US House Of Representatives – CAO

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Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

Position Available: Sr. Network Communications Specialist
Vacancy Announcement Number: CAO-Req645
Office/Location: U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Closing Date: Jul 14, 2022
Salary Level/Range: $107,313 – $137,965
Proposed Starting Date:

Job Summary:

The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) provides operations support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. The CAO organization comprises more than 600 technical and administrative staff working in a variety of areas, including information technology, finance, budget management, human resources, payroll, child care, food and vending, procurement, logistics and administrative counsel.

The incumbent provides senior level lead systems administration and configuration management support for data network hardware and software components for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC. The incumbent acts as a senior level technical consultant and as a lead technical contributor in data network systems analysis, integration, implementation, and maintenance projects.

At the HS-11 level, the incumbent is subject to a greater degree of supervision and generally has a narrower scope of responsibility than at the HS-12 level. At the HS-12 level, the incumbent is competent to work with minimum supervision, and has a wider range of responsibilities than at the HS-11 level. At the HS-12, this position may have Section Leader supervisory responsibilities to include technical team leadership duties. At the HS-12 level, the incumbent will have demonstrated a superior track record of management and technical leadership.


Primary Responsibilities/Duties:

1) Evaluate, implement and maintain communications technology to support the House. Provide senior level hardware and software maintenance and configuration management support for data and/or telecommunications networks.

2) Act as a senior level lead technical consultant providing guidance on projects. Provide technical leadership and direction to junior level staff, vendors, and user liaison staff.

3) Provide senior level leadership in the preparation and monitoring of installation guidelines, operating procedures, and maintenance activities of current and planned data communication systems.

4) Respond quickly to analyze tasks, assess the requirements, and explore existing and new technology that may apply, and develop and execute a complete and cost-effective plan to meet all requirements.

5) Perform other official duties as assigned. Perform network planning, forecasting and procurement. Develop solutions to complex technical problems relating to House networking. Respond quickly to analyze tasks, assess the requirements, and explore existing and new technology that may apply, and develop and execute a complete and cost-effective plan to meet all requirements.

6) Section Leader responsibilities include:

a. Day-to-day team direction

b. Recommendations on technical approaches

c. Research and recommend equipment purchases

d. Troubleshooting leadership

7) Perform other official duties as assigned.


Qualifications:

  • Candidate should possess strong networking skills, extensive experience with Cisco based network hardware. The incumbent requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. The experience includes standards-based Local Area Network (LAN) in a campus environment; networking components such as routers, switches, access servers, modems, and network management troubleshooting and monitoring tools and network protocols.

  • The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with both technical and non-technical users. Demonstrated engineering discipline, logical problem solving and attention to detail. Must be able to secure and maintain Federal Government security clearances as deemed appropriate by senior management.

  • Must have recent, relevant and verifiable experience configuring and supporting the following Data center and campus network hardware and technologies: infoblox DHCP and DNS grid system, Cisco Nexus 9Ks’ 6K’s and 5Ks, Cisco 6500, 9400 and 9500 platforms, and Blade Frames.

  • Must have recent and relevant experience using the following network analytical tools: AKPIS, PRTG and Spectrum.

  • The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative and be able to operate without supervision. Must have strong time management, multi-tasking, organization and administrative skills and must be highly proficient with Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

  • Must be flexible and able to work nights, weekends and holidays as needed to support planned and unplanned network maintenance and troubleshooting events. The successful candidate is expected to be available on-call 24×7.
  • Cisco certifications are desired.

Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check (or other applicable security clearance) and a pre-employment drug-test (pre-identified position only).


Applicant Instructions:

Qualified candidates please submit your resume online by following the instructions in this link: house.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/645

For information concerning the CAO’s collection of personal information, please see http://cao.house.gov/privacy.


Disclaimer

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), disability, or age.

Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check (or other applicable security clearance) and pre-employment drug-test (pre-identified position only).

Title 1 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C app§ 101 et seq.) requires certain House employees to file Financial Disclosure Statements. For information please visit http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/index.aspx.

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