IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

FOR DS:03:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or DS-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Performing computer/network systems administration, analysis, design, and programming;
2) Applying knowledge in multiple platforms, databases, and applications, including Windows Server and desktop environments, Unix/Linux, Sun, SQL, Visual Basic, C#, PowerShell, all Windows Office products, and legacy systems and applications; and
3) Applying knowledge on network hardware, including switches, hubs, routers, fiber, blade servers, and exchange servers.

FOR DS-04:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or DS-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Maintenance, support, system/database design, automation, development of multi-platform classified networks, disaster recovery, servers, firewalls, and computers;
2) Developing, maintaining, and improving efficiency and functionality in multi-platform, multi-site networks;
3) Creates, manages, modifies, updates and performs backup for projects' databases; and
4) Develops, modifies and installs new applications.

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-a/

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.