• Serve as a Switched Systems technician to prevent communication failure at Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC).
• Perform maintenance on all switching systems, subsystems, and peripheral devices to prevent communication failures during military operations.
• Diagnose service faults associated with various types of transmission media to prevent network isolation.
• Deliver installation requirements to designated work centers to provide hands-on technical assistance throughout the execution process.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain TOP SECRET eligibility with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• The IT classification for this position is IT II. Position is designated as Special Sensitive.
• Must successfully pass urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter according to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station up to 5%.
• Position requires a pre-employment physical due to lifting up to 50 pounds.
• In accordance with DoDM 8140.03 and supplemental Army guidance, the employee must obtain and maintain the following requirements for each Cyber work role. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• Appointment to this position is subject to a three year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in DoDI 1400.25 V3005. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• This position is a Mission Essential. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• This position is subject to alert and operational recall and periodic work schedule changes to meet daily mission operational requirements. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• This is a Key Essential position. (See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.)
• See Additional Information Section for additional conditions of employment.

Qualifications

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.



Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

In order to qualify, you must meet the one year experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by

1. Repairing digital, analog, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone systems to restore communication between agencies;
2. Troubleshooting digital switching platforms to ensure voice and data packets route correctly between users;
3. Performing maintenance on telecommunication subsystems to minimize service interruptions for subscribers;
4. Constructing wiring main distributing frames to meet government specifications.

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: