GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Examples of specialized experience must include most or all of the following: 1) Deploying, configuring, and managing Windows Servers and utilizing system support software for remote control, patch management, software distribution and operating system deployment; 2) Configuring and administrating backup applications used within the DOD for disaster recovery; 3) Monitoring, troubleshooting, and establishing business continuity for Active Directory Domain Services; 4) Installing, configuring and managing VMware and vSphere infrastructures; 5) Diagnosing system failures and correcting or advising responsible vendor of problem.
GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Examples of specialized experience must include some or all of the following: 1) Assisting with deploying, configuring, and managing Windows Servers and utilizing system support software for remote control, patch management, software distribution and operating system deployment; 2) Monitoring and troubleshooting Active Directory Domain Services; 3) Installing, configuring and managing virtual networking environments; 4) Diagnosing system failures and correcting or advising responsible vendor of problem.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
General Schedule Qualification Standards
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.