U.S. Department of Defense

IT SPECIALIST (APPSW) (STEM)


Pay$131437.00 - $179633.00 / year
LocationWashington/District Of Columbia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 829068900

      We are committed to:
      • Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment.
      • Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities.
      • Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise.
      • Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself.

      Duties


      DIA employs a variety of professionals who serve throughout the workforce to ensure successful operations. To view this position’s duties, click Vacancies to be directed to DIA’s online application system. Please make note of the position title and 6-digit Job Opening ID number to which you are interested. You can scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the announcement or click on the “Advanced Search” link and enter in the 6-digit Job Opening ID number in the “Job Opening ID” field.


      Requirements


      • - U.S. Citizenship - Drug Test - Security Investigation

      Qualifications




      ASSESSMENT FACTORS

      1. Designs, builds, tests, integrates, deploys and operates enterprise IT engineering solutions and services.
      2. Provides development/integration support and services for major enterprise engineering changes.
      3. Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills to compose and deliver responses to complex questions in a clear, concise, and organized manner
      4. Applies decision making techniques in complex situations to include anticipating and recognizing best practices and choosing options to maximize benefits to the office, directorate, or Agency
      5. Proposes program, process, and policy changes required to enhance organizational efficiency and eliminate barriers to organizational success

      HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS


      1. LAN Knowledge, proxy servers, networking knowledge, network design and implementation, network troubleshooting, network hardware configuration,
      network performance tuning.
      2. Experience with ISDN, IP/SIP trunking, & SBC deployments
      3. Ensure the security of the network by driving standards and policies across all networks.

      Individual Occupation Requirements

      ALTERNATIVE A

      All Applicants must meet the following minimum qualification requirements in order to be considered for this position:
      Requirements may be met either through Education and/or Experience and/or a combination of both.

      Education:
      All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. The coursework must be either undergraduate or graduate and must include a minimum of 24 semester hours in one, or a combination of the following: computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management.

      Level/Education:
      GG-07 : One (1) full year of graduate level education; or Bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement
      GG-09: Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree; OR two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree
      GG-11 and above: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree; OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

      Experience
      • Must be IT-related (paid or unpaid);
      • May have involved the completion of specific and intensive training (for example, IT certification);
      • Should have equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and should have been gained in the same or related field as the work of the position being filled;
      • Should have been gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern was IT;
      • Should consist of at least one year at a level equivalent to the next lower GG level;
      And

      • Must have demonstrated each of the following four competencies:

      1. Attention to detail: thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail;
      2. Customer Service: works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations, knows about available products and services and is committed to providing quality products and services;
      3. Oral Communication: effectively expresses information, takes into account the audience and nature of the information, makes clear and convincing oral presentations, listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately;
      4. Problem Solving: identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and makes appropriate recommendations.
      and

      Specialized Experience
      1. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

      ALTERNATIVE B

      GS-5 and GS-7 (or equivalent):
      Education:
      All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
      Level/Education:
      GG-05 (or equivalent): Bachelor's degree in any field
      GG-07 (or equivalent): One (1) full year of graduate level education; OR supervisor academic achievement. Education must demonstrate the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

      OR

      Experience
      Experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, certification), as appropriate.

      For all positions, individuals must demonstrate they have experience in each of the four competencies listed below; the experience does not have to be IT-related. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.
      1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
      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.
      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.
      4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
      AND
      Specialized Experience for GS-7 (or equivalent):
      Positions at GS-7 (or equivalent) require one year of specialized experience at the next lower GS-grade (or equivalent). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The employing agency is responsible for defining the specialized experience based on the requirements of the position being filled.

  • About the company

      The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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