SALARY RANGE:$46,562.00 to $92,380.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:Friday, December 18, 2015 to Tuesday, January 5, 2016
SERIES & GRADE:GS-2210-07/09
POSITION INFORMATION:Full Time - Recent Graduates
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:12
DUTY LOCATIONS:1 vacancy in the following location:
Rock Island, IL View Map
WHO MAY APPLY:Student/Internship Program Eligibles
SECURITY CLEARANCE:Not Applicable
SUPERVISORY STATUS:No
JOB SUMMARY:
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
FOR CONSIDERATION: You MUST reside within a 170 mile radius of Rock Island, IL to be considered for this position. This radius includes, but not limited to, the following cities: Cedar Rapids, IA, Des Moines IA, Iowa City IA, La Crosse, WI, Madison WI, Milwaukee WI, Platteville WI. Chicago IL, and Springfield IL.
NOTE: Updated salary range to incorporate the new 2016 pay increase.
About the Position:
Click here for more information on Pathways program participants.
Position(s) will be filled under the Department of the Army Recent Graduates Program.
The Department of the Army Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Department of Army intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government.
This position will be filled at the GS-07 or GS-09 grade level only.
While in the program, you are eligible for promotion to the GS-09 or GS-11 level upon completion of one year of satisfactory performance of duty at the GS-07 or GS-09 level and to the GS-11 or GS-12 level upon one year of satisfactory performance of duty at the GS-09 or GS-11 level.
After Program completion, Department of the Army Recent Graduates MAY be converted to a permanent position.
To be eligible for conversion to a permanent or term position, Recent Graduates must:
Successfully completed at least 1-year of continuous service in addition to all requirements of the Program.
Demonstrate successful job performance.
Meet the Office of Personnel Management's qualifications for the position to which the Recent Graduate will be converted
Upon completion of the program you may be converted to a permanent competitive position at the GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 level with promotion potential to GS-12, or full performance level of GS-12, based on your grade level at the time of your conversion.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.opm.gov/HiringReform/Pathways/program/graduates/.
Department of the Army Recent Graduates Program Eligibles
Positions are open to:
Recent graduates who have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution.
Potential graduates who will graduate within the next 5 months (up through May 2016) with a qualifying bachelors, masters, professional, or doctorate degree from a qualifying educational institution.
Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have as much as six years after degree completion to apply.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Occasional Travel
Business travel may be required up to 20% of the time
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
No
DUTIES:Back to top
As an Information Technology Specialist (Application Software/Policy Planning), you will be responsible for the following:
Operates as liaison with Information Technology (IT) staff external to the organization (e.g., Network Enterprise Center (NEC).
Performs major IT project oversight and auditing based on requirements, report issues, status, and milestones directly to management.
Conducts business process reengineering, feasibility studies, and trade-off analyses.
Reviews and composes scopes of work, performance work statements, and numerous purchasing-/contracting-related documents.
Represents the organization with counterparts on matters relating to mission-unique system applications.
Serves as an Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO) advisor to customers and network/server administrators
These duties are at the full performance level of GS-12. The duties at the GS-07 and GS-09 levels are developmental leading to such duties.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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.
FOR BOTH THE GS-07/09 LEVELS:
To qualify, applicants must possess IT related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies:
(1) Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attention to detail.
(2) 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.
(3) Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; make clear and convincing oral presentations; listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and respond appropriately.
(4) Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and make recommendations. IT related experience is demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (IT certification.).
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Specialized Experience Required:
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.
FOR THE GS-07 LEVEL:
To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as: Installing software programs to update/modify current applications or business systems; responding to customer inquiries to determine appropriate action (resolve issue, log into help desk database, refer to senior specialist, etc); utilizing web-based applications (e.g., Cold Fusion, Visual Basic Script, Java, Java script, .Net, SharePoint, SQL) to assist in program designs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
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https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/424374800
