IT Specialist (Data Management) (TITLE 32) Job in Draper, UT

Vacancy No. UT-24-259-AR-12552226 Department Army National Guard Units
Salary $73,286.00 to $95,270.00 Grade 11 to 11
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 9/18/2024 Close Date 10/2/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Draper, UT


Job Description (Please follow all instructions carefully)

Summary

This National Guard position is for a IT Specialist (Data Management) (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D253000 and is part of the G1 located in Draper, UT with the Utah National Guard.

This selecting supervisor is LTC Penny McCarthy.

IAW UTNGR 690-12 dated AUG 2022 and LIUNA-UTARNG CBA dated 11 OCT 2022, Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTARNG.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This is a Title 32 excepted position. This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vacated during the job bid process. IAW UTNGR 690-12 dated AUG 2022 and LIUNA-UTARNG CBA dated 11 OCT 2022, Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTNG.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES: This is NOT an all-inclusive list.

  • Provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical data-related issues.
  • Maintains comprehensive knowledge of, and provides guidance to pertinent program stakeholders on the appropriate application of data categorization; privacy; and retention in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration regulations and policies.
  • Serves as the primary liaison between business and functional areas and technology to ensure that data related business requirements for managing and protecting data are clearly defined, communicated and well understood and considered as part of operational prioritization and planning.
  • Develops procedural guidance for data ownership, access control, data management, and data manipulation to manage and administer organizational data.
  • Identifies and obtains required resources and ensures access by the staff and management of both internal and/or external customers.
  • Develops report matrices, and request for information procedures, along with collaborative planning tools (such as internet/intranet websites, knowledge portals, chat, and email) to ensure information is translated into focused knowledge that facilitates decision-making.
  • Works with government and contract personnel responsible for the comprehensive missions of database administration, data management, data modeling, data governance, data retention, data masking, corporate reporting, application data refreshes and Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG) compliance.
  • Serves as a point of escalation for governance, data quality and protection issues and works closely with business and functional area leadership to improve the quality and value of data assets, respond to regulatory protection requirements as well as support the strategic requirements of the Command.
  • Facilitates the development and implementation of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise.
  • Defines indicators of performance and quality metrics and ensures compliance with data related policies, standards, roles and responsibilities, and adoption requirements.
  • Designs and develops integrative views of data to enable informed decision making.
  • Conducts analyses to ensure architecture and standards support, metadata management, financial auditability, process reengineering, system modernization and investment management.
  • Coordinate planning, development, implementation, and administration of systems for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of data tailored to changing customer requirements; analyzing and planning for anticipated changes in data capacity requirements; developing and administering data standards, policies, and procedures; and designing data visualization and reporting solutions to support informed decision making for organizational initiatives.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
  • National Guard membership is required.
  • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • Must Maintain an appropriate security clearance.
  • For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
  • This position conducts information assurance functions. The incumbent shall comply with the requirements of the certification program and will be required to obtain and maintain certification. Certification requirements are outlined in DoD Instruction 8570.01-M
  • Must obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance level.
  • Incumbent must complete appropriate training and obtain required certifications IAW DoDI 8140, DOD 8570.01M or applicable governing document(s) for Cyber workforce as an IA Technician Level.
  • All certifications are required within 6 month of employment.
  • Position is designated as OM-DTA-001 within the Defense Cybersecurity Workforce as guided by NIST SP 800-181; National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. Which establishes the Tasks, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities expected of this position. (https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/nice-framework-resource-center).
  • This position is eligible to be in the union.
  • Position may be eligible for telework based on the needs of the organization after completion of probationary period.

Qualifications

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

Basic Requirements:
  • 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.
Specialized Experience GS 11:
Have 36 months of experience that has equipped yourself with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled? Experience to performs a wide variety of database management functions including proper sizing of the database structure, data manipulation, database designs and complex queries. Coordinate the database management system (DBMS) workload, programs, and projects. Ability to ensure security provisions are reviewed and implemented to ensure authorized access and integrity of the DBMS. Coordinates and integrates data elements for a variety of projects in a number of dissimilar areas. Knowledge and skill requirements includes designing, developing and maintaining database management systems that meet current and future business requirements; generating complex queries and reports; defining and allocating storage capacity in the design of data management systems.

Or Education (see below)

Education

Substitute for specialized experience GS 11 -
GS-11 level, a Ph.D. or equivalent, or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

**You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.**

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.govOR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES: Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to termination or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). Are advised to meet with education specialist to review contract.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Category Rating: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:

1. Highly Qualified: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for this position.
2. Well Qualified: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for this position.
3. Qualified: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements for this position.

Your rating will be based on both your entire application package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your category rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

Required Documents

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

1. Resume: resume must show relevant experience, where you worked, job title, detailed duties and accomplishments written in your own words, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.), hours per week. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your position title, pay plan, series and grade. Your detailed experience should be listed under each job title with starting and ending dates. Resume must show applicants name and contact information.

2. Other supporting documents:

  • Applicable documents required for qualification, education, or certification as stated above.
  • Must provide transcripts for education requirements.

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.

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.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12552226

A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.

You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.


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Agency contact information

Shaun Harris
Address
UT G1
12953 S Minuteman Dr
Draper, UT 84020
US
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Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.