Information Technology Specialist

Duties
• Participate as an Information Technology planner on organizational Integrated Planning Teams (IPT) for G6 role and function.
• Serve as an Information Technology Planner for Army Cyber Command G6.
• Identify requirements, or tasks, within the command and document the business cases behind identified requirements.
• Prepare and present technically sound, accurate, and thorough business case/cost benefit analysis products in response to proposed, current, or approved change requests to provide Courses of Action to ARCYBER Leadership for decision.
• Process and direct received tasks and/or orders assigned to ARCYBER G6 as the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) or Office of Coordinating Responsibility (OCR).
• Review Operations and Fragmentary Orders/Taskers with Information Technology implications to summarize and present the order's background, intent, and G6 specified tasks.
• Review Operations and Fragmentary Orders/Taskers to present potential Courses of Action and provide recommendations to accomplish those tasks.
• Facilitates the development of the collective G6 response, document leadership guidance and/or decision; and submit response back to the Command by the agreed upon deadline.
• Maintain awareness of Federal, Department of Defense, and Department of the Army polices, regulations, directives, and standards which could have implications on existing G6 or IT Policy and/or Programs.
• Develop directorate guidance and policies which promulgates and implements higher headquarters guidance
Requirements Conditions of Employment
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f
Appointment to this position does not confer competitive status.
• Prior to appointment applicants are required to sign a statement indicating they understand the conditions of employment or assignment to the position and acknowledge the consequences of failing to meet and maintain those required conditions.
• Must undergo and successfully complete an initial and periodic Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI).
• Must pass an initial and periodic urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain access to NSA and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) accredited facilities and networks
[Military External Affairs Division (MEAD) Security In-Processing (SIP) process.]
• Temporary duty travel may be required approximately 25% of the time.
• Must obtain and maintain TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI)
Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities
This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Level within the CES Occupational Structure
Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement"
If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package
In order to qualify, you must meet the Experience 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
Additional information about transcripts is in this document
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe One Year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position
Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled
Specialized experience would be demonstrated by 1
Providing Information Technology role and function expertise to organizational Operational Planning Teams to conduct strategic and long-range planning, identify requirements, and document business cases
2
Managing the planning processes (i.e
Initiating and facilitating planning sessions; collaborating with internal and external organizations, developing business case analysis, and preparing/presenting recommendation briefings to senior leadership for decision.) to facilitate Information Technology enhancements, new capabilities, and/or system modifications
3
Reviewing Operations Planning documents (i.e
Operations Orders, Fragmentary Orders, and taskers) to identify Information Technology specified/implied tasks, facilitate development of the organization response and document leadership guidance/decision.4
Reviewing higher level regulations/guidance/policies to develop organization specific Information Technology operation and support policies/procedures
The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail
Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others
(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
Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation
(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
Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information
(4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations
Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate
Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted
Additional information
• If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S
Citizenship.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Digital Technology Career Field position.
• A Relocation Incentive may be considered for this position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Suppl

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