INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

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**Qualifications:**
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Individuals 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. 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. 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. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Mastery of, and skill in applying advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards and practices sufficient to significantly change, interpret, and develop IT systems analysis program methods and procedures. Mastery of IT principles, concepts, and practices in IT systems analysis sufficient to provide advisory and technical services to DoD executives and subject-matter experts on the most complex and controversial IT systems analysis programs, policies, and procedures. Knowledge and skill necessary to apply a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to the design and conduct of comprehensive IT studies and projects that are characterized by their extreme breadth and importance to DoD, and for which similar studies in the past have proven inadequate. Mastery of, and skill in applying, business process engineering concepts and methods sufficient to lead/conduct studies designed to identify potential improvements in the way information technology is applied to key business functions. Mastery of, and skill in applying systems analysis principles and techniques, process engineering concepts, and new IT technologies sufficient to: assess new systems design methodologies to improve software quality, accurately represent customer requirements, effectively measure software development risk, and present recommendations for adoption of new methodologies; and lead implementation. Mastery of, and skill in applying systems analysis principles and techniques, enterprise IT architecture, and new IT technologies sufficient to review the impact of new systems design policies on the system design process, recommend most beneficial implementation approaches, and lead implementation activities Time-In-Grade (TIG) Requirement for General Schedule (GS) Positions: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-12 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. The purpose of TIG restrictions is to prevent excessively rapid promotions in competitive service GS positions and to protect competitive principles. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of IT systems analysis principles, concepts, functions, techniques, and capabilities to include cloud and cybersecurity principles, new and emerging IT security methods, feasibility studies, and risk analysis to the operational capabilities to Command, Control, Communications & Cyber Systems (C4S). 2. Knowledge of, and skill to apply advanced Cyber/ IT management and refinement requirements and those specifications; and the skill to plan and design proposed new systems and execute IT system application software and systems development life cycles, including systems documentation, system requirements and techniques, design development, and configuration management. 3. Skill in applying software, design and maintenance of information systems ensuring successful integration with existing and anticipated infrastructure in the database environment systems analysis; skill to collaborate between stakeholders and software development teams to execute government or commercial cloud technologies and concepts related to application of: development, cybersecurity, systems governance, procurement, and administration. 4. Ability and skill to effectively speak, write and address significantly multifaceted technical and controversial issues; the skillset to serve as senior cyber IT consultant/ advisor to command or agency management officials by preparing, briefing, chairing meetings, leading task combined workforces (both military and civilians) to Senior Executive Leaders (General Officer(s) /SES(s)) or superior managerial officials 5. Ability to plan and manage teams (subordinate elements) by organizing, prioritizing and delegating daily workload to meet changing deadlines and circumstances; lead cyber technical teams to troubleshoot applications and C4S or systems problems and provide users' support. 6. Ability to provide technical leadership and program oversight, particularly cloud based technology and the execution of design and development processes and the up-to-date awareness maintenance of technological advances that predict how management will or can meet future requirements