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External Recruitment Announcement
Information Technology


Position Number:   EX-08-008

Closing Date:   05/21/08

TITLE:   TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals to work in our Information Technology, Mainframe Computer Operations office in SAN MATEO, CA. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:

REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Knowledge of distributing systems, communication technologies used in wide area and local area networks, and electronic messaging at a level sufficient to meet customer needs and requirements.
  2. Knowledge of information systems operations as it relates to computer and telecommunications acquisition, installation, security, operations, and maintenance.
  3. Ability to manage activities of a group of employees and contractor staff to meet organization goals, including organizing and structuring the work, establishing effective work relationships, and facilitating the flow of information.
  4. Ability to oversee and coordinate the planning, development, testing and implementation of local area network and distributed management information systems to ensure compliance with standards, policies and procedures.
  5. Ability to provide technical advice and guidance on all aspects of LAN analysis, design, development and maintenance of business information systems.
  6. Ability to monitor the development of test plans and procedures to ensure system performance meets defined requirements.
  7. Ability to communicate orally and in writing with executives, employees, contractors, customers, industry and government representatives to answer questions and present technical information.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (for this duty assignment):
  1. Ability to provide operational support in a complex mainframe environment.
 
SPECIAL CONDITION(S):   This position requires a sensitive clearance.
 
NOTE(S):
DESIRABLE EDUCATION: A baccalaureate or post-graduate degree in business or information technology.
 
If your qualifications match the above requirements, follow the "How to Apply" instructions below.

SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U. S. Postal Service’s requirement to be drug free. Applicants must also be a U. S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.

The salary range is $60,913 - $118,300. Salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending account, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should complete PS Form 2591, Application for Employment, and submit a narrative statement of qualifications for each knowledge, skill, or ability (KSA) requirement stated on this vacancy announcement. PS Form 2591 can be found at http://www.usps.com/forms/employforms.htm. Submission of a resume is optional, but not required as part of the application. Applicants are encouraged to apply electronically to the email address below. If applying electronically, applications must be received at the electronic address by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the vacancy announcement closing date. For those applicants not able to apply electronically, applications may be mailed to the application mailing address and must be postmarked on or before the vacancy announcement closing date.

E-MAIL TO: usps.eapply@usps.gov
 
MAIL TO:
HRSSC EAS Selections - VA# EX-08-008
PO Box 970200
Greensboro, NC 27497-0200
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Applicants claiming veterans' preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DDForm 214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, bidding, interview, and/or selection process, please contact the office identified on the vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.