Deliver secure and high availability infrastructure solutions supporting VA's mission. Serve as an operational service provider of foundational compute, storage, physical database, and client management components. Implement and sustain technical, management, and operational security controls and supporting processes to protect mission critical networks, systems, and applications throughout the VA enterprise. Apply today!
Diagnose and resolve customer reported system incidents, problems, and events. Analyze incident data for emerging trends. Comply with organization systems administration standard operating procedures. Maintain baseline system security according to organizational policies. Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures. Properly document all system security implementation, operations, and maintenance activities and update as necessary.
NICCS Code: 421 - Database Administrator Responsible for administering databases and data management systems that allow for the secure storage, query, protection, and utilization of data. NICCS Code: 451 - System Administrator Responsible for setting up and maintaining a system or specific components of a system in adherence with organizational security policies and procedures.
Includes hardware and software installation, configuration, and updates; user account management; backup and recovery management; and security control implementation. NICCS Code: 461 - Systems Security Analyst Responsible for developing and analyzing the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security. Prepares, performs, and manages the security aspects of implementing and operating a system.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Compressed/flexible schedule available at the manager's discretion Telework: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: IT Specialist/PD10060A and PD10059A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, but may involve periods of walking, bending, stooping, lifting, carrying, moving (up to 50 pounds) components and supplies, reaching, pulling, and working at a keyboard and monitor.
Subject to call back outside tour of duty.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
This position is with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $76463 – $118204/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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