Duties

Summary

About the Position: The incumbent will serve as the technical specialist in support of hardware/software, inventory management, and technical resource acquisition services and configuration management supporting the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
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Responsibilities

• Serves at Alternate Information Management Officer (IMO) for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional overseas travel may be required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This position is considered Emergency Essential to the overall support of the SIGAR Mission. If considered emergency essential, failure to meet emergency essential requirements may result in separation for the efficiency of the Federal Service.
• May be required to submit an Executive Branch Confidential Disclosure Report.
• Must complete a Form SF 312, Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement.
• Must be eligible for and be able to maintain a TOP SECRET clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance; subject to random drug testing.

Qualifications

• Who May Apply: US Citizens
  
  In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .
  
  Experience required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: providing technology support and knowledge of computer software/hardware and high level of insight into the operation of Joint Service Provider.
  
  
• Serves as Alternate Information Management Officer (IMO) for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), and manages troubleshooting of IT equipment, software, and process failures reported by personnel. Identifies and validates IT requirements and conducts market research to prepare funding requests; and provides regular updates to management to ensure milestones are met.
  
  Participates as a stakeholder in conducting technical, analytical, and development of local IT polices, plans, and processes ensuring that agency requirements are compliant with DoD and Federal regulations. Assists agency Information System Security Officer (ISSO) with implementation of agency system security plan.
  
  Documents IT hardware and software assets in accordance with Federal, DoD and ARMY regulations. Collaborates with the SIGAR Property Book Officer (PBO), IMO's, ISSO, contractors, and hand receipt holders for IT asset acceptance, distribution, tracking, vendor warranty, and asset management data entry.
  
  Implements the SIGAR information systems life cycle to include collection, processing, storage, and disposal of IT assets. Advises and assists the Director of Information Technology with conducting risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis when purchasing new IT assets.
  
  This position may require flexible hours.
  

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U. S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U. S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/International/usnel/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• A trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet
• You may claim military spouse preference.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External) .

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• For additional information see: What to include in your resume .

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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.