Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This position is located in an information management organization. The position also serves as a member of a team of database managers receiving guidance from the team leader. DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 = Officer, Warrant Officer, and Enlisted members of the Louisiana National Guard. Responsibilities Duties & Responsibilities: --Modifies the storage structure and correlation between databases. --Assists in administering multiple DBMS software designs (e.g., MS-Access, SQL/SQL-Server) in support of required functions. --Optimizes the DBMS configuration by adding, removing, or relocating files and structures. --Analyzes DBMS operations to identify bottlenecks and takes action to resolve problems and ensure consistency. --Provides DBMS support on personnel computers, mini computers or mainframe. --Reviews DBMS accounting information and recommends changes in utilization to improve efficiency. --Monitors the amount of storage space consumed, accesses time statistics and frequency of use a specific DBMS program receives. --Provides assistance to higher graded personnel in the testing of new DBMS software applications. --Installs new applications and establishes user access. Recommends updates and changes to new and/or existing DBMS applications. --Evaluates installation procedures and implements alternatives that are routine in nature. --Recommends solutions for DBMS inconsistencies and assists in developing backup and recovery plans for failure situations. --Resolves a wide variety of system problems caused by data errors, user errors, hardware malfunctions and program errors. --Traces and isolates hardware and/or software problems. --Initiates necessary action to restore operations after coordinating with functional users and vendor personnel. --Reports unresolved hardware and DBMS software problems to the Team Leader. --Reviews security protocols to ensure authorized access and integrity of the DBMS. --Provides technical assistance to personnel involved in systems design, programming, hardware selection and adaptation of commercially available software. --Participates in the analysis of requests for new and modified applications. --Assists in determining equipment demands, number and kinds of records, tables, communication needs, procedures to obtain and organize information and interfaces with other systems. --Reports findings to the team leader. --Provides technical guidance in the use of DBMS query languages. --Assures the quality and efficiency of multiple DBMS systems by enforcing the prescribed DBMS standards. --Performs other as duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment 1) National Guard Membership is required. 2) Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. 3) Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. 4) May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: OFFICER, WARRANT OFFICER, & ENLISTED SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must maintain appropriate level of security clearance. ***LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS - Acceptance of this position may result in the loss of contracted incentive(s). For further details, contact the LANG State Incentive Manager, at (504) 278-8116 (ARMY) 391-8336 (AIR FORCE). *** NOTICE: THIS EMPLOYER PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY: FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED ALL EMPLOYERS TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY OF ALL PERSONS HIRED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Qualifications GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience, education or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process; experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least One (1) year of specialized experiences at the GS-07 level; AND/OR at least Twenty-Four (24) months experience, education, or training receiving, maintaining, and issuing data storage media for computer operations; experience in scheduling the use of computer time for program processing; experience collecting and sequentially staging input media with associated program instructions for processing; experience in at least one programming language; translating detailed logical steps developed by others into language codes that computers accept where this required understanding of procedures and limitations appropriate to use of a programming language; experience interviewing subject-matter personnel to get facts regarding work processes and synthesizing the resulting data into charts showing information flow; experience in analysis of the interrelationship of pertinent components of the system; experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment; experience scheduling the sequence of programs to be processed by computers where alternatives had to be weighed with a view to production efficiency. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES: 1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position. 2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. *4. Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. 5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission. 6. THIS POSITION CONDUCTS INFORMATION ASSURANCE FUNCTIONS. THE INCUMBENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE OUTLINED IN DOD INSTRUCTION 8570.01-M. Education You must provide transcripts and/or other documentation as proof to support your Educational claims, and receive credit to meet the Education requirements for this position. Additional Information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx). Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized based upon a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. This is a bargaining unit position.