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Position Title
IT SPECIALIST (SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION) (TITLE 5)
Agency
Army National Guard Units
Announcement Number
MO-12129127-AR-23-305 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, September 15, 2023 to Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Assessment 1
Respond to all the questions below. For each question, choose the response below that best describes your experience and/or training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application and information your references provide. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an Information Technology (IT) Specialist (SYSADMIN) at the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service.
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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)
2. Manages assigned servers and server resources.
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3. Analyzes and defines requirements; analyze workload; and monitors capacity and performance.
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4. Diagnoses and resolves problems with servers and serve resources.
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5. Develops backup and recovery procedures.
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6. Installs, configures, and maintains servers and server resources in support of business processing requirements and ensures that servers are tested for stability.
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7. Installs and upgrades operating systems and layered software packages, ensuring compatibility with the installation's standards prior to installation of upgrade or new release.
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8. Develops and maintains database of hardware and software configurations.
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9. Conducts hardware and software audits to ensure compliance with higher headquarters standards and maintains system configurations.
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10. Monitors and manages the performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability of installed servers and associated server resources.
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11. Implements security procedures and tools.
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12. Resolves hardware/software interface and interoperability problems, and ensures server functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
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13. Resolves inquiries and problems concerning access, use, and availability of datacenter technologies.
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14. Provides technical assistance to current and potential users to minimize disruptions of computer operations.
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15. Provides formal or informal training so users understand the relationships of the system and are able to work with the system without undue interruption.
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16. Tests and analyzes system malfunctions to resolve physical and logical processing problems.
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17. Analyzes, evaluates, and resolves malfunctions by adjusting equipment configurations, realigning port allocations, recommending appropriate acquisitions, and distinguishing between equipment, software, and operation problems.
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18. Assists in solving problems associated with deliveries in support of individual hardware or software orders.
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19. Documents program purposes, methods, assumptions, and conclusions.
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20. Leads or participates in on-site surveys and/or reviews program information to determine status of the function and adequacy and quality of services.
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21. Documents findings and ensures recommendations are relevant to actual operating environments.
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22. Directs preparation or prepares a variety of program reports.
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23. Maintains liaison with counterparts at other commands/installations for troubleshooting assistance and researching available products and state-of-the-art technologies and advancements.
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24. 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. (limit characters)
25. Do you certify that all of your responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate; and do you accept that if your supporting documentation does not support one or more of your responses to the questionnaire that your application may be rated lower or you may be removed from further consideration?
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