IT Specialist

Summary You will serve as a IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS) in the FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER (FNMOC) of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Duties You will participate in intra- and inter-agency scientific and technical meetings and symposia as an expert to promote solutions to technical problems that best meet the needs of numerical modeling operations. You will serve as the ocean/wave model operations team lead, responsible for computational infrastructure stability, managing execution of numerical environmental models and related processes at NIPR and SIPR classification levels. You will gather and compile requirements and develop strategy to satisfy computational, storage, and timing requirements. You will identify critical, essential, and enhancing contract requirements and participate in developing performance work statements for ocean/wave model operations 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. This is a bargaining unit position. You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license. You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret 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. This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code 411, proficiency level Advanced the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies. 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. You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport. Qualifications Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Serving as a production quality specialist devising and implementing processes that ensure integrity and timeliness of operational environmental model runs.
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. Providing troubleshooting in support of complex software and hardware deficiencies and providing work a rounds where possible.
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. Gathering and submitting ocean/wave model computational and/or storage resource requirements to the DSRC Allocation Integrated Project Team Chair.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Providing operational test support to scientists, software developers, systems analysts, and watch support personnel. AND In addition to the four competencies above, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience applying a mastery of advanced IT principles, theories, and practices required by the specialty area to enable employee to serve as a technical authority and provide guidance to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues.
Experience applying knowledge of computer and network systems testing and evaluation principles sufficient to perform evaluations, which result in the recommendation of new means of producing and delivering IT-based solutions.
Experience measuring computer and network system performance and management effectively, using Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) applications and components designed for this purpose, and establishing new performance/metrics requirements where appropriate as applied to the development and maintenance of automated, real-time systems.
Experience applying knowledge of UNIX/Linux scripting, Perl and/or Python programming.Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:
Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov) 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 Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. 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. IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit:
Additional information The incumbent is required to obtain the foundational qualification within 9 months and the residential qualification within 12 months of appointment and maintain qualifications as described in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies. Participation in a continuous professional development program, completing an annual 20-hour minimum of Cyber Workforce related continuous professional development must be documented and completed in a current individual development plan signed by both the employee and supervisor. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Occasional overtime and after-hours work may be necessary to keep 24/7 operations running. Work may also include call-back and required work after normal business hours (nights/weekends) to support operations in case of hardware/software failure and/or to provide procedural guidance to military and civilian personnel. Some work is required in a computer center environment with higher noise levels. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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 . click apply for full job details