IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK)(Title 32)

IT SPECIALIST

(NETWORK)(Title 32) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Human Resources Office, Armed Forces Reserve Center, 375 Smith Street, Middletown, CT 06457 Summary

THIS IS A TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS POSITION DUTY LOCATION

Deputy Chief of Staff Informion Management (DCSIM), Hartford, CT AREA(S)

OF CONSIDERATION

Area 1: All currently employed full-time permanent and indefinite personnel, assigned to the G6 of the Connecticut Army Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS POSITION DUTY LOCATION

Deputy Chief of Staff Informion Management (DCSIM), Hartford, CT AREA(S)

OF CONSIDERATION

Area 1: All currently employed full-time permanent and indefinite personnel, assigned to the G6 of the Connecticut Army Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/11/2026 to 05/25/2026 Salary $84,260

• $109,545 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Hartford, CT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• Subject to supervisor discretion and funding availability Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

CT-12958952-AR-26-093

Control number 868697200 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency See Area of Considerion Duties Help

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to function as a technical specialist on issues reling to the wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) systems and their integrion in the network. The work involves network administrion, optimizion and performance in support of the supports the ste's wide area command and control integred network.

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

This is an excepted position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Connecticut Army Nional Guard. The major duties include, but are not limited to: Performs a variety of network device configurion and connectivity tasks. Executes procedures and coordines corrective action to optimize network performance. Installs, configures and monitors tested and evalued software packages th provide performance measurements of the WAN/LAN. Implements the standard configurion software loads for all network devices. Utilizes benchmarks and performance measurement and evaluion da to manage network servers and da communicion devices to support normal and surge workload. Works with technical support personnel in resolving critical problems. Uses remote management software tools to maintain and upde configurion, protocol and user/system files. Documents and tracks change to configurion, protocol and user/system files. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Nional Guard Membership is required. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. Must meet Compible Military Assignment within one year from placement. Wear of the military uniform is mandory. Direct Deposit is mandory. Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. Incumbent is required to serve a 2-year trial/probionary period. Qualificions

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Experience, educion or training th has provided a basic knowledge of da processing functions and general management principles th enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to autome a work process. Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operor or assistant, computer sales representive, program analyst, or other positions th required the use or adaption of computer programs and systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Your resume and any other supporting documention you wish to provide must clearly substantie you currently possess 36 months of specialized experience in the following: 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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of the transmission, storage, and retrieval of informion in voice, da and/or video forms, informion processing methodology, computer capabilities, processing techniques, and informion security techniques in a tactical and fixed opering environment. Knowledge of communicions systems and network systems technology and operions, sufficient to design, plan, manage, install, integre, test, maintain, and/or execute tele-communicions and network systems, services, or operions needed to sisfy the mission requirements. Knowledge of how the network and communicion systems interacts with and affects the over all weapons system. Knowledge of a wide range of IT concepts, principles, methods and practices to plan and provide network services th support mission requirements. Knowledge of a wide variety of communicions systems, technology, and operions, as well as methods, procedures, regulions and other guides th rele to a particular area. Knowledge of the Spectrum Management Program policies and requirements to include use of automed spectrum management software tools. Knowledge of a wide range of informion technology methods, techniques, and procedures. Knowledge and understanding of the capabilities and limitions of software, utility programs, network management systems and programming aids as they apply to Local and Wide Area Networks with multiple opering system client server configurions. Knowledge and skill in applying DOD, AF, and NGB policies, standards, directives, and operions manuals to perform systems analysis, evalue approaches, offer advice, define alternive approaches, and coordine requirements regarding the merits of proposed applicions, design changes, etc. Knowledge of systems documention, configurion, management, dabase administrion, and capabilities reled to informion systems, client server applicions, testing, integrion, and cost analysis. Knowledge of a wide range of systems analysis and design techniques including da and process modeling, alternive design approaches, configurion management, and computer equipment requirements reled to networks. Ability to carry out studies to advise on the merits of proposed applicions, designs, and design changes to modify and adapt precedent solutions. Skill in evaluing innovive approaches in formulion of programs or systems specificions. Ability to identify needed system modificions, advise on alternive approaches, and tolere all aspects of a project to fulfill a broad range of network and user requirements. Ability to apply innovive approaches in the formulion of solutions involving programming or systems specificions. Knowledge of the overall system, network, and communicion architecture and overall project scope to evalue new systems to be integred or converted so they work with in current or proposed architecture and provide alternives, costs, training concerns, and recommendions for conversion and/or integrion. Knowledge of hardware, software, network operions functions, packet switching communicions protocols, and diagnostic tools to gher and analyze difficult and complex system and end user problems, furnish assistance, and provide a resolution. Knowledge of the mission, objectives, terminology, and management practices in the organizion to recognize probable areas of interaction and overlap between proposed and existing systems. Knowledge of a wide range of communicions and computer security, techniques, requirements, methods, sources, and procedures. Knowledge of the AFEKMS program and reled hardware and software.

