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Telecommunications Specialist
Treasury, Departmental Offices · Posted today
About the Role
The position is located at Departmental Offices,Terrorism and Financial Intelligence-Intelligence Analysis. As a Telecommunications Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring and coordinating the Secretary's and Deputy Secretary's communications to facilitate both secure and private voice, data, and video service; providing secure communications for the Secretary with the President and other national level leaders as circumstances dictate regardless of the Secretary's worldwide locations.
What You'll Do
- →Pursuant to 50 USC 3024 (v), and with concurrence and consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, this position is being established in the excepted service as an element of the Intelligence Community within the Department of the Treasury.
- →As a Telecommunications Specialist, you will: Plan, organize, and direct studies to develop long-range (e.g., 5+ years) studies and forecasts and advise top level agency telecommunications and subject-matter managers on applying new developments and advances in secure telecommunications techniques.
- →Provide telecommunications expertise in estimating the installation, modification, maintenance, operation, and support of both existing and new telecommunications systems.
- →Assimilate the view of multiple users and translate the outcome to the next higher level for conveyance to contractors and other federal government offices for equipment or software changes and/or redevelopment required to meet the unique needs of the Secretary's secure, worldwide deployable communications system.
- →Serve as a technology liaison between the Treasury Secure Communications Team and all offices and departments interoperating with the Secretary's travel Telecommunication and IT systems (e.g., White House Military Office (WHMO), White House Communications Agency (WHCA), State Department and US Embassies, DHS National Operations Center, and the 89th Airlift Wing).
- →Use initiative and judgment in researching and reviewing existing national policies and legislation and make recommendations for updates where necessary.
- →(Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 40 and OSTOMB-D-16-1).
- →Participate in shift work as required, performing communications and other watch office duties as assigned.
- →Responsible for procuring, planning, installing, coordinating, configuring, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and organizing all enterprise-wide and travel secure voice and video, routing and switching equipment and networks to include encryption hardware and software as well as documenting communications assets appropriately.
Requirements
- ✓Key Requirements: Must be U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period.
- ✓During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated.
- ✓You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period.
- ✓Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service.
- ✓If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated.
- ✓You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations.
- ✓Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
- ✓Must have, or be able to obtain and maintain, a Top Secret security clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
- ✓Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
- ✓Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- ✓All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws.
- ✓A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
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