IT Specialist

This position is located in the Information Technology Office (ITO) NMAAHC Smithsonian Institution and is responsible forproviding assistance and support for installing configuring troubleshooting and maintaining hardware and software to ensure the availability and functionality of the Museums IT systems.

Duties include:

Installing configuring troubleshooting testing and maintaining hardware and software to ensure the availability and functionality of NMAAHCs IT systems.

Performing basic administrative duties related to the system administration of IT systems assists with licensing renewals and replacement as well as IT purchases.

Providing customer service and technical assistance to customers on computer and other IT related problems.

Conditions of employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the Required Documents section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable on OPM Website.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:
For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

• Attention to Detail- Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• 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.
• Oral Communication- Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving- Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.

In addition to the basic qualification requirement above:

Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 level in the Federal Service.For this position specialized experience is defined asdemonstrated experiencetroubleshooting various devices; installing network operating systems and network protocols; testing network software and utilizing various tools to monitor system performance; performing system backups and restorations; and assisting with licensing renewals and IT-related purchases.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experiencerelated to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Or Education:One full year of graduate level educationorsuperior academic achievement in a field related to this position may be substituted to meet the experience in computer science engineering information science information systems management mathematics operations research statistics or technology managementordegree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications systems or networks.

Superior Academic Achievement Provisions: A Bachelors degree incomputer science engineering information science information systems management mathematics operations research statistics or technology managementordegree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications systems or networks. plus at least one of the following superior academic achievement provisions:

1. A grade-point average (GPA) of B (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale) for all completed undergraduate courses or courses completed in the last two years of undergraduate curriculum;
or

2. A grade-point average (GPA) of B (3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale) for the required courses in your major field of study or required courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study; or

3. Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college university or major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study; or

4. Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society other than freshman honor societies. Honor societies that have been approved are listed in the American College of Honor Societies. Booklet of Information (1992-95) and/or Bairds Manual of American College Fraternities (1991).

To verify your claim for this provision please submit a college transcript(s) showing that you maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 for all 4 years of undergraduate courses or on all undergraduate courses completed during the final 2 years of your curriculum including all transferred courses.

Note: GPAs are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society.

Undergraduate or Graduate Education:Degree in computer science engineering information science information systems management mathematics operations research statistics or technology managementordegree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications systems or networks.

Or a Combination:Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see theQualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents see the Required Documents section of this announcement.