Electronics Technician

Clarification from the agency

This is a Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Direct Hire Authority (DHA) notice open to the Public.

• Serve as the Point-of-Contact for the closed-circuit television platform for DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna, PA.
• Responsible for licensing, software, clients, network video recorders, switches, network cabling/conduit, power and cameras.
• Design, repair, install and maintain an intrusion detection, electronic card access and biometric identification systems.
• Assist the Contracting Officer with development of maintenance and sustainment support contracts. Program electronic security front-end.
• Participate in the planning, designing and, construction phases of installation construction and modification projects.
• Position may serve as a COR with proper delegated authority following policy I/A/W FAR, DFARS and DLAD.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-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): Non-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
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• Certifications: The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain the following certifications/training: Lenel System certification and Contracting Officer Representative.

Qualifications

To qualify for an Electronics Technician, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

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-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or, private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications and, any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Integrate a wide range of state-of-the-art electronic security system platforms and components.
• Analyze the practical applications of security systems and methodologies.
• Develop and design protective systems and their controls.
• Perform complex calculations and manipulations of test data to improve performance of varied security systems.

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.

Physical Demands: The work requires physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching, crawling and similar activities. This physical exertion is performed when inspecting office buildings or industrial facilities. Performance of work may take place in attics, crawlspaces, walls, ceilings, and other limited access spaces, in rough terrain or in construction sites when planning and monitoring the installation of security systems as part of original construction. The work may regularly involve lifting and carrying of light to moderately heavy objects of 50 pounds or less when delivering or installing security devices. The work may require some common characteristics and abilities of physical agility and dexterity to work in confined spaces and to move or lift moderately heavy objects.

Work Environment: Work is performed in ever changing office, outdoor and industrial work environments in order to keep the security system operational. Regular and recurring moderate exposure to risks associated with rain, hot/cold weather, fumes, odors, dust, noise, cuts, bruises, electrical hazards and burns. Work requires routine use of ladders and lift equipment (as high as 25 feet) to troubleshoot, repair or install electronic security system components. Utilizes personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, safety harness, hearing protection, eye and face protection and gloves. Employee will operate hand tools, be able to solder, complete electrical work, install conduit and network cable. Required to obtain a hot work permit when conducting work that produces sparks/flames.

How you will be evaluated

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

Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Department of Defense Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include:

1. Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
   
2. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.

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