Information Technology Specialist (Internet)Posted: October 29, 2009
Applicants are required to provide justification to support the selections made in the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) portion of the application. Reference to an attached resume does not fulfill this requirement, although applicants may attach a resume as optional information. Failure to provide the KSA information will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. If you have engaged in intelligence activity or related work, you may not be eligible to apply for positions at Peace Corps. Please click on the Public Notice Vacancy Announcement and refer to the Other Significant Facts section for details. If you are claiming Veterans Preference you must attach your supporting documents to receive your preference points. For more information please click on the Public Notice Vacancy Announcement and refer to the Other Significant Facts section for details. A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination. Important Notice: If this position is advertised at more than one grade level, known as a Career Ladder vacancy, applicants have the option of applying for one or more grade levels, but each grade level requires a separate application. We recommend that first you complete the application for the highest grade level for which you wish to be considered and then complete a new application for each other level using the same responses to the KSAs you prepared for the highest grade level as may apply. Reminder: In Peace Corps? Foreign Personnel (FP) pay plan (grade level system), as FP grades go higher, the corresponding numbers go lower. For example, the highest grade level is FP-1 (equivalent to GS-15) and the lowest grade level is FP-9 (equivalent to GS-5). Both online and offline application assistance can be obtained by contacting the Avue Help Desk at 1-800-407-0147 or joeavue@avuetech.com or by clicking on the "TECHNICAL SUPPORT" button while working in the automated system. When completing your Avue application online, you will receive a pop-up warning message after 45 minutes. It is strongly recommended that you save your data often, and turn off your pop-up blocker in order to receive any system time-out warning. As a suggestion, you may want to compose your narrative information in a separate word document, and then copy and paste it into your Avue application. DUTIES:(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position) Creates and/or maintains agency Internet/intranet Web site(s), including Web applications, and services including those supporting e-Government usage. Installs and maintains Web-based systems, Web-based information services, or Web-based research tools and e-Government operations. Gains an understanding of the clients IT needs and requirements. Promotes the tangible benefits and value of obtaining the products and services provided by IT solutions. Works with multimedia systems, techniques, and technologies. Ensures, or participates in ensuring, the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security programs, policies, procedures, and tools. Evaluates, acquires, configures, and uses software intended to ensure that automated systems are secure from unauthorized use, viral infection, and other problems that would compromise sensitive information in terms of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, or would compromise other aspects of overall system security. Please refer to job code 10-4_5_DPC9-A0174-LH when responding to this ad.
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