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If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.\nDuties\n\n Guides and controls work within the Executive Technologies Directorate, ensuring teams have the necessary direction to maintain operational readiness.\n\n Ensure system resiliency and lifecycle management by architecting and enforcing standards for high-availability across all current and emerging programs.\n\n Demonstrate project implementation leadership by planning and coordinating network engineering and installation projects that directly support the President, Vice President, the National Security Council, and others.\n\n Uphold technical standards ensuring all emerging programs are compatible with existing systems and employ proper security considerations.\n\n Provide expert engineering and oversight for the entire physical communications infrastructure, from copper and fiber optic cabling to alternative transport mediums.\n\n Requirements\nConditions of employment\n\n Must be a U.S. Citizen.\n\n This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.\n\n Drug Testing Position.\n\n Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.\n\n This is a Top Secret/SCI position with Yankee White\n\n IAW DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subjected to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements in 12 months and any future Cybersecurity Workforce qualification requirements.\n\n IAW DoDI 5210.87, Incumbent must be cleared for Category Two Presidential Support Duty based on a \"Yankee White\" Single Scope Background Investigation.\n\n Qualifications\n\n In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.\n\nBasic Requirements:\n\nAttention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards\n\nCustomer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs\n\nOral Communication -briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience\n\nProblem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions\n\nAND\n\nQualifying Experience: \n\nTo qualify at the GG-13, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.\n\nFor this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Experience explaining and advising regarding organizational IT systems upgrades, needs, and initiatives or guides and leads the development of Statements of Requirements, develops strategies, plans and processes to manage and track agency operational requirements. Advises leadership on trends in the IT arena. \n\nCandidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.\n\nAdditionally, prior to reporting for duty the selectee must be found eligible for a DoD Top Secret security clearance with access to Special Compartmented Information (SCI) based upon an Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), AND be approved for Presidential Support Duty in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5210.55 (Yankee White - Category II, minimum).\n\nThis is an Excepted Service position and does not confer eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.\n\nIf you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.\n\n Education\n\n There is no substitution of education for the Qualifying Experience at the GG-13 grade level.\n\n Additional information\n\n This is an Excepted Service position and does not confer eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.\n\n If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.\n\n A three year probationary may be required.\n\n Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.\n\n Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement.\n\n Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 3-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.\n\n We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.\n\n Moving costs MAY be paid.\n\n Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.\n\n This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.\n\n For more information on veterans' preference click here.\n\n The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants.\n\n This position is NOT subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program per Secretary of Defense Memorandum dated 09 MAR 2018.\n\n For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here.\n\n In accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) Manual 3305.13-M, \"DoD Security Accreditation and Certification,\" this position has been identified as a Defense Security Position (DSP). Individuals occupying positions designated as DSPs are required to meet certification requirements of the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) program. As such, the individual selected for this position must obtain and/or maintain a Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC). Individuals who do not meet the applicable SPeD certification requirements must obtain it within two years after the first duty day in this position. Upon appointment to this position, the selectee must also sign a statement acknowledging the SFPC requirements, as a condition to occupy the position, and agree to permit the DoD to access and monitor the certification qualifications associated with this position. Additional information about the SPeD Program can be found at: http://www.cdse.edu/certification/sped_what.html.\n\n You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility.\n\n For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here.\n\n All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.\n\n If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances.\n\n Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Review our benefits\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\nHow you will be evaluated\nYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.\n\n Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.\n\nCOMPETENCIES\n\n Strategic Thinking\n\n Information Systems/Network Security\n\n Program/Project Management\n\n Planning and Evaluating\n\n Communication\n\nYou can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13072975\n\nCriminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ \n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Review our benefits\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\n\n FOR THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AS THEY APPLY STATED BELOW AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. NOT ALL DOCUMENTS WILL APPLY TO EVERYONE.\n\n Resume: A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ . 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