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Position Title
IT SPECIALIST (APPSW) (TITLE 32)
Agency
Army National Guard Units
Announcement Number
IL-11870911-AR-23-103 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, March 6, 2023 to Monday, March 4, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. US Citizens.  Are you a US Citizen? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current National Guard member within the state for which this position is being advertised? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
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4. Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
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Conditions of Employment
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions. (limit characters)
1. I have a valid, current state driver's license or I am able and willing to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license. (limit characters)
2. This position requires membership in the IL Army National Guard (IL ARNG). If you are not willing or are ineligible to join the IL ARNG, please do not apply to this announcement. If selected, you MUST be or become a member of the Selected IL ARNG.

Do you possess an IL ARNG membership, or are you willing to obtain, and maintain a membership in the IL ARNG?
 
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3. Please type your current RANK, AFSC/MOS, and UNIT in the space provided below.
 
If you are a member of another branch of service, please include your branch, rank and military specialty.
 
Prior service members should include their last rank held and military specialty.
 
Civilians should type "N/A".
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Assessment 1
Respond to all questions. For each, choose the response that best describes your experience and/or training. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application.
 
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. General Experience: Do you possess experience, education or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process; experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems?
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2. Specialized Experience: Do you possess specialized experience for the GS-11 Level, which includes 36 months of experience, education, or training that approaches techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization; experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls; experience that required adaptations of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment; and experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion?
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Design the program structure of files and records and determine detailed sequences of action in program logic. (limit characters)
4. Code, test, debug, and document programs. (limit characters)
5. Respond to problems by diagnosing and correcting errors in logic and coding. (limit characters)
6. Review and analyze the business practices of serviced organizations to determine those practices that could be significantly enhanced by the modification of existing or the development of new automated systems.

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7. Conduct studies concerning the feasibility of proposed new systems development projects. (limit characters)
8. Review and analyze current systems. (limit characters)
9. Determine time and cost savings, man-hour and material requirements, hardware capabilities, and overall impact on resources. (limit characters)
10. Work closely with customers to determine required functional requirements and to translate functional requirements into design specifications.

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11. Integrate multiple operating systems and coordinate between functional areas that necessitates unusual coordination and organization requirements. (limit characters)
12. Advise on the best methods to accomplish a project.

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13. Recommend improvements to current applications. (limit characters)
14. Propose needed re-design studies.

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15. Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)