- Position Title
- IT SPECIALIST
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Announcement Number
- NWS-23-11967075-ST Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, June 1, 2023 to Wednesday, June 14, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current Department of Commerce employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You have not yet been separated.
3.
Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of Commerce) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
- Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.
4.
Are you a current/former employee of a Federal agency under an Interchange agreement or other similar authory?
For additional information on interchange agreements and similar authorities, click here.
For additional information on interchange agreements and similar authorities, click here.
5.
Are you a current or former Federal employee of a Land Management Agency that meets the eligibility requirements listed below? Land Management agencies include the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Reclamation.
- Must have been initially hired into a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and
- Must have served under one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and
- Must have performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and
- If no longer employed by the land management agency, must have been separated for no more than two years, and departed that position in good standing.
6.
Are you a current Federal civilian employee?
Types of Federal Apointment:
1. Career-conditional, competitive service
2. Permanent-Career, competitive service
3. Pathways Internship Program
4. Pathways Recent Graduate Program
5. Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program
6. Temporary (Time-Limited Appointment - not to exceed 1 year)
7. Term (Time-Limited Appointment - more than one year, not more than 4 years)
8. Veterans Recruitment Authority (VRA)
9. Schedule A (Disabilities)
10. Excepted Service
11. Other
Click on the following appointment types for additional information:
Permanent, career, competitive service
Veterans Recruitment Authority
Temporary/Term
Note: If you are unsure of your appointment type, refer to your most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), ask your servicing human resources office, or contact the human resources representative listed in the vacancy announcement. You will be required to provide supporting documentation. Please refer to the vacancy announcement for information on submitting documentation.
Types of Federal Apointment:
1. Career-conditional, competitive service
2. Permanent-Career, competitive service
3. Pathways Internship Program
4. Pathways Recent Graduate Program
5. Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program
6. Temporary (Time-Limited Appointment - not to exceed 1 year)
7. Term (Time-Limited Appointment - more than one year, not more than 4 years)
8. Veterans Recruitment Authority (VRA)
9. Schedule A (Disabilities)
10. Excepted Service
11. Other
Click on the following appointment types for additional information:
Permanent, career, competitive service
Veterans Recruitment Authority
Temporary/Term
Note: If you are unsure of your appointment type, refer to your most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), ask your servicing human resources office, or contact the human resources representative listed in the vacancy announcement. You will be required to provide supporting documentation. Please refer to the vacancy announcement for information on submitting documentation.
7.
Are you eligible for reinstatement based on prior Federal service and you are NOT currently serving in the competitive service as a permanent career or career-conditional Federal civilian employee?
Note: For more information on reinstatement eligibility, click here.
You will be required to submit a copy of a Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) as proof of your reinstatement eligibility. Please refer to the vacancy announcement for information on submitting documentation.
Note: For more information on reinstatement eligibility, click here.
You will be required to submit a copy of a Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) as proof of your reinstatement eligibility. Please refer to the vacancy announcement for information on submitting documentation.
8.
Are you a current or former employee of one of the Federal agencies listed below who is eligible for non-competitive consideration?
- Postal Career Service Employee
- Postal Rate Commission Employee
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee
9.
Are you a veteran separated under honorable conditions who has a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more? This includes:
- Veterans who retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30% or more; or
- Veterans rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) since 1991 or later to include disability determinations from a branch of the Armed Forces at any time, as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30 % or more.
10.
Are you eligible for noncompetitive consideration under a hiring authority not otherwise listed?
11.
Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member, or a current or former Peace Corps employee who meets one of the requirements described below for noncompetitive eligibility?
- Former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past twelve months. *OR*
- Former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past 36 months and are requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility due to your military service, status as a full-time student, or other experience related to this position. *OR*
- Current Peace Corps employee who has completed at least 36 months of continuous service without a break in service of 3 days or more. *OR*
- Former Peace Corps employee who completed at least 36 months of continuous service and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years.
12.
Have you served in the previous five (5) years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
13.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric, or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability Appointment for which you can provide appropriate documentation issued by a licensed medical professional; a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist; or any Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits?
14.
Are you eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)? This includes veterans whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND either served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military OR are entitled to veterans' preference.
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an IT Specialist at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
2.
Have you set up, configured and maintained office local and wide area network (LAN/WAN) equipment including switches, hubs and routers?
3.
What is your experience with installing, configuring, and using the UNIX or Linux operating system?
4.
Do you have experience in providing direct hands on maintenance support of the Advanced Weather Information Processing System (AWIPS) or similar technologically-advanced information processing, display and communications systems that serve as an organizations mission critical system for operations?
5.
Which level below best describes your experience in the areas of systems software/hardware installation, administration, management, security and performance monitoring (capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability)?
6.
What is your experience in independently configuring and performing system administration of UNIX-based systems?
7.
What is your experience in developing, managing, configuring, supporting, or maintaining ADP systems utilized in critical work environments, requiring high availability and performance?
8.
Select the complex electronics and information systems that you have experience providing direct hands-on maintenance support on (Select all that apply).
9.
Indicate which task you have performed related to repairing, testing and calibrations of electronics instruments and equipment.
10.
Have you used equipment manuals, complex schematic diagrams, and support and test equipment to perform installation, maintenance, alignment, modification and repair of electronic and electro-mechanical equipment?
11.
Have you conducted technical inspections to ascertain the current operational status pertaining to possible malfunctioning meteorological or hydro-meteorological electronic systems and equipment and then performed corrective actions?
12.
What maintenance experience do you have with pulsed/CW Doppler radar systems, such as weather, air traffic control, or fire control radar?
13.
Which level below best describes your experience in the area of logistical support that you have provided in an electronics maintenance program?
14.
Which best describes your experience in utilizing diagnostic software and discrete test equipment to diagnose complex electronics and IT systems including information processing, automated surface observing, data transmission, Doppler Radar, radio theodolite, satellite ingest, WAN/LAN, UNIX workstations, desktop computers, VHF transmitters and voice synthesizing systems?
15.
Which level below best describes your experience in independently interpreting complex documentation (i.e., technical manuals/documents, block diagrams, schematics, shell scripts) and applying your knowledge in the maintenance and operations of systems and networks?
16.
Do you have experience that has demonstrated your leadership and interpersonal skills, and your proven ability to work through others by defining and managing projects, working with others to develop strategies, and monitoring progress?
17.
Select the statement that best describes your experience identifying programmatic problems, and developing alternative solutions to resolve those problems, particularly where there are shifting or conflicting needs.
18.
Which level below best describes your experience in the area of supervising and directing the work of an electronics maintenance and/or IT support staff?
19.
Describe your experience working on a project which required strong interpersonal, group, or customer-service related skills for planning, gaining cooperation, making decisions, consensus building, and meeting deadlines.
20.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.