Information Technology Specialist (Network) Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. 25-DTS-12721848 Department Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Salary $101,402.00 to $190,061.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 4/10/2025 Close Date 4/24/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of Technology Services, Cloud Hosting and Networks Office (CHNO), Infrastructure Engineering Division (IED).

CHNO provides information technology services to AO directorates, the court community, and federal Judiciary partners. The IED is responsible for providing national information technology services to the Judiciary with specific focus on network planning, network architecture design, and engineering.

Duties

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Cloud Hosting and Networks Office, Infrastructure Engineering Division is seeking an experienced Information Technology Specialist (Network Engineer) to join its team. CHNO's IT services portfolio includes cloud hosting services (private and public), network operations services, and related support services.

The IT Specialist (Network) is responsible for supporting network planning, network architecture design, and engineering. This generalist role partners closely with the Chief Operating Officer office chiefs, division chiefs, branch chiefs, and team members to empower the Judiciary by providing national information technology services to the Judiciary. The incumbent will support several Department of Technology Services programs, including local area network (LAN) health services, national wireless services, court moves, and LAN segmentation.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

  1. Leading teams to produce network architecture artifacts depicting communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, and transmission and signaling links and protocols.
  2. Executing procedures and coordinating corrective action to optimize network performance.
  3. Participating and leading efforts to design, install, and troubleshoot network systems, including wireless, to meet the functional objectives of the organization.
  4. Performing activities to configure and maintain physical/logical network components.
  5. Performing service management actions supporting capacity and resource planning, assessing network risks, and developing contingency plans.
  6. Supporting the development, creation, and maintenance of current network device configurations, circuit information, and operations network diagrams for network infrastructure, including developing database requirements and establishing data file backups.
  7. Developing processes to inventory all data network equipment and perform periodic inventory audits and reviews to ensure switches, routers, and other applicable devices and applications are property configured, used, and maintained.
  8. Performing detailed router scripting and filtering to manage network traffic.
  9. Mentoring new team members to ensure a smooth transition from the learning environment to the daily production environment and potentially providing formal training.
  10. Developing job aides and other tools to assist engineers in improving overall quality of service.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

  1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
  2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
  4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
  5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
  6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
  7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:
  • Network infrastructure and hardware.
  • Infrastructure devices, including switches, routers, wireless access points, controllers, and firewalls.
  • Designing, monitoring, and repairing local area networks and wide area networks.
Highly desired but not required
  • Familiarity with the federal Judiciary and AO policies.
  • Experience in IT service management and cloud hosting network concepts.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Required Documents

For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:

  • Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
  • Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
  • Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
  • Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.

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 and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 04/24/2025 to receive consideration.
To begin, click

  • Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
  • You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
  • You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
  • To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12721848

Agency contact information

Frances Arthur
Address
Department of Technology Services
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, DC 20544
US

Next steps

After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.


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