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Summary Who may apply: All US Citizens We may use this announcement to fill other positions in the I&T Dir. This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. Responsibilities Responsible for providing Lead System Administration support for a large-scale mainframe payroll system. Performs staff assignments related to IT project planning, monitoring, and/or coordinating systems life cycle functions. Maintains system documentation to improve and maintain audit posture for large scale mainframe payroll system. Provide support in areas of the IBM z/OS mainframe operating system software with responsibility for maintaining, testing and debugging segments. Serves as a technical expert of several specialized IBM mainframe software packages, including Computer Associates (CA) View, Strobe, AbendAid, Access Control Facility (ACF2), and CA-1 Tape Management System (TMS). Provide on call support to nightly batch mainframe processing cycles for a payroll system. Analyzes system problems (abends) and issues system recovery and/or restart Job Control Language (JCL) as warranted by the situation. Updates Supervisor on staff work activities and elevates any possible issues to Supervisor. Regularly briefs Supervisor on project status and significant developments. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe the full scope of your work experiences in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient. This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process. Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards Customer Service- experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs Oral Communication- briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience Problem Solving- identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions In addition to the Basic Competency Requirements listed above: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-12 in the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: Evaluating and customizing software and systems through analysis, design, development, testing, and maintenance; conducting systems requirement reviews and applying changes and modifications to take necessary corrective action; providing systems support in a mainframe environment; monitoring and resolving mainframe system production errors; planning and coordinating major mainframe operating systems upgrades. Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level. Additional Information This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. For Reasonable Accommodation Requests, see the How You Will Be Evaluated section. **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination. This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Veteran's Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply under this Direct Hire Authority (DHA). Employment with DFAS means access to generous benefits such as: health, vision, and dental insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, and educational benefits. Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment. As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 1 year probation period during which we'll evaluate if continued employment advances public interest. The evaluation considers: performance & conduct; needs of agency; if continued employment advances agency goals; if continued employment advances efficiency of Federal service. At the end of the probationary period, employment will be terminated unless you receive certification that continued employment advances public interest. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. DFAS recognizes the value of competencies gained through formal education and professional certifications. To ensure that consistent credit is given for these credentials in the selection process DFAS has developed standard selection criteria to be used when filling positions in professional and administrative series. Selections for professional and administrative positions will be based on four categories of selection criteria: Experience, Other, Education, and Certifications. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or be exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov). Retired Civil Service Employee: Employment of retired Federal employees receiving an annuity is subject to the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD) policy guidance. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, here). Security Designation varies dependent on position and may require a secret clearance or higher. Employment requires a background investigation which may delay starting date. If selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time, employment offer may be withdrawn. Individuals are required to obtain/maintain a favorable security determination to occupy a sensitive position, as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain eligibility to occupy a sensitive position may result in termination. For more information see the security section of Understanding Vacancy Announcements.