IT Specialist (SYSADMIN /INFOSEC)

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Battle Creek, MI: $89,508 - $ 116,362 Columbus, OH: $93,400 - $121,422 Dayton, OH: $92,841- $120,696 Fort Belvoir, VA: $102,415- $133,142 New Cumberland, PA: $102,415- $133,142 Ogden, UT: $89,508 - $ 116,362 Philadelphia, PA: $98,630- $128,221 Richmond, VA: $93,499- $121,551

Duties

• Serves as technical advisor for on-premises and cloud virtualization initiatives, overseeing scope, technical review, design, testing, implementation, and quality assurance to ensure timely delivery within budget.
• Analyzes technical specifications and resource requirements, handles project tasks delegated to team members and contractors, and enforces IT change management processes and Agency system development life cycle standards.
• Conducts user group and vendor meetings to determine storage allocation needs, monitors hardware and software maintenance contracts, and maintains up-to-date system operating manuals and life cycle documentation.
• Installs, configures, and administers VMware ESX, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle OCI, and Google Cloud environments, ensuring enterprise virtual infrastructure is tuned, optimized, and maintained.
• Diagnoses and recovers failed systems, evaluates new diagnostic tools, conducts feasibility studies for engineering changes, and resolves complex hardware and software integration issues across server systems.
• Reviews storage area networks, infrastructure environments, and operational procedures to improve efficiency, and provides technical training on hardware, COTS tools, and third-party software packages to Agency staff.
• Implements and enforces information security and information assurance policies, ensuring product configurations and virtual environments meet DoW and Agency security requirements.
• Performs security validation activities, ensures PKI compliance, and enforces strict adherence to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) policies and procedures
• Maintains COOP and configuration management documentation, tests server and storage continuity, participates in disaster recovery exercises, and prepares after-action reports to integrate COOP requirements.

Qualifications

To qualify for a IT Specialist (SYSADMIN /INFOSEC), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Diagnosing and resolving complex system integration, network, and storage performance issues implementing information assurance and cybersecurity controls to ensure data integrity and system availability administering, configuring, and optimizing enterprise-level virtualized and cloud environments (such as VMware ESX, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle OCI, or Google Cloud) participating as a technical lead or advisor on IT infrastructure projects, managing system change processes, and preparing technical specifications or operating procedures. B. Education: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. How You Will Be Evaluated

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: FSA Behavioral Index Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience FSA Situation Inventory Accountability Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Occupational Interaction Assessment Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Self-management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Occupational Judgement Assessment Decision Making Occupational Reading Assessment Reading Comprehension Occupational Reasoning Assessment Reasoning Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Other Information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF Position is a Defense Cyber Workforce Position and requires completion of qualification requirements within required timeframes. https://www.cyberworkforce.mil/DoD-8140/Supplemental-Guidance/ Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement. Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids. ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.