COMPATIBLE MILITARY ASSIGNMENT

All applicions considered regardless of Branch/AOC/FA/MOS. Incumbent required to be assigned to compible military position within 1 year of selection. The selected individual may be required to tend formal technician school training.

MILITARY GRADE

(Prior to Applicion):

Enlisted:

E-5 through E-9;

Warrant:

WO1 through CW5;

Officer:

O1 through

O3 UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT

Any unit within the ste

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires a security clearance (Secret) which the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

This position is covered under the Informion Assurance Workforce Improvement Program and requires Informion Assurance (IA) Technical Level II Certificion. IA Baseline Certificion is required within 6 months of assignment to the position. Employee required to maintain certificion stus and complete continuous educion or sustainment training as required by certificion. Failure to receive the proper IA certificion may results in removal from this position.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Training the Nional Guard Professional Educion Center (NGPEC) is a mandory condition of employment, subject to availability of resources. NGB prescribed courses NGPEC must be completed within 6 months of assignment to this position. Failure to complete course(s) may result in reassignment or terminion of full-time employment unless extenuing circumstances preclude course tendance.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

You required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Educion

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

At the GS-11 level, a Ph.D. or equivalent, or 3 years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree. (Degree in computer science, engineering, informion science, informion systems management, mhemics, operions research, stistics, or technology management or degree th provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaption of applicions, systems or networks).

FOREIGN EDUCATION

Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the educion credentials have been deemed to be least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. educion program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion Primary Change of Stion (PCS) relocion expenses will NOT be paid. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nionwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vaced, depending on the course of ongoing litigion, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the

COVID-19

vaccinion requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccinion for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement th applicants must be fully vaccined against

COVID-19

pursuant to E.O. 14043, th requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request informion regarding the vaccinion stus of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols reled to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. This position is represented by the Associion of Civilian Technicians, Chapter 98. Under 32 U.S.C. 709, Veterans Preference does NOT apply. 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 ).

MILITARY INCENTIVES

• BONUSES

AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM

: If you are selected for this position, you may lose your eligibility for your Nional Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (incentives). In order to avoid losing your incentive eligibility, you should check with your serving incentive manager (CTARNG-G1 or CTANG-Retention Office) prior to accepting an offer for the position. For M-Day/Traditional personnel who are currently receiving incentives to include Bonuses and the Student Loan Repayment Program, the following terminion rule applies: Incentive Terminion without

Recoupment:

If you accept a Military Technician (Mil Tech) Permanent position where membership in the Nional Guard is a condition of employment, your bonus termined with no recoupment as long as you have served least 6 months of the bonus contract following receipt of the initial bonus payment. 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 . Review our 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. Please ensure you follow all instructions carefully. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. Applicant must ensure resume and any other required supporting documention clearly portrays th s/he meets the required experience level for the position. Please ensure your resume accurely reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry (beginning and ending des of employment sted as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position. 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 . Review our 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: Resume showing relevant experience Responses to the Assessment Questionnaire Unofficial Transcripts, if used to qualify (An official transcript may be required before being hired.) 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 05/25/2026 on 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 c lick 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/ . You may also check the stus of your applicion by contacting the phone number or email address listed in the Agency Contact Informion below. Agency contact informion Staffing Office Phone 860-613-7612 NG.CT.CTARNG.LIST.HRO-STAFFING@ARMY.MIL Address CT G6 Hartford Armory Hartford, CT 06105 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. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Thank you for your interest in the Connecticut Nional Guard! 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: Resume showing relevant experience Responses to the Assessment Questionnaire Unofficial Transcripts, if used to qualify (An official transcript may be required before being hired.) 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 05/25/2026 on 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 c lick 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/ . You may also check the stus of your applicion by contacting the phone number or email address listed in the Agency Contact Informion below. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Staffing Office Phone 860-613-7612 NG.CT.CTARNG.LIST.HRO-STAFFING@ARMY.MIL Address CT G6 Hartford Armory Hartford, CT 06105 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. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Thank you for your interest in the Connecticut Nional Guard! 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 05/11/2026 to 05/25/2026 Salary $84,260

• $109,545 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Hartford, CT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• Subject to supervisor discretion and funding availability Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CT-12958952-AR-26-093

Control number 868697200