Systems Administrator

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Duties

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• Serves as technical authority and support on the Storage area Network (SAN) in the enterprise.
• Serves as a technical advisor on group projects over government and/or contractor resources that provide the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, information assurance adherence and maintenance support of the SAN environment.
• Ensures all changes to production products follow IT Change Management processes and procedures.
• Enforces the process of the Defense Logistics Agency system development life cycle and utilizes the appropriate tools to ensure that projects are successfully delivered.
• Interprets policies and implementation plans used by the Defense Logistics Agency SAN, UNIX, Windows, and database administrators.
• Assures all documentation is kept up to date for SAN configurations, procedures, licensing and designs.
• Responds to SAN, NAS, Backup, and Archive data-calls pertaining to systems and licensing.
• Participates in the installation and configuration of SAN, Backup, Archive, and NAS products. Installs, configures and maintains the enterprise SAN, Backup, Archive, and NAS environment and products.
• Evaluates and recommends new systems diagnostic tools and ensures SAN, Backup, Archive, and NAS solutions integrity and availability by monitoring operational metrics.
• Conducts security validation activities of SAN, Backup, Archive, and NAS products to include but not limited to Security Readiness Review (SRR) scans and manual checks of each of the security controls using Security Technical Implementation Guides.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J6.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Systems Administrator your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Provides authoritative advice with Knowledge of SAN (Storage arrays - SAN/NAS/DAS, switches - iSCSl/fiber, replication, etc.), Backup (Software, Disk to Disk Appliances, Tape Solutions, etc.), Archive (Software and Storage Arrays), and software (utilities and monitoring tools, etc.) used by the agency.
• Maintains a knowledge of all software and hardware products included in the SAN, Backup, Archive, and NAS environments to provide seamless interface and integration capabilities for access to enterprise data.
• Performs diagnostic techniques and procedures in order to analyze and isolate problems related to system, storage, network hardware or software to provide technical assistance to customers, OEM representatives and 3rd party provider representatives in resolving problems.

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal .

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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