IT Specialist (network Services)

Air National Guard Units; City of Rome (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Air National Guard Units seeks an IT Specialist (Network Services) to administer the base LANs and support network operations. The role involves coordinating LAN installation and maintenance, developing base-wide procedures, and ensuring secure, reliable connectivity for classified and unclassified networks.

The position requires experience planning network projects, coordinating with external teams, and preparing cost/benefit documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience administering base LANs and network operations.
• Ability to plan and coordinate network projects.
• Capable of documenting cost/benefit studies and project controls.
• Experience with LAN hardware and network devices.

Responsibilities

• Administers the base LAN and ensures reliable network operation.
• Plans, installs, maintains, and troubleshoots LAN hardware.
• Develops base-wide network operating procedures.
• Coordinates technology integration with customer needs.

Skills

LAN Administration

Network Planning

Project Coordination

Documentation & Reporting

Tools

Routers

Switches

Network Operating Systems

Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a IT SPECIALIST (NETWORK SERVICES), Position Description Number T60019P1 and is part of the 224 ADG, National Guard. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Experience, education, and/or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process. Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Must have one year experience at least the next lower grade. Must have 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. Administers the base Local Area Network (LAN). Implements new network operating systems hardware/software and develops base wide network operating procedures. Analyzes LAN utilization statistics through data collection and performance measures to ensure the smooth, reliable, and robust operation of LANs to include classified and unclassified networks. Coordinates LAN installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and reviews, evaluates, and fine-tunes components such as hubs, switches, and routers to achieve peak efficiency within the overall network connectivity. Plans for current and future technology integration and works issues for compatibility and standardization based on current and projected customer needs. Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) categories below are eligible to apply with this preference. (See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Employees Priority Placement Program, Military Spouse Preference (MSP)