IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN) (Title 5)

IT SPECIALIST

(PLCYPLN) (Title 5) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This Nional Guard position is for a

IT SPECIALIST

(PLCYPLN) (Title 5), Position Description Number T5718P01 and is part of the

AR ANG 188 CMN

FT, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This Nional Guard position is for a

IT SPECIALIST

(PLCYPLN) (Title 5), Position Description Number T5718P01 and is part of the

AR ANG 188 CMN

FT, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/24/2026 to 05/11/2026 Salary $88,120 - $114,563 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Smith, AR 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

AF-26-170-12946738

Control number 866689500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency (1) Onboard Technicians; (2) All members of the Air/Army Nional Guard, (3) Public Duties Help 1. Performs studies and independently establish plans for improving the efficiency of informion technology and communicions processes. Performs studies of all aspects of the installion's informion technology and communicions programs, processes, and methods. Evalues existing systems and capabilities and inities feasibility studies to determine ways and means necessary to enhance mission performance. From those studies, derive cost benefits and /or required investment and recommends a best course of action along with proposed alternives. Evalues the impact emerging technology will have on organizion capabilities, customer needs, and mission readiness, while considering the organizion's resources. Develops short and long range plans designed to meet changing IT needs of the organizion. Prepares justificion to facilite the prioritizing of current and future funding to support IT enhancements. Prepares documention and briefs management officials on specifics of requirements, both hardware and software, and outlines procedures to obtain and organize enhancements. Produces system and program specificions and coordines milestones, processing steps, program layouts, and interrelionships with management and other specialists of the IT Team. Establishes methods necessary to integre new technology into existing architecture identifying conflicting system interface problems, and developing solutions. 2. Interprets a variety of technical requirements making independent judgments to determine organizional compliance with applicable instructions, procedures and practices. Audits IT programs, processes and projects. Continually assesses policy needs and interprets broad DoD, AF, and other higher headquarters guidance and applies it through development of policies for the area of responsibility. Establishes metrics to measure and evalue systems and process performance, identifying workforce planning and management issues, e.g., proficiency, retention, and training. Provides organizion management with factual, objective assessments of the unit's ability to perform the mission, ensuring the rigorous applicion of informion security/informion assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of analysis services. Accomplishes needs analysis and feasibility studies of IT operions, consulting with process owners to specify requirements, and define opportunities to improve business processes. Provides management with informion needed for direction of programs to include reports identifying limiting factors, opportunities, and availability of assets. 3. Evalues mission effectiveness, using standardized and locally developed evaluion programs and processes. Manages the scheduling and accomplishment of managerial, personnel, technical and special evaluions. Collectively evalues management effectiveness, performance and technical proficiency of assigned personnel, equipment, and systems condition. Coordines and/or conducts management studies of organizion, staffing, work measurement, methods, or procedures. Monitors unit standardizion/evaluion programs ensuring adherence to applicable directives. Responsible for ensuring military duty position standards are established. Defines metrics and measures progress toward accomplishment of unit plans, programs, goals, and objectives. 4. Advises supervisors and managers on the evaluion of programs, policies, regulory requirements, and procedures. Recommends the establishment of quantity or quality criterion. Develops baseline for use in measuring and analyzing organizional productivity and effectiveness. Develops process, management, administrive and technical evaluion plans for implemention. Notes deficiencies, identifies necessary resources, and recommends corrective actions. Reviews work processes to ascertain where procedures can be combined, distributed, or simplified to increase productivity, efficiency, or effectiveness. Recommends internal reporting and stus tracking procedures to ensure adeque control in terms of deadlines, progress reports, and follow-up reports. Manages the evaluion program to ensure required actions are tracked and completed. Prepares and maintains files and publicions IAW current directives to include both paper and electronic media. 5. Coordines with HHQ elements, Program Management Offices, Specific System/Hardware Support Elements, OEM Vendors and Vendor Contracted support facilities for issue resolution. Research includes using various means and media to obtain needed informion to accomplish the task. May require the use of various stand alone (e.g., paper based, CD, DVD, etc.) or on-line (network or web based) methodologies to obtain needed informion.

DUTIES CONTINUED UNDER EDUCATION

Requirements Help Conditions of employment Conditions of Employment If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Informion Assurance Certificion is a condition of employment. Per DoD 8570.01-M, the incumbent must achieve the approprie IA certificion within six months of assignment of these duties. Must be able to obtain/maintain approprie security clearance Qualificions

