Information Technology Specialist; Plcypln​/Entarch Security Clearance

Position: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN/ENTARCH) with Security Clearance
Location: Nellis Air Force Base

Duties
* Develops plans, conducts studies, and performs program/project management tasks necessary to accomplish information technology application development, fielding, and sustainment.
* Assesses policy needs and develops policy and procedures governing IT activities.
* Function as a senior technical advisor on contract and budget activities.
* Represents the organization at conferences and meetings and presents briefings Requirements Conditions of employment
* U.S. Citizenship Required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at:  
* This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
* Required to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance.
* This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
* This is a Mission Essential (ME) position performing a Mission Critical Function (MCF) which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continue through full resumption of all functions, cont'd
* cont'd...IAW, DoDI 3020-42, Defense Continuity Programs
* Only open to current federal civilian employees within the Department of Defense (DoD). Qualifications The mission of the United States Air Force is:
To fly, fight, and win ... Airpower anytime, anywhere. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies:
Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values -- integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. Click to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide:
* AF DCIPS Interchange

* AF Internal Employee

* Cyber Interagency Transfer Authority (CITA)

* DoD Transfer (Excluding Air Force)

* EO 13473 Appointment of Certain Military Spouses

* Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan

* Land Management Employee

* Military Spouse Preference

* Non-AF DCIPS Interchange

* PPP DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians

* PPP DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible

* PPP Mil Res (MR) and Nat Guard (NG) Pref Eligible Technician Receiving Disability Retirement

* Veterans Employment Opportunities Act In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Information Technology (IT) Management Series, GS-2210 (Alternate

A).

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:
Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving AND one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11 (or equivalent in other pay systems) which includes Demonstrated mastery in applying a wide range of IT principles, concepts, and methods, including enterprise architecture, systems integration, and network design for both hardware and software. Demonstrated in applying the organization's policy and planning formulation process, budgetary processes, cost-benefit analysis methods in preparing IT policies and plans.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:
Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE:

Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs):
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
* Knowledge of a wide range of IT and IT acquisition principles, concepts, and methods required to support 57 Wing and Advanced Programs missions in accordance with JSIG and Director Central Intelligence Directorate (DCID) directives as well as other AF, DoD, and National guidance governing operations of classified information systems.
* Knowledge of the organization's policy and planning formulation process required for the 57 WG and Advanced Programs missions along with knowledge of the objectives required to prepare IT policies and plans to meet those missions.
* Knowledge of budgetary processes, cost-benefit analysis methods, and analysis of performance data…