Telecommunications Specialist

Job Description :In this position, you will coordinate disaster emergency communications activities that are intended to satisfy the communication system engineering, design, development and implementation of requirements necessary for the successful functioning of FEMA programs. Typical Assignment Include Functioning as a telecommunications technical authority in situations requiring the application of creative, unique or new concepts/solutions to communications challenges by developing objectives, standards, guidelines, plans, training and exercises for the use of telecommunications resources within FEMA and in coordination with Regional stakeholders within the states, Tribes, local jurisdictions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector; Planning, scheduling, acquiring, implementing and testing both voice and data telecommunication systems as well as associated equipment and servicing including developing, revising, and reviewing specifications for new or upgraded telecommunication systems or components; Supporting disaster and emergency response operations by acting in the capacity of a Disaster Emergency Communications (DEC) Group Supervisor to provide emergency communications support to disaster responders and assisting in coordinating external communications support to and with states, Tribes, local jurisdictions, other Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations and private sector partners; and Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. Travel will be required. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card. Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59. Please review "Other Information" section for additional key requirements. Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below. Qualifications The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. This Experience May Have Been Gained In The Federal Government, a State Or Local Government, a Non-profit Organization, The Private Sector, Or As a Volunteer; However, Your Resume Must Clearly Describe At Least One Year Of The Following Specialized Experience Additional information To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust clearance as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined (For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit the OPM website at If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an DHS uses E-verify, an internet based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies. STAFFORD ACT EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS: Cadre On Call Response Employee (CORE) is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature. All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time. Deployments may include working in excess of eight hours a day, or in excess of 40 hours per week, including weekends and holidays, and under stressful, physically demanding, and austere conditions. When activated and deployed, you serve in a federal travel status and are entitled to lodging, transportation and per diem reimbursements for authorized expenses in accordance with federal travel regulations.