IT Specialist (OS/CUSTSPT)

DLA Careers; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 93,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency seeks an IT Specialist (OS/CUSTSPT) to serve as a technical expert for SAP WMS, including EWM, and to support planning, configuration, and end-user computing on the warehouse floor.

You will install, configure, and maintain SAP WMS clients, integrate associated hardware, perform site surveys, testing, cutover support, and ongoing user assistance at CONUS/OCONUS sites.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in SAP WMS/EWM and related environments.
• Experience integrating warehouse hardware with a warehouse management application.
• Site surveys, imaging, and go-live technical support for SAP WMS.
• Diagnoses and resolves complex access issues for SAP WMS clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical specialist for SAP WMS including EWM, supporting planning and configuration.
• Install and maintain warehouse end-user computing equipment connected to SAP WMS.
• Configure SAP WMS client environments and related OS images and drivers.
• Integrate and support SAP WMS hardware including printers, RF devices, tablets.

Skills

SAP WMS

RF/mobile

Printer output

End-user computing

Device imaging

Tools

SAP GUI

SAP Fiori

WMS client

Job description

Summary

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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

• Battle Creek, MI: $89,508 - $ 116,362
• Columbus, OH: $93,400 - $121,422
• Dayton, OH: $92,841- $120,696
• Fort Belvoir, VA: $102,415- $133,142
• New Cumberland, PA: $102,415- $133,142
• Ogden, UT: $89,508 - $ 116,362
• Philadelphia, PA: $98,630- $128,221
• Richmond, VA: $93,499- $121,551

Duties

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• Serves as a technical specialist for SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS), including SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), supporting the planning, configuration...
• ...installation, implementation, maintenance, and operation of warehouse end-user computing equipment that connects to SAP WMS production and non-production environments.
• Configures, maintains, and troubleshoots SAP WMS client/workstation environments (SAP GUI and/or SAP Fiori warehouse applications)...
• ...and associated operating system images, drivers, firmware, and device-management settings used on the warehouse floor and in supporting administrative areas.
• Integrates and supports SAP WMS-connected warehouse hardware, including label and document printers, RF handhelds, barcode readers, vehicle-mounted terminals, Voice Pick devices, tablets...
• ...Smart Cabinets, and related peripherals; resolves hardware/software interface and interoperability problems among devices, wireless/RF networks, print/output services, and the SAP WMS application stack.
• Supports SAP WMS RF/mobile access methods used at DLA sites (RF Framework / ITS Mobile or equivalent SAP mobile warehouse clients), including device imaging, connectivity validation, and complex end-user access and usage troubleshooting.
• Performs site surveys, staging, imaging, kitting, installation, site acceptance testing, cutover/go-live technical support, and post-implementation customer support for SAP WMS end-user computing configurations at CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Updates and maintains configuration baselines for SAP WMS workstations and warehouse peripherals; conducts comparative analysis of equipment models for performance...
• ...compatibility with the SAP WMS architecture, cost, and supportability; and recommends revisions to IT standards, guidelines, or approved device configurations.
• Advises DLA management officials and site stakeholders on SAP WMS hardware/OS configuration standards, device compatibility, and infrastructure requirements needed to support warehouse operations.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J6.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (OS/CUSTSPT), your resume and supporting documentation must include:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qalifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Configures, maintains, or troubleshoots SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS) / SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) client, RF/mobile, or printer/output environments in production and/or non-production.
• Integrates warehouse end-user computing hardware (RF handhelds, printers, scanners, vehicle-mounted terminals, Voice Pick devices, or tablets) with a warehouse management application, including resolution of device-to-application, device-to-network, and print/output interoperability issues.
• Plans, stages, images, installs, and supports warehouse IT equipment used with SAP WMS or a comparable warehouse management system, including site surveys, configuration baselines, and go-live/cutover technical support.
• Diagnoses and resolves complex end-user access and usage problems for warehouse systems, including operating system, driver/firmware, wireless/RF connectivity, and SAP WMS client issues, with little or no day-to-day supervision.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R.
• 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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