IT Specialist

**Duties**:

- You will design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation and support of new or existing VTC capable systems.
- You will develop new methods, approaches and procedures and provide advice and guidance on a wide range of and variety of complex VTC issues.
- You will conduct interviews with users and generate requirements for new or modified information technology (IT) systems/services, software and/or hardware.
- You will present information technology (IT) initiatives to managers to apprise them of potential impacts or improvements of capabilities.
- You will develop solutions which may require backwards compatibility for legacy systems, complex connections in support of multi-domain configurations and/or creativity due to limitations on approved products.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- 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
- You must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of an offer or removal. Indicate the level and date of your clearance in your resume.
- You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the DCIPS (excepted service) which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statute, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
- This position may require a 2-year DCIPS Trial Period.
- 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 position has been designated as a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce position in specialty area 41 - Customer Service and Technical Support.
- Incumbents of the position are required to comply with the DON Cyber IT/CSWF Program requirements of SECNAV M-5239.2

**Qualifications**:

- In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. **Must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies, as defined**:

- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 your experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS/GG-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as:
- Diagnosing, analyzing and resolving information technology (IT) and Video Telecommunications (VTC) systems, software and/or hardware problems.
- Testing and optimizing the functionality of data transfers between systems, point-to-point connections, network and data backbones.
- Reviewing information technology (IT) certification and accreditation documentation to ensure that it is compliant with standards, policy, and regulations.
- Identifying and defining technical requirements applied to the pl