IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION)

About the role

This National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION), Position Description Number D2489P01, and is part of G6 Nebraska Army National Guard.

What you will do

• As a IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION), GS-2210-9/11, duties include: 1.
• Manages all assigned servers and server resources, analyzing and defining requirements; analyzing workload; monitoring capacity and performance; diagnosing and resolving problems; and developing backup and recovery procedures.
• Installs, configures, and maintains servers and server resources in support of business processing requirements and ensures that servers are tested for stability.
• Installs and upgrades operating systems and layered software packages, ensuring compatibility with Army standards prior to installation of upgrade or new release.
• Develops and maintains database of hardware and software configurations.
• Conducts hardware and software audits to ensure compliance with Army and DOD standards and maintains system configurations.
• Monitors and manages the performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability of installed servers and associated server resources.
• Implements security procedures and tools.
• Resolves hardware/software interface and interoperability problems, and ensures server functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
• Resolves inquiries and problems concerning access, use, and availability of datacenter technologies.
• Provides technical assistance to current and potential users to minimize disruptions of computer operations.
• Provides formal or informal training so users understand the relationships of the system and are able to work with the system without undue interruption.
• Tests and analyzes system malfunctions to resolve physical and logical processing problems.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and resolves malfunctions by adjusting equipment configurations, realigning port allocations, recommending appropriate acquisitions, and distinguishing between equipment, software, and operation problems.
• Assists in solving problems associated with deliveries in support of individual hardware or software orders.
• Documents program purposes, methods, assumptions, and conclusions.
• Leads or participates in on-site surveys and/or reviews program information to determine status of the function and adequacy and quality of services.
• Documents findings and ensures recommendations are relevant to actual operating environments.
• Directs preparation or prepares a variety of program reports.
• Maintains liaison with counterparts at other commands/installations for troubleshooting assistance and researching available products and state-of-the-art technologies and advancements.
• Develops strategies to incorporate into the organization's inventory such technologies and advancements found to be compatible with user requirements, taking into consideration any affect these technologies and techniques will have on existing architecture and infrastructure.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

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 and against the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): To preview the assessment questionnaire, please use the following link: ***

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (format should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed.
• Use this link for Resume Tips.
• Other supporting documents (optional) Cover Letter DD-214 Other SF-50 Transcript

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. Fully qualified Area 1 applicants AS A GS-09 MAY BE PROMOTED TO GS-11 UPON COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 12 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE APPOINTED IN THE POSITION; (2) COMPLETION OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP); AND (3) COMPLETION OF A CLASSIFICATION REVIEW.

INDIVIDUAL MAY BE PROMOTED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION WHEN QUALIFIED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SELECTING OFFICIAL.

HOWEVER PROMOTION IS NOT GUARANTEED.

APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE ON THEIR APPLICATION THE LOWEST GRADE FOR WHICH THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED.

The initial cut-off date for first consideration is 11:59 pm, CST, 4 MAR 2026; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be given consideration only if there is a need for further review. If further reviews are required, they will occur weekly or until a certificate of eligibles is exhausted.

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 (***).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will 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.