IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK)

Major Duties

• Diagnoses and restores serial and IP circuits at the SOC. Uses electronic test equipment to isolate signal degradation, circuit faults, and hardware issues to maintain reliable communications.
• Monitors LAN/WAN performance using enterprise tools. Installs and configures network hardware, software, and operating systems to ensure routing stability and maximum uptime.
• Manages rapid circuit rerouting during outages. Coordinates emergency restoration and diagnostics with external technical controls, carriers, and regional control centers.
• Enforces technical, physical, and COMSEC standards. Performs cryptographic key loading and equipment maintenance in compliance with AR 380-5 and DoD security policies.
• Resolves complex connectivity issues for mission partners. Documents downtime, maintains outage logs, and drafts trend reports for Battalion leadership and engineers.

Qualifications/ Specialized Experience

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". 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. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions 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 education and/or 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 Diagnosing, testing, and troubleshooting IP and serial communications circuits using electronic test equipment or network monitoring tools; Coordinating circuit rerouting, maintenance, and restoration actions with technical control centers or commercial carriers; and Handling, loading, or maintaining Communications Security (COMSEC) equipment and keying material in accordance with security directives. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management; or, three full years of graduate education from an accredited or pre-accredited institution 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. This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.