Telecommunications Specialist

About the Position: This position falls under the Defense Health Agency, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, serving as a technical advisor to ensure service, maintenance and operations provided by the contractor meet the specifications of the contract. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes, 1) Monitoring, repairing, and/or installing telecommunication systems; 2) Advising clients on the maintenance and repair of telecommunication systems, AND 3) Using diagrams and schematics to determine precise cable routing and equipment placement for installation and construction. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Education Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Electrical engineering, Mathematics, Information System Management. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. #J-18808-Ljbffr US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA