IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN), Position Description Number T5718P01 and is part of the NE 155 CF, National Guard.

What you will do

• As a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN), GS-2210-11, duties include: 1.
• Performs studies and independently establish plans for improving the efficiency of information technology and communications processes.
• Performs studies of all aspects of the installation's information technology and communications programs, processes, and methods.
• Evaluates existing systems and capabilities and initiates feasibility studies to determine ways and means necessary to enhance mission performance.
• From those studies, derive cost benefits and /or required investment and recommends a best course of action along with proposed alternatives.
• Evaluates the impact emerging technology will have on organization capabilities, customer needs, and mission readiness, while considering the organization's resources.
• Develops short and long range plans designed to meet changing IT needs of the organization.
• Prepares justification to facilitate the prioritizing of current and future funding to support IT enhancements.
• Prepares documentation and briefs management officials on specifics of requirements, both hardware and software, and outlines procedures to obtain and organize enhancements.
• Produces system and program specifications and coordinates milestones, processing steps, program layouts, and interrelationships with management and other specialists of the IT Team.
• Establishes methods necessary to integrate new technology into existing architecture identifying conflicting system interface problems, and developing solutions.
• Interprets a variety of technical requirements making independent judgments to determine organizational compliance with applicable instructions, procedures and practices.
• Audits IT programs, processes and projects.
• Continually assesses policy needs and interprets broad DoD, AF, and other higher headquarters guidance and applies it through development of policies for the area of responsibility.
• Establishes metrics to measure and evaluate systems and process performance, identifying workforce planning and management issues, e.g., proficiency, retention, and training.
• Provides organization management with factual, objective assessments of the unit's ability to perform the mission, ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of analysis services.
• Accomplishes needs analysis and feasibility studies of IT operations, consulting with process owners to specify requirements, and define opportunities to improve business processes.
• Provides management with information needed for direction of programs to include reports identifying limiting factors, opportunities, and availability of assets.
• Evaluates mission effectiveness, using standardized and locally developed evaluation programs and processes.
• Manages the scheduling and accomplishment of managerial, personnel, technical and special evaluations.
• Collectively evaluates management effectiveness, performance and technical proficiency of assigned personnel, equipment, and systems condition.
• Coordinates and/or conducts management studies of organization, staffing, work measurement, methods, or procedures.
• Monitors unit standardization/evaluation programs ensuring adherence to applicable directives.
• Responsible for ensuring military duty position standards are established.
• Defines metrics and measures progress toward accomplishment of unit plans, programs, goals, and objectives.
• Advises supervisors and managers on the evaluation of programs, policies, regulatory requirements, and procedures.
• Recommends the establishment of quantity or quality criterion.
• Develops baseline for use in measuring and analyzing organizational productivity and effectiveness.
• Develops process, management, administrative and technical evaluation plans for implementation.
• Notes deficiencies, identifies necessary resources, and recommends corrective actions.
• Reviews work processes to ascertain where procedures can be combined, distributed, or simplified to increase productivity, efficiency, or effectiveness.
• Recommends internal reporting and status tracking procedures to ensure adequate control in terms of deadlines, progress reports, and follow-up reports.
• Manages the evaluation program to ensure required actions are tracked and completed.
• Prepares and maintains files and publications IAW current directives to include both paper and electronic media.
• Coordinates with HHQ elements, Program Management Offices, Specific System/Hardware Support Elements, OEM Vendors and Vendor Contracted support facilities for issue resolution.
• Research includes using various means and media to obtain needed information to accomplish the task.
• May require the use of various stand alone (e.g., paper based, CD, DVD, etc.) or on-line (network or web based) methodologies to obtain needed information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions Undergraduate or Graduate Education: 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.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. Your answers to the assessment questionnaire will be verified against information provided in your resume and other supporting documentation.

Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific, we will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experiences, your rating will be adjusted or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated against general and specialized experience under the "Qualifications" section.

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing: Contact Information-your name and the best way to contact you.
• Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualifications of the job.
• Federal jobs should include series and grade.
• Education, certifications or licensures.
• Other supporting documents (optional) Cover Letter DD-214 Other (to include Veterans' Preference Claims) SF-50

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted; you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official in the following order: 1. Qualified Area 1 applicants 5. Qualified Area 3 Veterans Preference Eligibles 6.

Qualified Area 3 Non-Veterans Preference Eligibles

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (***). Individuals with military incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.