Information Technology Specialist (SYSADMIN)
Washington, DC

Job Description

* Duties

Help Duties Summary

This position is assigned to Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center (BC), Information Solution Division, Operations and Maintenance Branch, located in Fort Collins, CO; Kansas City, MO; or Washington, DC.

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Responsibilities

* Coordinates and/or prepares procedures, instructions and directives necessary to put new or revised systems or methods into operation.
* Oversees the design, configuration, installation, and upgrade of various technologies.
* Identifies opportunities and implement configuration changes that will provide best performance attainable, while meeting business requirements
* Contributes to the design of agency cloud and on premises solutions; and works with application design to optimize the flow between them.
* Analyzes systems, reviews designs, and performs usability testing to ensure performance and reliability; enhance scalability, and meet security requirements.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential

14


* Job family (Series)

2210 Information Technology Management


* Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

* You must be a US Citizen or US National.
* Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
* Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
* Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
* Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
* Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Time in grade:

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-13 grade level for consideration for the GS-14 grade level.)

For this position, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies

listed below.

1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

2) 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.

3) 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.

4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

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For the GS-14 level:

* Applicants must have one full-time year of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that demonstrates experience provisioning, installation/configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware, software or related infrastructure as well as for the coordination and support of enterprise data center hosted systems. In addition, experience assisting project teams with complex technical issues in the initiation and planning phases utilizing standard project management methodology, which includes the following activities: the definition of needs, benefits and technical strategy; research and development within the project life-cycle; and technical analysis and design. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here. 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 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

THE SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION IS NOT QUALIFYING FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL.