IT Specialist (Custspt) (Title 32)

• Manages the assigned information technology (IT)/communications environment with privileged access at the network level.
• Plans coordinates installs and continuously analyzes system design hardware and software.
• Develops recommends and installs solutions and upgrades to ensure availability integrity efficiency and reliability of all components of the assigned system.
• Optimizes the functionality and performance of hardware and software systems and ensures availability integrity efficiency and reliability of system resources.
• Provides customer technical assistance and support for all users.
• Provides ongoing technical support to customers to ensure proper functional use of equipment and programs and to preclude undue interruptions to IT and communications services.
• Works with customers to ensure efficient operations which support each units requirements.
• Determines customer requirements and assists customers by recognizing and analyzing trends and providing instruction and orientation services.
• Identifies and documents system requirements for specific needs of customers.
• Conducts in-depth analyses of system usage user complaints traffic interruptions hardware and software capabilities and other relevant factors.
• Recommends methods and procedures and coordinates corrective action to optimize utilization of present equipment.
• Conducts feasibility studies to identify and analyze system failures and analyzes data to determine if trends exist which forecast the need for future replacement or modification of system hardware and software.
• Coordinates frequency needs with command level spectrum management office to maintain current allocations and obtain new authorizations.
• Secures operating authority and ensures minimal interference by ANG radio frequency (RF) operations.
• Installs maintains and repairs hardware devices supporting a broad range of information and communications systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Employment can be terminated with a 30 day notice.
• In the event a permanent (Tenure 1 or 2) employee is selected and is willing to accept the indefinite appointment that employee will relinquish permanent status.
• Management has the right to convert this position to permanent status without re-advertising.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact an Air National Guard recruiter at 1- prior to applying for this position.
• This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Missouri National Guard prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination contact the State Incentives Manager at Whiteman AFB at or at St. Joseph at for any questions concerning recoupment or termination.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment may be cause for reassignment or termination.

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Air National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion).

Maximum Military Grade - MSgt (E-7)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience that provided you basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enable you to understand the stages required to automate a work process; experience in work such as computer operator or assistant computer sales representative program analyst or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems.

GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 36 months of specialized experience that demonstrates your ability to serve as a base systems administrator to monitor the Local and Wide Area Network(LAN/WAN) including the planning analysis acquisition design development implementation quality assurance configuration installation integration maintenance testing operational integrity and/or management of networked systems for the transmission of information in voice data and/or video formats. The specialized experience must indicate that you possess knowledge of information technology network systems design principles methodologies and approaches used in developing testing installing operating managing and maintaining network services that support functional requirements; knowledge of methods techniques and processes for the integration and optimization of LAN/WAN components infrastructure requirements and test and evaluation methods sufficient to install and operate base wide programs and provide technical guidance to others in designing testing operating and maintaining network programs; and skill in applying information technology network development concepts and techniques to provide computer applications which provide optimal functional support for users.

DOD Information Awareness Certification Requirements:

The employee must obtain and maintain at a minimum a Secret security clearance.

Incumbent must possess or be able to obtain and maintain certifications per DoD Directive 8570.1-MAR 25-2 and as detailed in the Information Assurance (IA) Training and Certification Best Business Practice (BBP).Failure to satisfactorily obtain and maintain required certifications in accordance with the listed publications are grounds for termination.

Selectee is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and obtain the required certification/recertification for this position as outlined in DoD Publication 8570.01-MInformation Assurance Workforce Improvement Program dated 19 December 2005 (incorporating Change 1dated 15 May 2008).

Required Experience:

IC