NEW JERSEY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

FEDERAL TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

09-174

OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE

7 October 2009                    10 November 2009

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE POSTED ON UNIT BULLETIN BOARDS UNTIL THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CLOSING DATE.

 

Application must be forwarded to:

POSITION TITLE,LOCATION,PDCN,GRADE &

HQ NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD

SALARY RANGE

NJDMAVA - Human Resource Office

Information Technology Specialist (System Admin)

3650 Saylors Pond Road

G6 JFHQ, Fort Dix, New Jersey

Fort Dix, New Jersey 08640-7600

90038E00, GS-2210-09

(609)562-0872  DSN 944-0872

 $53,2340-0$69,204 PA

 

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:

  AREA I      -    All New Jersey National Guard (NJNG) Technicians

              AREA II    -    All Members of the NJNG

              AREA III   -    All personnel eligible for membership in the NJARNG

 

If a New Jersey Air National Guard (NJANG) member is selected, the person must transfer to the NJARNG, and must attend a 4 week Warrior Transition Course.

 

If the individual selected is currently on a title 10 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour.

 

APPOINTMENT STATUS:        ( X )  EXCEPTED        (  )  COMPETITIVE

                                                   (  )  OFFICER    (  )  WARRANT OFFICER   ( X )  ENLISTED

 

MINIMUM RANK:  SPC/E-4                                             MAXIMUM RANK:  SSG/E-6

 

MILITARY GRADE INVERSION IS PROHIBITED

 

MILITARY POSITION:       Any unit in the New Jersey Army National Guard

 

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP STATUS:  Employment in this position requires concurrent military assignment to a compatible military position in the New Jersey National Guard in one of the following military specialty codes: 

Enlisted MOS: 25B/U/Y/Z

 

NOTE:  THE INDIVIDUAL SELECTED HAS ONE YEAR TO OBTAIN ADVERTISED AFSC/MOS

 

LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/INVESTIGATION:  Must Be Able to Obtain Secret Security Clearance.

 

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS:     N/A

 

PRE-PLACEMENT PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: N/A

 

METHOD OF SELECTION:   NJDMAVA TPR 335.A Merit Placement Plan

 

SELECTING OFFICIAL: Major Edward K. Dion, Supervisory IT Specialist

 

EVALUATION METHODS: Applications will be reviewed to determine basic eligibility.  Applicants must meet the basic qualifications for the position, including any selective placement factors, in order to be considered basically qualified.  Selection for this position will be made without consideration of race, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, lawful political or other affiliation, membership or non membership in an employee organization, physical handicap which does not prevent normal performance of duties, or other non-merit factor.  Complete and accurate information must be provided on your resume or application.  Attach additional sheets if necessary.

 

Acceptance of this position requires participation in the direct deposit/electronic funds transfer program.

THIS POSITION IS AUTHORIZED BY TITLE 32 USC, SECTION 709. POSITION HAS DIFFERENT RIF CRITERIA, NO VETERANS PREFERENCE, CERTAIN GRADE AND PROMOTION LIMITATIONS AND DIFFERENT APPEAL/GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.


NEW JERSEY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

FEDERAL TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 09-174

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

1.  Applicants may choose to apply by one of the following methods:

    a.  A resume;

    b.  OF 612 “Optional Application for Federal Employment”, which can be found on the NJ HRO WEB Page

          (www.state.nj.us/military/hro) or from the HRO.

2.  All government employees must provide a copy of their last SF 50.

3. Insure information related to the specific job you are applying for is accurate, complete and describes job-related qualifications, rather than your entire work history over a period of years.  Please include all related military experience, i.e., AFSC, MOS, etc. and explain your duties and responsibilities.  HAVING THE AFSC/MOS DOES NOT IN ITSELF QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION.

4.  To be considered for this position, you must meet and answer the requirements for "Specialized Experience", to include KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES, or you will be found NOT QUALIFIED!

5. Government postage paid envelopes, interoffice mail or government facsimile machines may not be used to submit applications for employment.  E-mail applications will not be accepted.

Exception to Policy:

a.        Deployed NJ ANG & ARNG military members may submit their applications by email or fax to the following (applications must be accompanied with Title 10 Orders):

                                             i.            Fax#: 609-562-0855, ATTN: J1-HRO-TB-S

                                            ii.            E-mail: NJJOBSUBMISSION@ng.army.mil

6.  Applications must be received by close of business on the closing date.

 

Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.

 

MAJOR JOB DUTIES (a copy of the complete position description is available in the Human Resource Office): Serves as a technical specialist on all automated systems utilized throughout the state.  Receives requests for resolution of hardware or software problems that may require in-depth research.  Participates in site surveys in order to verify adequacy of software installation practices and operating environments are compliant with desktop and network security standards, and network operations to ensure customer needs are met.  Provides technical assistance to current and potential users so that LAN/WAN and other C4 systems operations have few major disruptions.  Installs and maintains hardware devices supporting a broad range of information systems employing multiple network and local operating systems and highly sophisticated client server software.  Installs and configures workstation or network operating systems, and applications software on a wide range of configurable information systems devices.  Performs operational tests on equipment in test array or operational configuration prior to issue or installation to ensure proper operation and absence of hardware, software, device or network conflicts.  Captures, maintains and tracks warranty data for all fielded systems, advises other support personnel of warranty status and interfaces with vendor to request and monitor warranty work.  Provides familiarization training for users of new equipment and software as required.  Performs other as duties as assigned.

 

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience that demonstrated knowledge of computer requirements and techniques in carrying out project assignments consisting of several related tasks, such as typically is the case in development of minor modifications to parts of a system on the basis of detailed specifications provided.

 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:  Must have 24 months experience in the following:

KNOWLEDGE of how the hardware, software and network infrastructure related to the serviced systems along with an understanding of how they integrate together sufficient to analyze problems reported to distinguish between hardware, software, network and user-related problems.

KNOWLEDGE of LAN/WAN standards and equipment sufficient to install, configure, and troubleshoot LAN and WAN components such as routers, hubs, switches, and servers.

KNOWLEDGE of network use and maintenance sufficient to give needed guidance or training to customers to prevent problem recurrences and to assist more experienced specialists in resolving very complex problems.

ABILITY to apply troubleshooting and data analysis methods to resolve operating problems.

KNOWLEDGE of configuration management concepts and life cycle management concepts sufficient to identify the need to upgrade or enhance network component capabilities in response to network problems and deficiencies.

KNOWLEDGE of methods and procedures for documenting problem analysis and resolutions sufficient to maintain records of activities.

NEW JERSEY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

FEDERAL TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 09-174

 

SUBSTITUTION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:  A masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree may be substituted.

 

If using education to qualify for this position OR education is a MANDATORY requirement to meet qualifications, you MUST submit copies of college transcripts along with your applications/resume to request certified official transcripts be sent directly from the college or university that identify each course, the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned and grade(s) prior to your appointment.

 

Distribution:   B,C,S HRO (3) DAG (1) DOIM (1) ESSO (4) USPFO (4) AASF #1 (2) AASF #2 (2) SAO (1) IG (1) CAO (1) DPCS-RR (1) POTO (2) UTES (5) CSMS-A (3) CSMS-B (3) ID (1) DOL (1) SRAA (1) DPCS (1) SMO (1) CFMO (1) 108ARW (25) 177FW (25) AFGE (1) ACT (1)