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Position Title
IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN) TITLE 32 PERMANENT
Agency
Air National Guard Units
Announcement Number
NH-12178629-AF-23-121 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, November 3, 2023 to Monday, November 27, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. US Citizens.  Are you a US Citizen? (limit characters)
NATIONAL GUARD REQUIREMENT
Please choose the best options for ALL questions in this section. Read the question(s) carefully. Applicant is solely responsible for the accuracy of their answers. HR will not correct or modify your answers. If you have any questions or would like to verify only, we have successfully received your application, please feel free to contact us. (limit characters)
1. THIS POSITION REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO JOIN THE NATIONAL GUARD, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION. (limit characters)
2. Do you meet the military grade/rank listed on the announcement?    

By clicking yes, I acknowledge that either, 

(1) I am within the military grade/rank(s) listed
(2) I am currently promotable (today) to the minimum military grade/rank listed or meet eligibility to attend a military commissioning school as applicable 
(3) I am willing to take a reduction in military grade/rank to be at the maximum military grade/rank listed
(4) I am currently able to attend a military school to acquire the military grade/rank listed (Must attach Memorandum from Recruiting and Retention to be considered for position)
 
I further acknowledge that, if selected, any personnel action (i.e. appointment, promotion, reassignment, etc) that results from my selection will not be completed until I am within the military grades listed on the announcement.

If 1, 2, 3 or 4 are not applicable, answer No.
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3. Do you currently have the AFSC listed in the job announcement?
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the IT Cybersecurity Specialist (SYSADMIN), (GS-2210-11) position at our Agency.  We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position.  Your responses are subject to verification.  The experience stated in your resume must support your assessment responses. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific.  We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.   Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.  Applicants are solely responsible for the accuracy of their questionnaire answers.  HR will not change, add or modify any answers.  Human Resources WILL NOT divulge if you are qualified or not for the position.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you have experience that is IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification). Must have IT-related experience demonstrating attentional to detail, customer service, oral communication and problem solving. (limit characters)
2. Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent?

Experience that demonstrated accomplishment of computer project assignments that required a range of knowledge of computer requirements and techniques. 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. Experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion. Experience in developing modifications to parts of a system that required significant revisions in the logic or techniques used in the original development. Knowledge of the customary approaches, techniques, and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization; 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; and Adaptation of guidelines or precedents to the needs of the assignment.

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The following section will be used to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability for this position.  The experience stated in your resume must support your assessment responses. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific.  We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.      
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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. Knowledge and ability to provide both systems administration and customer support duties for all classified computer workstations and servers maintained within the unit.
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4. Knowledge and skill involving systems integration, security principles and methods, customer support concepts and methods.
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5. Knowledge and skill in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting a variety of operating systems, hardware devises and software applications.
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6. Knowledge and skill to plan and coordinate the installation of new hardware/software, maintain system security, troubleshoot installation and user problems, balance workload across servers.
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7. Thorough knowledge and ability to advise on critical IT issues and previously unsolvable problems. (limit characters)
8. Ability to apply judgment in selecting and applying guidelines to problems.
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9. Knowledge to ensure that all security measures are in place and are monitored on a continuing basis.
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