Information Technology Specialist - Washington, United States - US Department of Energy - Agency Wide

US Department of Energy - Agency Wide

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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion.

As a full performance GS-14, Information Technology Specialist, you will:

Maintaining an awareness of the interpersonal climates of the organization, Department of Energy, Headquarters (DOE HQ), and other agencies involved with the mission of cybersecurity and security risk mitigation.
Serve as a leader for the Maintenance review board and is member on the Configuration Management board as well as various standing information management boards, committees and working groups, as well as adhoc groups convened by DOE offices.
Provide technical expertise to carry out a variety of tasks involved in systems analysis, systems administration, networks, policy and planning, and internet.
Manage an Information Technology (IT) team (Tier 1 through Tier 3) focused on all HQ communications systems and help desk support areas.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
This employer participates in the eVerify program.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Subject to satisfactory security and suitability requirements.
May be required to successfully complete a 1year trial period.
You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
This position has been designated as Special-Sensitive (High Risk) and requires a security clearance at the Q level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
In addition, the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance prior to entrance on duty; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
The incumbent is required to complete an initial Counterintelligence (CI) evaluation and on a recurring basis, which may include a CIscope polygraph examination.
This position does not support 100% remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 2 days per pay period.
Limited telework may be available based upon mission requirements of the position.
This position is not included in a Bargaining Unit.

Qualifications:

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

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.

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.

4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

In addition to the above, individuals must meet the specialized experience listed below:

Providing support and services related to software, hardware, databases, web resources, networks or enterprise systems.
Contributing to projects by ensuring timelines and the resources needed are available for mission accomplishment.
Providing technical support and troubleshoot computer problems to customer within the organization.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include:
volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and