IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN).

Duties

• You will perform computer/network systems administration, analysis, design, and programming.
• You will develop, modify or install new applications.
• You will apply knowledge in multiple platforms, databases, and applications, including Windows Server and desktop environments, Unix/Linux, SQL, Visual Basic, C#, PowerShell, all Windows Office products, and legacy systems and applications.
• You will apply knowledge on network hardware, including switches, hubs, routers, fiber, blade servers, and storage appliance.
• You will be given some tasking in developing, maintaining, and improving efficiency and functionality in multi-platform, multi-site networks.
• You will create tickets, respond to telephone calls, email/Teams messages.
• You will investigate/resolve software application/hardware performance issues.
• You will investigate/resolve Operating System errors or issues.
• You will perform User Account Management Creation, Modifications, and Removals.
• You will create, manage and/or update applicable process documentation.
• You will provide Software and Hardware Support.
  
  

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
• 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 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
  
  

Qualifications

FOR DS:03:

Your Resume Must Also Demonstrate At Least One Year Of Specialized Experience At Or Equivalent To The GS-07 Grade Level Or DS-02 Pay Band In The Federal Service Or Equivalent Experience In The Private Or Public Sector. Specialized Experience Must Demonstrate The Following:

• Performing computer/network systems administration, analysis, design, and programming;
• Applying knowledge in multiple platforms, databases, and applications, including Windows Server and desktop environments, Unix/Linux, Sun, SQL, Visual Basic, C#, PowerShell, all Windows Office products, and legacy systems and applications; and
• Applying knowledge on network hardware, including switches, hubs, routers, fiber, blade servers, and exchange servers.
  
  

For Ds-04:

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or DS-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Maintenance, support, system/database design, automation, development of multi-platform classified networks, disaster recovery, servers, firewalls, and computers;
• Developing, maintaining, and improving efficiency and functionality in multi-platform, multi-site networks;
• Creates, manages, modifies, updates and performs backup for projects' databases; and
• Develops, modifies and installs new applications.
  
  

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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.

Education

For Ds-03:

The following education may be substituted for specialized experience:

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

For Ds-04:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

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.

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

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

A relocation incentive may be authorized.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
  
  

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.