Telecommunications Specialist

US Federal Emergency Management Agency; Round Hill (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking a candidate with design and maintenance experience on radio frequency, Internet protocol based, and video systems. The role requires one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent, in evaluating and improving communications systems.

Education in related fields is encouraged; detailed guidance on resume content is provided in the posting.

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems and technologies.
• Specialized experience with current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology.
• GS-12 level requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11.
• Education or training substitutions may apply for general experience credits.

Responsibilities

• Installing, monitoring, and maintaining telecommunications data, voice, and video systems.
• Providing technical input for system development and improvements.

Education

Electrical engineering

Computer science

Job description

This position is located in Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of National Continuity Programs. The ideal candidate for this position will have design and maintenance experience on radio frequency systems, Internet protocol based systems and video systems.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):

Experience in evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology.

The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:

1. Installing, monitoring and maintaining of telecommunications systems for data, voice and video; and
2. Providing technical input for system development and improvements.,

Undergraduate and Graduate Education:

Major study -- electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.

Other Education:

Communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis.

Combination of education and experience

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

• 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.
• Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Are you qualifying based on your work experience?

• Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level.
• Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
• Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified."
• 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards.