brief explanation of your possession of the applicable Demonstrated Ability. Include the name, title, organization name, and phone number of at least one reference that can be contacted for further verification of your level of capability. Failure to respond to the Demonstrated Abilities will result in an ineligible rating.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Demonstrated Abilities listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resou