Information Technology Specialist (APPSW)
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Fort Meade, MD - USA
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Job Summary
This position is part of the Department of War War Media Activity (WMA). The incumbent will be responsible for analyzing designing developing integrating implementing maintaining and modernizing academic applications supporting the Defense Information School.
As a Information Technology Specialist (APPSW) at the GSsome of your typical work assignments may include:
- Serves as the senior technical subject matter expert (SME) for application development supporting DINFOS academic and administrative systems.
- Performs application development throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements analysis design coding testing deployment operations maintenance enhancement and retirement.
- Develop software interfaces database objects and technical documentation while coordinating implementation activities with developers database administrators cybersecurity personnel contractors and stakeholders.
- Analyzes business processes and customer requirements supporting DINFOS educational and administrative missions.
- Translates functional requirements into technical specifications application architectures and system designs.
- Maintains software code database structures interface designs testing plans and implementation documentation throughout the application life cycle.
- Ensures applications remain reliable maintainable interoperable and aligned with organizational objectives.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Occasional Travel
- Work Schedule: Full-time
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Not Required
- Telework Eligibility: This position is situational telework eligible
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Failure to obtain or retain a Secret security clearance may result in termination of employment.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screening test and periodic drug screenings thereafter.
- This is a Defense Cyber Workforce (DCWF) Position. Must be able to meet DoW Directive 8140.03 requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
You may qualify at the GS-12 if you fulfill the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
- Providing technical leadership task delegation and code review oversight to software development and database administration staff within an Agile/Scrum team.
- Managing end-to-end System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) workflows in Azure DevOps including managing Git repositories sprint backlogs automated build/release CI/CD pipelines and artifact management.
- Developing modernizing and debugging multi-tier enterprise web applications utilizing C# / .NET ( Core or Entity Framework).
- Authoring tuning and maintaining complex database objects and scripts (including stored procedures user-defined functions indexes and schemas) in Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server.
- Implementing federal security frameworks (NIST SP 800-53 STIGs) and Section 508 accessibility compliance within C# application code and related database architectures.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
This position has an individual occupational requirement (IOR) which must be met in order to qualify for this position. You must have Information Technology (IT)-related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following four competencies listed below:
1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
NOTE: All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Other Notes: Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information
PRIMARY: (806) Product Manager-Intermediate
SECONDARY: (802) IT Project Manager-Intermediate
RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.
This position is subject to an initial drug screening and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e. start date). The selectees inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.
You may be required to sign a Drug Test Statement of Understanding if you are selected for this position.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information:
born aftermust be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register Selective Service System : Selective Service System ())
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
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