TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST of IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS.

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Duties

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• You will function as a master analyst, performing rigorous Navy and Joint mission and campaign level analysis in support of all satellite and line-of-sight communications and network program requirements.
• You will be responsible for identifying and developing Wartime C3 architectures which include both assured networks and data strategies in response to evolving threats to Navy's access to Space and Cyber capabilities.
• You will manage through differing perspectives and associated issues to navigate requirements teams through
  deliberations, successfully fulfilling taskings and providing critical recommendations.
• You will coordinate work of civilians, active duty military officers and contract personnel (GS-13/O-4 through GS-14/O-5).

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Proficient in analysis of satellite and line-of-sight communications and maritime network program requirements; 2) Demonstrate mastery in requirements analysis, and the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution activities (PPBE) cycle; 3) Proficient technical expertise in protected (EHF) and wideband (WGS, commercial constellations) satellite communications architectures to address diverse and complex operational issues; 4) Demonstrates stakeholder coordination to build consensus across applicable Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), other resource sponsors, Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs), Systems Commands (SYSCOMs), and across the military Services and Combatant Commands to build coalitions; 5) Mastery of advanced management and organizational principles and practices, with a comprehensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods for analyzing program health, cost-benefit trade-offs, and policy impacts; 6) Demonstrate familiarity with the full range of Navy communication programs and systems, to include those in the Information Warfare, ashore, afloat, undersea, and aviation domains; 7) Demonstrate skill in independently determining and developing methods and technical solutions for communicating complex analysis and metrics to different audiences, including Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES), and joint leaders; 8) Demonstrate exceptional presentation, verbal and written communication skills, including experience drafting formal Military staffing packages and briefing materials.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

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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