IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

Description:

You will serve as an IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN) in the Deputy Command Information Officer (109B), in Information Technology and Cyber Security (ITACS) Office (109) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Requirements:

Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.

1. Attention to Detail -Information Technology Project Management, applying IT theories, concepts, techniques, policies, and procedures.
2. Customer Service - Information Technology Customer Support, providing Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters on IT systems and communications architect, NGEN/NMCI, budget, contracting activities, long range planning and procurement.
3. Oral Communication- communicating complex technical requirements to non-technical personnel and sufficient to prepare and present briefings to senior management officials on complex/controversial issues.
4. Problem Solving- developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, and evaluating and reporting on accomplishments sufficient to manage assigned projects.

In addition to your experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience managing technical and complex Information Management (IM) and Information Technology (IT) programs focused on cloud-based solutions and network modernization, responsible for IM and IT activities governing the policy, planning, and delivery of critical network services.
• Experience utilizing project management methods and tools such as Microsoft Project and Agile methodologies, development of plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, and evaluating and reporting on accomplishments, delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Experience applying performance management and measurement approaches such as ITIL framework to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of IT programs.
• Experience researching, preparing and presenting briefings to senior management officials on complex IT issues, providing advice and recommendations based on subject matter expertise

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-b/ .

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.