TITLE 5 SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION) (MI G6)

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a TITLE 5 SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION) (MI G6), Position Description Number NGT5710600 and is part of the MI JFHQ Army, National Guard.

Duties

• ***THIS IS A TITLE 5 EXCEPTED NATIONAL GUARD POSITION*** Information Officer(CIO/G6/J6). Serves as project leader/supervisor responsible for developing, assigning, and coordinating duties and projects for systems administrators. Serves as the senior systems administrator responsible for planning, coordinating, modifying, implementing, and troubleshooting to support customer needs. The systems administered involve multiple hardware platforms running multiple operating systems in both physical and virtual configurations. The incumbent is accountable for the planning and coordinating the installation, testing, system security configuration and monitoring, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of all server hardware and software. Work pertains to the administration of all systems including ensuring the efficient integration between systems as well as compatibility within the network infrastructure. The supervised team members are specifically assigned to multiple system platforms located throughout the state. Provides executive leadership, guidance, and direction to ensure acquisition, development, and retention of a professional, highly capable workforce to accomplish assigned missions. Provides supervision in the daily operations for delivery of C4IM services. Establishes performance standards and evaluates employee performance. Reviews and recommends approval of, candidates for promotions and recognition. Reviews and approves: work plans to be accomplished by subordinates; priorities and schedules for completion of work; sets broad objectives; monitors subordinate employees' performance in providing IT services; reviews accomplishments; and takes appropriate action of correction when deficiencies are noted. Gives advice, counsels, or instructs individual employees, on both work and administrative matters. Collaborates with other supervisors and managers within the directorate to negotiate, decide on, or coordinate work-related changes affecting them. Advises their supervisor with broader and higher responsibilities on problems involving the relationship of the work of the system administration teams to broader programs, and its impact on IT Services. Serves as a technical advisor to management. Resolves inquiries and problems concerning access, use, and availability of datacenter technologies. Develops and enhances automated systems to improve performance and efficiency. Provides technical assistance to current and potential users to minimize disruptions of computer operations. Provides formal or informal training so users understand the relationships of the system and are able to work with the system without undue interruption. The above duty description doesn't contain all details of the official position description.

Qualifications

Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the dates of each period of employment (from MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY) and the number of hours worked per week. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For additional information see: What to include in your resume. NOTE: All job seekers will be required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs) GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All series personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level and must have a minimum of one year on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level. An applicant must have a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experiences working on information technology administrative classified systems, workstations, and servers using multiple operating systems. Experiences involved the installation and testing of the system security configuration, along with a range of competencies in monitoring, operating, troubleshooting and maintaining workstation and server hardware and software. Must have experiences as a technical expert and unit focal point for the configuration of hardware and software on a variety of IT systems with different hardware and operating systems. Skilled to identify and enforce command standards for hardware and software configurations. Skilled to develop, modify, and tests overall system backup and recovery strategies for assigned systems. Capable to configure work-station security parameters. Competent in troubleshooting and correcting software problems that included resolving conflicts between applications, hardware and/or device conflicts, and operating system faults. Skilled in detecting and removing computer viruses. Skilled in restoring critical data files; and in updating hardware and software architecture databases to reflect installations, turn-ins, and changes in reportable software. Experienced as a systems administrator with responsibilities that included planning, coordinating, modifying, implementing, and troubleshooting that met or exceeded customer needs. Knowledgeable on the administration of all systems, to include a myriad of associated hardware platforms, software applications and numerous interfaces included in the Local Area Network (LAN). Competent to perform security management work in accordance with AF, AFSPC, National Guard Bureau (NGB) and Air National Guard (ANG) regulations and policies. Competencies include the skills to implement local policies regarding system access, network rights, and physical access to systems and equipment. Knowledgeable on applications used to analyze, evaluate, and recommends hardware/software changes to various computer systems. Skilled to identify factors such as, compatibility with standard systems, conversion or implementation costs, compliance with DOD, AF, AFSPC, and ANG policies, and resulting impacts on existing equipment. Skilled in the ability to install, configure and test products and equipment. Experiences including the development of plans for the necessary acquisition of automation (hardware and software) requirements. Experienced in working within guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), bulletins, and flyers for the operation and use of assigned C4 systems, services, and activities. Competent to analyze policies, regulations, and system provisions that govern standard operating systems and skilled to provide assistance and advisory services.Competent in performing the full-range of supervisory duties in regard to subordinates and managing personnel responsibilities. Skilled in advising, coaching, mentoring, and counseling employees to ensure understanding of the Air National Guard personnel programs, policies, to include senior management procedures and directives. Experienced in conducting interviews and selecting candidates for initial hires, reassignments, promotions, or formal details. Must have experiences and competence in regard to identifying Dual Status technician positions' Series qualification and/or certification requirements, training development, and compatible military skills. The supervisory experiences involved leading, planning, and scheduling program work in a manner that promoted smooth flow and even distribution of assigned work requirements. DOD PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAM Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program categories below are eligible to apply with this preference. (See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade

Education

No substitution of education allowed for this position.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13050085 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify, change or add anything to your application packet after the closing date. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position.