Telecommunications Specialist

**Who May Apply**:
**Job Opening**:55594**

Open to **ALL** U.S. Citizens

**Opening Date**:June 17, 2024**

**Position**:Telecommunications Specialist (Tactical Communicator), GS-0391-11

**Division**:CIRG

**Unit**:Render Safe Readiness Unit

**Location**:Quantico, Virginia

**Working Hours**:8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

**Salary**: GS-11 $82,764.00 - $107,590.00

**Full Performance Level**: GS-13

**Number of Positions Available**: Unlimited Number of Vacancies

**Duration**: Full Time/Permanent

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**Key Requirements**
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be able to pass a U.S. Government physical exam and HAZMAT exam
- Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
- Some Travel required
- Must pass a strength and mobility assessment and swim test
- Must be able to operate in all environments and cleared for world-wide deployment's

**Mission Statement**:
The mission of the FBI is to protect the American People and uphold the Constitution of the United States.

**Major Duties**:
**GS-11**:

- Responds to actual and potential incidents.
- The incumbent works within a dynamic team environment to provide tactical and technical communications systems providing intra-team and national reach back communications capabilities.
- Under the guidance of senior technicians, maintains and tests specialized communications equipment to guarantee availability during a deployment. Regularly performs system and software updates to optimize performance and standardize capabilities across teams.
- Meets established proficiency standards and training requirements validated through technical and physical assessments.
- Maintains skillset for working in austere environments including hot or cold environments, working on ropes at heights, working in confined spaces, and operating in a maritime environment.
- Incumbent must be available to serve on a duty recall roster. While on recall status the incumbent must remain mission-ready for no-notice deployments at all times.
- Handles COMSEC items such as keying material, classified material and controlled cryptographic items in accordance with FBI security policies.
- Trains on and enforces proper protection practices, understands all FBI security regulations and reports any compromise or other security issue involving these materials.
- At the direction of senior technicians, researches and tests solutions to improve technical capabilities.
- Provides input and recommendations to senior personnel in the planning, design and development of communications systems to enhance deployment operations.

**Qualifications and Evaluations**

**Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.**

**All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies**:

- Telecommunications
- Technology Awareness
- Collaboration
- Problem solving/Judgment
- Communication
- Public Safety and Security
- Equipment Maintenance

**Specialized Experience (SE)**:
GS11-: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
Experience working in a team supporting electronic tactical and technical communications systems.
- Experiencing troubleshooting and resolving technical communication systems as a member of a team of technicians.
- Knowledge of local and wide area networking fundamentals
- Knowledge of satellite communications concepts
- Knowledge of radio communications concepts

**Physical Demands**
- ** Work may require kneeling for extended periods of time while operating equipment.**:

- ** Potential for exposure to HAZMAT and/or Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) contaminated or otherwise physically hazardous locations.**:

- ** May require operating at extreme heights, lifting objects in excess of 50 pounds**:

- ** Must be capable of identifying speech and tones with both ears and have color vision.**

**Education**

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
**GS-11**:Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.

**How to Apply