U.S. Department of the Navy

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (NETWORK SERVICES)


Pay$88183.00 - $114634.00 / year
LocationNorfolk/Virginia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 805741100
      This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

      Duties


      • You will serve as an Information Technology Specialist (Network Service) in the Engineering Department (Code 200), Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMAC), Norfolk, VA.
      • You will be responsible for providing technical assistance for mission-degrading casualties or similar problems affecting assigned shipboard networking systems and frequently on Temporary Duty (TDY).
      • You will responsible for providing technical assistance on less urgent but complex problems beyond the capability of forces afloat, intermediate maintenance activities, or repair activities to diagnose and correct.
      • You will lead and assist organized teams composed of not fewer than five General Schedule technicians (or contractor equivalents) with responsibility for functional checkout, test, and inspection of major systems.
      • You will perform functional checkout, grooming, adjustment, and test of new or modernized shipboard systems in a systems qualifications test environment.
      • You will provide management advisory and technical services on substantive functions and practices.

      Requirements


      • Must be a US Citizen.
      • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
      • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
      • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
      • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
      • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
      • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final TOP SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
      • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
      • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
      • This is a Cyberspace Workforce position work role code (441) proficiency level BASIC the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies
      • You will be required to obtain and maintain a current CPR certification.
      • You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
      • You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

      Qualifications


      Basic Requirements:

      Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions

      Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks or qualifying work experience.

      Applicants must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly relates to the work of the position to be filled. You must have IT-related experience, preferably submarine related, demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

      1. Attention to Detail- IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Maintaining situational awareness (SA) of Network Operations connectivity requirements and capabilities as to ensure effective command and control.
      2. Customer Service- IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Providing technical expertise concerning Navy Enterprise-wide development, implementation, modification, and management of long and short range IT planning and goals.
      3. Oral Communication-IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Presenting reports and briefs to technical, non-technical, and senior personnel on research and development of network services.
      4. Problem Solving-IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Resolving difficult issues and making recommendations on delivering network transport services.

      Experience:
      In addition to experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
      • Experience possessing comprehensive knowledge of Information Systems and associated equipment encompassing an extensive body of standard procedures used onboard U.S. Naval Submarines.
      • Experience in SUBLAN and CANES, to include Compose 4.0, Software 3, and Software 4.
      • Experience developing a plan to bring equipment to an optimum state of operation using exact field measurements and findings.
      • Experience in OSI layered protocol stacks including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Fiber Channel, Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), and Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI).
      • Experience in systems security certification, accreditation, and applying IT security principles and methods.
      • Experience in the following technologies and protocols: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), spanning tree, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), multicasting, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Remote Procedure Call (RPC), NAT, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Service (DNS), Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) and Ethernet.
      • Experience in local and wide area networking principles and concepts. Experience in various networks including Ethernet and Fiber Channel.
      • Experience in network systems design, development, testing, installation, operations, management and maintenance concepts and methods sufficient to develop and present plans for integrating new server technology into existing architecture.
      • Experience with oral and written communication to prepare and present reports, interpret policies and guidelines, provide advice and guidance to customers to include the maintenance community.

      Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
      Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov)

      Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
  • About the company

      The United States Department of the Navy is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and, when directed by the President, the United States Coast Guard, as a service within the Department of the Navy, though each remain independent service branches.