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Work in this series includes managing, supervising, leading, administering, developing, delivering, and supporting informion technology (IT) systems and services. This series covers only those positions for which the paramount requirement is knowledge of IT principles, concepts, and methods, e.g., da storage, software applicions, networking.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: GS-11 - 1-year specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade. In addition to the OPM IORs (Alternive A) specialized experience examples, specialized experience includes experience, educion, or training th approaches techniques and requirements approprie to an assigned computer applicions area or computer specialty area in an organizion. Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordinion with others outside the organizional unit and development of project controls. Experience th required adaptions of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment. Experience preparing documention on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the merial and organizing it in a logical fashion. Educion 6. Develops, implements and maintains work center training programs. Plans and schedules tasks and training activities for drill stus guard members. Oversees and conducts on-the-job training (OJT) for personnel. Crees and develops lesson plans. Ensures availability of facilities and training aids. Monitors the training stus of personnel and ensures th supplemental and/or remedial training is accomplished. Responsible for documention of accomplished training in a timely manner. May require the use of a directed automed training documention system. Adheres to management control plan requirements by conducting self inspection and staff assistance s. Resolves identified discrepancies. 7. Performs other duties as assigned. Additional informion Veteran Preference may apply if the first area of considerion are not met.

Veterans Informion:

Veterans' informion must be valided by formal submissions including all necessary supporting documention. You must provide acceptable documents for eligibility.

Acceptable documention may be:

1. A copy of your DD-214, "Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows des of service and discharge under honorable conditions. 2. A "certificion" th is a written document from the armed forces th certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. 3. You may obtain a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting your level of disability for preference eligibility by ing a VA Regional Office, contacting a VA call center or online. If claiming over 30% disability a SF-15 is required to be submitted with your letter. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the above general and specialized experience and the following competencies knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs): Expert knowledge of IT and communicions system architecture, integrion techniques, system analysis, and testing methods. Knowledge of a wide range of IT principles, concepts, methods, advancements, policies, design, development, testing and applicions, both hardware and software sufficient to assess the organizion's IT business requirements. Knowledge of the principles of informion assurance, network security, and techniques to ensure serviceability, safe operion, proper configurion, accountability, and sustainability of systems to meet mission requirements. Knowledge of computer security concepts to guarantee authenticity and confidentiality of digital communicions messages and transmissions, communicion security principles, infrastructure security concepts, cryptography, access controls, tack prevention, encryption key generion and use, as well as operional and organizional security. Knowledge of emerging technologies, reviews technical periodicals, publicions, commercial standards, and tends seminars. Knowledge of a wide range of communicions concepts, principles, and practices. Work encompasses complex and uncommon interfaces and policies and practices; sources of technical da to evalue new devices, proposals, and approaches; and a practical understanding of contracting procedures and legal requirements. Knowledge of DoD and Air Force communicions regulions, services, and instructions to ensure telecommunicions services are in compliance with applicable regulions and instructions. Knowledge of operional and performance characteristics of telecommunicions to develop procedures/policies/practices for local use. Knowledge of commonly used practices, guides, and a broad range of opering techniques concerning both standard and unique communicions systems design installion and concept of operions. In-depth knowledge in conducting interviews and evaluions, analyzing findings, and developing recommendions for corrections or improvements in the evalued program. In-depth knowledge of organizion mission, objectives, and current processes, for preparion of IT policy and plans. Knowledge of Air Force (USAF) and Air Nional Guard (ANG) policies, procedures, regulions, and precedents. Knowledge of AF and ANG personnel, training and administrive programs, principles, and practices. Knowledge and skill in preparing and presenting findings and making recommendions through written and oral presentions. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion. a. A copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify) b. SF-50's (current/former Federal employees) c. DD-214 d. Other Veterans Document e. SF-15 (VA Disability Form) f. SF-50 (Mandory for Internal Announcements) RESUME REMINDER- Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus ( include hours worked per week ) Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions in the assessment by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended :

Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.

DO NOT COPY THE GENERAL, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS AND

KSAs

WORD FOR WORD AND PLACE INTO YOUR RESUME

;

YOU MUST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS IT PERTAINS TO EACH STATEMENT.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion AR HRO Customer Service ng.ar.ararng.mbx.hro-qa@army.mil Address

AR ANG 188 CMN FT

Bldg 7300-Camp Robinson North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position once the announcement closes. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion. a. A copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify) b. SF-50's (current/former Federal employees) c. DD-214 d. Other Veterans Document e. SF-15 (VA Disability Form) f. SF-50 (Mandory for Internal Announcements) RESUME REMINDER- Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus ( include hours worked per week ) Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions in the assessment by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended :

Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.

DO NOT COPY THE GENERAL, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS AND

KSAs

WORD FOR WORD AND PLACE INTO YOUR RESUME

;

YOU MUST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS IT PERTAINS TO EACH STATEMENT.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion AR HRO Customer Service ng.ar.ararng.mbx.hro-qa@army.mil Address

AR ANG 188 CMN FT

Bldg 7300-Camp Robinson North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position once the announcement closes. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/24/2026 to 05/11/2026 Salary $88,120 - $114,563 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Smith, AR 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

AF-26-170-12946738

Control number 866689500