IT Specialist (customer Support) (t32, Merit)

Army National Guard Units; Scandia Valley Township (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard seeks an IT-qualified specialist at GS-7/GS-11 level for IT-related duties at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The role emphasizes data storage, scheduling, programming knowledge, and IT operations within a military context.

Ideal candidates bring experience translating technical requirements into actionable computer solutions, coordinating with teams, and applying federal standards in a structured environment.

Qualifications

• Experience must be IT related and may include training or certification.
• Specialized experience for GS-7 and above includes one year at the next lower grade.
• GS-11 level requires coordination with others and project controls.

Skills

IT experience

Programming language

Data storage media

Program scheduling

Systems analysis

Job description

THIS IS A MERIT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION UNIT: ARNG TRAINING SITE CMD DET LOCATION: Camp Ripley, Minnesota SELECTING OFFICIAL: MAJ Adam Stock, (320)-616-3089 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

MILITARY GRADES: ENLISTED/WARRANT/OFFICER Failure to obtain a compatible MOS may result in termination of employment.

GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. Specialized Experience for GS-7 (or equivalent) and Above: one year of specialized experience at the next lower GS-grade (or equivalent). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. The employing agency is responsible for defining the specialized experience based on the requirements of the position being filled.

Functional Manager Specialized Experience Requirements: GS-09 - 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade.

Specialized experience includes experience, education, or training receiving, maintaining, and issuing data storage media for computer operations.

• Experience in scheduling the use of computer time for program processing.
• Experience collecting and sequentially staging input media with associated program instructions for processing.
• Experience in at least one programming language.
• Translating detailed logical steps developed by others into language codes that computers accept where this required understanding of procedures and limitations appropriate to use of a programming language.
• Experience interviewing subject-matter personnel to get facts regarding work processes and synthesizing the resulting data into charts showing information flow.
• Experience in analysis of the interrelationship of pertinent components of the system.
• Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment.
• Experience scheduling the sequence of programs to be processed by computers where alternatives had to be weighed with a view to production efficiency.

GS-11 - 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade.

• Specialized experience includes experience, education, or training that approaches techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization.
• Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls.
• Experience that required adaptations of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment.
• Experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion.