Disaster Recovery Specialist

As a Disaster Recovery Specialist, you will:

• Ensure alignment with NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 Contingency Planning controls, and FISMA requirements while supporting the agency's Risk Management Framework.
• Lead disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution to ensure system resilience, defined recovery objectives (RTO/RPO), and continuity of mission essential functions across all operating environments, including mainframe and cloud.
• Perform management control reviews for infrastructure services with full risk assessments.
• Provide input on new and revised guidance to be incorporated into the agency's IT standards.
• Provide advice and assistance to other agency components regarding infrastructure services.
• Coordinate disaster recovery integration across hybrid infrastructure, including on-premises systems, mainframe, and cloud environments, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles and modern cyber resilience strategies.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Incumbent may be required to work outside of normal duty hours, such as nights, weekends, and holidays, due to operational needs.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications for GS-13 level:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience; One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience which includes: leading IT Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) activities, including developing and maintaining DR strategies, policies, procedures, and governance documentation. Experience should include planning and executing disaster recovery tests (tabletop, functional, and offsite), assessing recovery capabilities, identifying gaps, coordinating with internal teams and vendors, and recommending corrective actions. As well as, experience in evaluating IT infrastructure components-such as network, servers, storage, cloud services, and applications-to determine recovery requirements, RTO/RPO alignment, and resilience improvements. Experience producing DR documentation (runbooks, recovery procedures, test plans, after-action reports) and advising leadership on DR risks, readiness, and infrastructure vulnerabilities, as well as coordinating cross-functional teams supporting DR readiness.

In addition to above requirements, the incumbent must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

NOTE: Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the competencies/evaluation factors, duties and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

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.

Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Time-in grade-restrictions: Applicants who are current or former Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

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 based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. Resume must not exceed 2 pages. Applicants will be removed from consideration if their resume is longer than 2 pages. Please see "How to Apply" for additional information regarding the limit.
• SF-50: If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must submit a copy of a recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, showing competitive status. (Blocks #24 and #34 must be completed.)
• Performance Appraisal: If you are a current or former Federal employee, you are encouraged to submit a complete copy of a current or last performance appraisal. The performance appraisal may be used as part of the ranking process and/or to verify your responses to the questionnaire.
• Veterans' Documentation: If you are a veteran, you must provide a copy of your Record of Military Service (DD-214), and proof of your veterans' preference, if applicable. Veterans with a service connected disability must also submit a completed claim form SF-15 (click here for form) along with the required proofs. Go to FedsHireVets-Veterans Preference for more information.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documentation: If you are eligible under ICTAP, you must submit all required materials verifying your eligibility as listed in "Additional Information." These materials include:
  • Proof of eligibility: You must submit documentation such as a separation notice or other required material; and
  • SF-50: You must submit a copy of a recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50 that shows career or career-conditional competitive service status (Blocks #24 and #34 must be completed); and
  • Performance Appraisal: You must submit your most recent performance appraisal, which must be rated at least fully successful or equivalent. (This is not required if you are eligible for ICTAP due to compensable injury or disability retirement.) The performance appraisal may also be used as part of the ranking process and/or to verify your responses to the questionnaire.

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