IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK/SYSADMIN)

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: Referrals of qualified applicants will be issued as follows: Area 1: All permanent and indefinite Wyoming Army National Guard (NG) T5 and T32 Dual Status Technicians (DST) employed within DOIM. Area 2: All permanent and indefinite WYNG Title 5 and T32 DST employed with the Wyoming National Guard. Area 3: All Current Federal employees within the Competitive and Excepted Service, and Competitive Service Reinstatement Eligible employees. Former NG T32 Dual Status employees receiving an Honorable or a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions are eligible for reinstatement provided they have been separated for at least one year before applying for reinstatement and received a rating of record of their most recent permanent position of a least fully successful (or equivalent). Area 4: All currently assigned Active Guard/Reserve (AGR), and M-Day/Drill Status Guard (DSG) members of the Wyoming NG. Currently serving and former Wyoming NG Drill Status and M-Day soldiers and airmen are provided preference eligibility to compete for NG T5 positions. * Veterans’ Preference Rules are mandated by law and some applicants may receive priority consideration before other applicants without veterans’ preference. * Area 7: U.S. Citizens TITLE 5 POSITION INFORMATION: Type of Appointment: Temporary Indefinite Tenure: Group 3 – Indefinite (Refer to Employment Conditions below for additional information) Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 4:30 pm FLSA: Exempt Telework: The duties of this position require primary physical presence. Situational telework may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Para/Line: 122K/240 Selecting Official: CW4 Duane Messmer This position does not require National Guard Membership. Upon acceptance to this position, if selected candidate is a competitive employee, they will convert to Excepted Service and be required to sign a memorandum IAW 5 CFR 302.102. Acceptance of the proposed appointment will take the employee out of the competitive service while s/he occupies the position. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. TIME-IN-GRADE: Any applicant who within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. NOTE: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement. If you are a current GS employee applying for a higher grade than the grade you currently hold provide an SF-50 showing the next lower grade was held for at least one year. Some SF-50s effective within the last 52 weeks will not demonstrate the next lower grade was held for at least one year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year). In many cases, we may need to see two (2) SF-50s to determine time-in-grade and eligibility for promotion. If you are a DoD employee, you may obtain copies of your SF-50(s) from MyBiz (https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil/) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess specialized experience and at least one year of experience equivalent to a GS-09 with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties as an IT Specialist (Network) as it relates to Information Assurance Technical Level II (IAT-I) typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. Must possess at least 3 years in IA Technology or related field, experience in Network Environment (NE) and advance Computing Environment (CE) or more of experience, education, training in recognizing potential security violations, taking appropriate action to report the incident as required by regulation and mitigate and adverse impact. Apply instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform IA tasks within the Computing Environment (CE). Must be able to demonstrate expertise in IAT Level 1 CE knowledge and skills; examine potential security violations to determine if the NE policy has been breached, assess the impact, and preserve evidence; and support, monitor, test, and troubleshoot hardware and software IA problems pertaining to the NE. Must be able to recommend and schedule IA related repairs in the NE. Perform IA related customer support functions including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and/or training, in response to customer requirements for the NE. Provide end user support for all IA related applications for the NE. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES (KSAs) Knowledge of standard computer systems sufficient to troubleshoot hardware and software problems and skill to isolate causes. Knowledge of capabilities and limitations of a variety of hardware and operating systems; technical characteristics of computer equipment systems and software; and established equipment testing methods and terminology. INFORMATION ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Reference: DoD 8570.01-M, Information Assurance (IA) Workforce Improvement Program, Para C3.4. IA Technical (IAT) Category Level II Training Requirements Within 6 months of assignment of IA duties all military and government civilian IAT personnel must achieve IA Baseline Certification unless a waiver is granted. An individual needs to obtain only one of the “approved certifications” for IAT Level I to meet the minimum requirement. (DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certifications) CCNA = Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA-Security was retired by CISCO and may be waivered CND = Certified Network Defender CySA+ = Cyber Security Analyst GICSP = GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional GSEC = GIAC Security Essentials Certification Security+ CE = Security+ Continuing Education SSCP = System Security Certified Practitioner Include a copy of certification if already completed with application. New hires’ qualification periods begin the date they start in the position (i.e., they must obtain the appropriate certification within 6 months of being assigned IA functions). Personnel in technical category positions must be issued and retain an appointing letter to their IA duties including a statement of responsibilities for the system. A completed copy will be maintained in the individual’s personnel record. Personnel in technical category positions must maintain certifications, as required by the certifying provider, to retain privileged system access. Personnel who are not appropriately qualified within 6 months of assignment to a position or who fail to maintain their certification status shall not be permitted privileged access and may lose their position of assignment if employee fails to attain or return to certified status.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for an IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK/SYSADMIN), Position Description Number PDT5682000 and is part of the WY Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics, Wyoming National Guard. This position is in the Excepted Service “under the authority of Title V, P.L. 114-328, and Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA)”. This is a Title 5 Excepted Service position. Military affiliation is not required.