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Position Title
IT Specialist (INFOSEC/Network)
Agency
Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration
Announcement Number
24-TIGTA-136-DH Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, March 14, 2024 to Thursday, March 28, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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4. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

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Preferences
1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
2. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
3. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current Federal employee?
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5. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Assessment 1
For this position individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed and address them in your resume.
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.


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1. Do you have the IT related experience addressing each of these competencies in your resume? (limit characters)
For GS 14: Specialized experience is one year, at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes:

- Experience with routing and configuration for Cisco equipment, Cisco wireless technology, Cisco security devices and applications; AND
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; AND
- Experience with mentoring and knowledge sharing with other team members with different levels of abilities.
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2. Select the choice that best describes your specialized experience. (limit characters)
3. To ensure you receive proper credit, please list where this experience is clearly documented in your resume. (limit characters)
4. From the list below, which of the following hardware and software do you have experience installing, testing and configuring in an enterprise environment. (limit characters)
5. Choose the one response that best describes your most advanced experience and skills in information technology. (limit characters)
6. For which of the following software do you have experience installing, testing, and configuring in an enterprise environment? (limit characters)
7. Which of the following best describes your experience troubleshooting an enterprise network environment? (limit characters)
8. Choose one response below that represents your strongest skill. (limit characters)
9. What duties have you performed troubleshooting hands on configuration? (limit characters)
10. Do you have experience and skills to configure WAN and LAN equipment directly via the command line interface? (limit characters)
11. Select the statements which are included with your involvement with the network: (limit characters)
12. Select from below, the item(s) which reflect your training in the IT field: (limit characters)
13. Choose which of the following information technology initiatives you primarily have experience in. (limit characters)
14. Have you developed and implemented agency/company-wide network security? (limit characters)
15. To ensure you receive proper credit, please list where this experience is clearly documented in your resume. (limit characters)
16. Choose all of the below choices in which you have experience and have performed as part of your work duties. (limit characters)
17. Please select from the list below which accreditation(s)/certification(s)/license(s) you possess. (limit characters)
18. From the following leadership functions, please select all the items you have performed in projects which you have led or were assigned to with senior staff responsibility. (limit characters)
19. Have you led teams to accomplish an enterprise level installation project? (limit characters)
20. From the following list, please select the statement that reflect your experience working in professional IT work teams charged with carrying out an assignment or a project. (limit characters)
21. Please indicate the types of information system security with which you have experience. (limit characters)
22. From the following list, please identify those items you have written: (limit characters)
23. Have you been able to communicate technical requirements to non-technical personnel? (limit characters)
24. Do you have the experience mentoring and sharing knowledge with other team members? (limit characters)