IT Specialist

at  US Federal Aviation Administration

QUALIFICATIONS

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A), please refer to:
Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov)
To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS 10-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
Specialized Experience is: Experience providing second level support for a complex technical system such as the National Airspace System or equivalent system
Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
Selection may be made from this announcement or from: ACT-ATO-24-AJW-17-91466.
You may also be considered for this vacancy based on eligibility under the 30% or More Disabled Veteran Program, and Persons with Disabilities/Persons with Targeted Disabilities. To be considered for one of these special hiring authorities, you must identify your eligibility in your questionnaire in the Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment section. In addition, you must submit documentation that provides evidence of eligibility as indicated in the Required Documents section of the announcement.
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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

DETERMINING LENGTH OF GENERAL OR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEPENDENT ON THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN A FINDING OF INELIGIBLE.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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DUTIES

Develops procedures and plans for the maintenance of an air traffic messaging service system. Develops test plan and procedures including user acceptance, regression and system test. Monitors the development and development testing of an air traffic messaging service system. Documents and analyzes requirements to ensure they meet the intended objectives.
Performs activities to support second level engineering processes and work. Activities include NAS field support and restoration, software modifications, configuration management, and 28-day database releases.
Provides technical support to NAS facilities to assist NAS personnel in the restoration of facilities through direct support remotely or on-site. Provides support for the analysis of problems and the implementation of measures to restore an asset to operational status and implementation and verification of modifications. Coordinates work related to NAS outages or loss of service and provides support for administrative and reporting functions related to restoration. Facilitates status meetings with system stakeholders and international telecommunication services.
Performs analysis, design, test and implementation of software modifications to NAS systems including site adaptation. Conducts engineering studies for enhancements, operational problems, proof of concept, feasibility, operational impacts, implementation, or alternatives analysis. Conducts verification and validation activities to ensure modifications requirements are unambiguous, correct, complete, consistent, and operationally feasible. Conducts test and evaluation of modifications.
Maintains technical instruction books, maintenance handbooks and user manuals to provide technical direction and guidance. Produces documentation to establish and maintain the product baseline.