Telecommunications Specialist (Node Site Coordinator)

Duty Location

OKINAWA ISLAND, JAPAN

Major Duties

• Serve as Telecommunication Systems and Information Technology Specialist, Circuit Actions Technician for the Buckner Technical Control Facility and Joint Warfighter Inter-Base Transport Network (JWITN).
• Serve as the primary focal point for all matters relative to activation and deactivation of circuits/trunks/links.
• Prepare routine and special reports and performs system analysis of operational situations.
• Conduct operational briefings for the commander, the Transport Branch Chief, and DISA managers.
• Support Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Performance Evaluations for 15 sites on Okinawa.
• Serve as the Primary Node Site Coordinator (NSC) for the Internet Protocol Transport – Provider Edge (IPT-PE) nodes, the optical transport network (OTN) nodes, and Defense Information System Network (DISN) Internet protocol (IP) router nodes.
• Experience with circuit actions, status reporting and problem solving; troubleshooting to include fault isolation, testing and correcting equipment/systems malfunction or failure.

Qualifications/ Specialized Experience

This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. 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. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Applicant must have one year of directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by implementing telecommunications and information technology requirements for circuit actions, status reporting, and problem solving; assisting with troubleshooting for fault isolation, testing, and correcting equipment/systems malfunction or failure; providing technical advice and guidance to technical control personnel, management, and other specialists; and supporting performance evaluations in accordance with directives, established regulations, and procedures. OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Telecommunications. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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. In accordance with DoD CES Personnel System Implementation Guidance for Overseas Rotations and Administrative Return Rights, employees must be able to satisfy the rotation requirement and tour limitations in DoD Instruction 1400.25 Volume 1230. Current DoD Employees: If a current permanent CES employee, you shall be granted administrative return rights. If not a current permanent CES employee, you may be granted administrative return rights if agreed to by your CONUS organization.