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Position Title
IT Specialist (SYSADMIN)
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Announcement Number
NWS CR MN-25-12658080-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, January 6, 2025 to Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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. 
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3. Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service from a Federal agency outside of the Department of Commerce 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 (1) year ago.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position. (limit characters)
1. GS-12: Select the one statement that best describes your experience performing the work of an IT Specialist (SYSADMIN), GS-2210-12 or equivalent grade level in the Federal service.
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2. GS-13: Select the one statement that best describes your experience performing the work of an IT Specialist (SYSADMIN), GS-2210-13 or equivalent grade level in the Federal service.
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3. Describe your experience setting up, configuring and maintaining office local and wide area network (LAN/WAN) equipment including switches, hubs and routers. (limit characters)
4. Describe your experience installing, configuring, and using the Linux operating system. (limit characters)
5. Describe your experience configuring and performing system administration of UNIX/Linux systems. (limit characters)
6. Describe your experience 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 organization mission critical system for operations. (limit characters)
7. Describe your experience providing software/hardware installation, administration, management, security and performance monitoring (capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability). (limit characters)
8. Describe your experience configuring and performing system administration of UNIX-based systems. (limit characters)
9. Describe your experience developing, managing, configuring, supporting, or maintaining ADP systems utilized in critical work environments, requiring high availability and performance. (limit characters)
10. Please indicate the areas in which you have experience providing direct hands-on maintenance support for complex electronics and information systems? (Select all that apply) (limit characters)
11. Please indicate the areas in which you have experience repairing, testing and calibrating electronic instruments and equipment. (limit characters)
12. Describe your experience using equipment manuals, complex schematic diagrams, and support and test equipment to perform installation, maintenance, alignment, modification and repair of electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. (limit characters)
13. Describe your experience conducting technical inspections to ascertain the current operational status pertaining to possible malfunctioning seismological or sea-level monitoring electronic systems and equipment and then performed corrective actions. (limit characters)
14. What maintenance experience do you have with pulsed/CW Doppler radar systems, such as weather, air traffic control, or fire control radar? (limit characters)
15. Describe your experience providing logistical support for an electronics maintenance program. (limit characters)
16. Describe your experience 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. (limit characters)
17. Describe your experience interpret complex documentation (i.e., technical manuals/documents, block diagrams, schematics, shell scripts) and apply your knowledge in the maintenance and operations of systems and networks. (limit characters)
18. Describe your experience providing leadership and interpersonal skills, demonstrating a proven ability to work through others by defining and managing projects, working with others to develop strategies, and monitoring progress. (limit characters)
19. Describe your experience identifying programmatic problems, and developing alternative solutions to resolve those problems, particularly where there are shifting or conflicting needs. (limit characters)
20. Describe your experience supervising and directing the work of an electronics maintenance and/or IT support staff. (limit characters)
21. Describe your experience working on a project which requires strong interpersonal, group, or customer- service related skills for planning, gaining cooperation, making decisions, consensus building, and meeting deadlines. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
22. 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.
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