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Unspecified
Management
Devils Lake, ND (On-Site/Office)
Duties
As an IT Specialist (CUSTSPT), you will be responsible for the delivery of customer support services, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance and/or training, in response to customer requirements.
Conditions of employment
PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION.
NDNG Areas of Considerations (T32 Excepted Service)
Area I: All onboard NDNG Army Federal Employees (Tenure 1 & 2)
Area II: All onboard NDNG Army Federal Employee (Tenure 3)
Area III: All NDNG military members
Area IV: All Military Members
Area V: All U.S. Citizens
MILITARY GRADES: Enlisted, Warrant Officers and Officer O-1 to O-3
COMPATIBILE MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS: ECMF 25; WMOS 255(A,N,S); OBR 25
MOS is not a disqualifying factor of eligibility.
QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE
Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicant must posses the experience, education or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process. Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant possess the required one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 grade level or civilian equivalent, which includes 1) scheduling the use of computer time for program processing; 2) collecting and sequentially staging input media with associated program instructions for processing; 3) experience in at least one programming language; 4) interviewing subject-matter personnel to get facts regarding work processes and synthesizing the resulting data into charts showing information flow; 5) analysis of the interrelationship of pertinent components of the system; 6) planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment; and 7) scheduling the sequence of programs to be processed by computers where alternatives had to be weighed with a view to production efficiency.
Education
If you are using education as a substitution to qualify you must meet the below:
At the GS-9 level, a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
Undergraduate or 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.
To receive credit for education, you must provide supporting documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.
Additional information
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).
As an IT Specialist (CUSTSPT), you will be responsible for the delivery of customer support services, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance and/or training, in response to customer requirements.
- Addresses problems; installs, configures, troubleshoots, and provides maintenance and training in response to customer requirements or inquiries (e.g., tiered-level customer support).
- Provides support and guidance on installing, and operating personal computers, peripheral equipment, and associated software.
- Receives requests for resolution of hardware or software problems that may require in-depth research.
- Updates hardware and software architecture databases to reflect installations, turn-ins, and changes in reportable software.
Conditions of employment
- NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
- This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the ND National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
- Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
- Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Participation in direct deposition is mandatory.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours: overtime may be required.
- Incumbent must complete appropriate training and obtain required certifications IAW DoDI 8140, DOD 8570.01M for Cyber workforce as an IA Technician Level within 9 months of employment pending training seat availability.
- Position is designated as OM-STS-001 within the Defense Cybersecurity Workforce as guided by NIST SP 800-181, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.
- May be required to travel to and from offsite worksite(s) from the normal work area to perform assigned duties. Due to distances involved, travel may involve one or more overnight stays.
- The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial vehicles to perform temporary duty assignments.
- Position is designated as OM-STS-001 within the Defense Cybersecurity Workforce as guided by NIST SP 800-181, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.
- Incumbent may be drug tested.
PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION.
NDNG Areas of Considerations (T32 Excepted Service)
Area I: All onboard NDNG Army Federal Employees (Tenure 1 & 2)
Area II: All onboard NDNG Army Federal Employee (Tenure 3)
Area III: All NDNG military members
Area IV: All Military Members
Area V: All U.S. Citizens
MILITARY GRADES: Enlisted, Warrant Officers and Officer O-1 to O-3
COMPATIBILE MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS: ECMF 25; WMOS 255(A,N,S); OBR 25
MOS is not a disqualifying factor of eligibility.
QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE
Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicant must posses the experience, education or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process. Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant possess the required one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 grade level or civilian equivalent, which includes 1) scheduling the use of computer time for program processing; 2) collecting and sequentially staging input media with associated program instructions for processing; 3) experience in at least one programming language; 4) interviewing subject-matter personnel to get facts regarding work processes and synthesizing the resulting data into charts showing information flow; 5) analysis of the interrelationship of pertinent components of the system; 6) planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment; and 7) scheduling the sequence of programs to be processed by computers where alternatives had to be weighed with a view to production efficiency.
Education
If you are using education as a substitution to qualify you must meet the below:
At the GS-9 level, a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
Undergraduate or 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.
To receive credit for education, you must provide supporting documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.
Additional information
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).
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