• You will provide direct leadership and technical oversight for the Systems Administration team.
• You will establish and communicate clear team goals, delegates complex technical tasks, and sets deadlines to ensure operational alignment with branch objectives.
• You will represent the team as the primary System Administration technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) at lab meetings, site surveys, and planning sessions.
• You will collaborate with the Chief Engineer, fellow team leads, and mission partners to architect and develop new technology solutions that advance the division's Digital Transformation and Digital Engineering efforts.
• You will hold regular team meetings to disseminate information, assign and review tasking, and foster a collaborative environment, and mediate and resolve internal conflicts to maintain team cohesion and productivity

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code System Administrator, proficiency level Intermediate the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (DS 04/ GS 11-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing some or all of the following duties: 1) Exercising comprehensive technical oversight and administrative responsibility for the design, configuration, optimization, and lifecycle maintenance of enterprise-level IT server infrastructures, physical/virtual operating systems, and directory service architectures; 2) Performs workload management duties, to include distributing work assignments, establishing milestone schedules, reviewing completed technical products, and providing expert technical guidance and mentorship to a team of systems administrators and technical contractors; 3) Configuring and maintaining enterprise-scale server platforms, resolving highly complex multi-system operational failures, and implementing strict cybersecurity baselines-specifically DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls; 4) Directing a team's response to all EXORD, FRAGORD, IAVM, and CTO directives, ensuring timely and effective implementation; 5) Ensuring all hardware and software is maintained in accordance with relevant updates to uphold system integrity and security posture.

Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-b/ .

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.