IT Specialist (SYSADMIN)

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS". Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems and software in an enterprise environment; monitoring server performance, capacity, and security; identifying and resolving hardware, software, and network-connectivity issues; applying established server-security configuration baselines and vulnerability-remediation procedures, such as Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

Installs, configures, and maintains servers and server resources in support of business processing requirements and ensures that servers are tested for stability.

Installs and upgrades operating systems and layered software packages, ensuring compatibility with Army standards prior to installation of upgrade or new release.

Develops and maintains database of hardware and software configurations.

Conducts hardware and software audits to ensure compliance with Army standards and maintains system configurations.

Monitors and manages the performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability of installed servers and associated server resources.

Resolves hardware/software interface and interoperability problems, and ensures server functionality, integrity, and efficiency.