IT Specialist (OS/CUSTSPT)

Summary

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Duties

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• Serves a staff specialist and advisor to the Network Services Branch, Engineering Services Branch, Service Management Division...
• ...DLA Information Operations (J-6), Enterprise Infrastructure Services (J-64), Network and Telecommunications Services, Engineering Services Branch.
• Develops, implements, and ensures compliance with plans, policies, standards, infrastructures, and architectures that establish the framework for the management of all IT programs.
• Provides agency level expertise and guidance on planning, design, documentation, acquisition, implementation, maintenance, modification, operation, and best practices of the agency's Network physical cable and fiber (layer-1) Infrastructure.
• Serves as the resident Network and Telecommunications Infrastructure expert and is responsible for effective direction, management, and control of the architecture documentation.
• Develops operating procedures, performs site surveys and physical network designs, and develops reports for use by the organization.

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Conditions of employment

• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• Please note: This position may be transitioning to DISA in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027; the candidate selected for this recruitment may be reassigned to DISA with the position in FY 27

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (OS/CUSTSPT) your qualifications must include:

1. 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-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS- 09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. 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:

• GS-11: In a developmental capacity: Develops, implements, and ensures compliance with plans, policies, standards, infrastructures, and architectures that establish the framework for the management of all IT programs; Provides agency level expertise and guidance on planning, design, documentation, acquisition, implementation, maintenance, modification, operation, and best practices of the network's physical cable and fiber (layer-1) Infrastructure; Develops operating procedures, performs site surveys and physical network designs, and develops reports for use by the organization.
• GS-12: Develops, implements, and ensures compliance with plans, policies, standards, infrastructures, and architectures that establish the framework for the management of all IT programs; Provides agency level expertise and guidance on planning, design, documentation, acquisition, implementation, maintenance, modification, operation, and best practices of the network's physical cable and fiber (layer-1) Infrastructure; Develops operating procedures, performs site surveys and physical network designs, and develops reports for use by the organization; Provides agency level expertise covering , development and institutionalization of policy and methods, functional design, implementation, project management and integration of the enterprise cable-plant; Performs analysis; creates, plans, and designs layer-1 inside plant (ISP), outside plant (OSP) and data center infrastructure architectural documents; and conducts assessments of the architecture and infrastructure to align IT strategy, plans, and systems with the mission, goals, structure, and processes of the organization.

1. Education Substitution (GS-11 level only): Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the

U.S. Department of Education. See If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

1. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.

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

GS-12: Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

GS-11:Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: _vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: 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.

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 a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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