Information Technology Specialist

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Leading the implementation of security programs designed to anticipate assess and minimize system vulnerabilities coordinating the implementation of security programs across platforms (Tier I II and III) and establishing vulnerability reporting criteria.
• Reviewing proposed new systems networks and software designs for potential security risks recommending mitigation or countermeasures and resolving integration issues related to the implementation of new systems within the existing infrastructure.
• Assessing new systems design methodologies to improve software quality accurately representing customer requirements effectively measuring software development risk presenting recommendations for adoption of new methodologies to senior management officials and leading implementation.

• Probationary Period - All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time your performance conduct and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor seek feedback and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
• Key Eligibility Requirements:

• U.S Citizenship - Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Selective Service Registration - Males born after December 31 1959 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System or prove they are exempt from having to do so.
• Personal Identity Verification (PIV) - Must provide 2 forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below:

Minimum requirements for Grade 12 and UP (GS or Equivalent) Applicants must have Information Technology related experience demonstrating each of the following nine competencies: 1) Attention to Detail 2) Customer Service 3) Decision Making 4) Information Management 5) Interpersonal Skills 6) Oral Communication 7) Problem Solving 8)Team Work and 9) Technical Competence.

Specialized Experience GS-14 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Leading or coordinating IT projects application-related efforts operational initiatives or system-related activities that affect multiple users teams programs or business processes.
• Applying advanced IT principles concepts methods and practices to evaluate requirements; resolve technical issues; guide system application or code testing and configuration decisions; and ensure technical documentation and federal cybersecurity privacy or regulatory requirements are addressed.
• Engaging customers stakeholders users product or business owners and technical teams to define business or technical requirements communicate technical impacts and guide delivery of secure reliable scalable IT solutions.
• Evaluating system service or application performance availability reliability security controls usability and operational effectiveness; identifying risks issues defects or gaps; and leading corrective actions or improvement efforts.
• Analyzing competing technical approaches and providing authoritative recommendations to management stakeholders or IT specialists on the selection design configuration implementation or improvement of IT solutions with organizational impact.
• Assessing information technology systems platforms or proposed technology solutions involving interconnected components data sources users or operational dependencies to identify and document performance availability reliability resilience capacity or data-integrity risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluating existing new or emerging technologies and technical alternatives against documented mission business operational and technical requirements to compare options document tradeoffs and recommend an implementation approach.
• Developing and applying technical standards implementation procedures configuration guidance test plans or quality-control processes to support consistent deployment operation maintenance or improvement of information technology systems and services.
• Planning coordinating or executing technology deployments upgrades migrations or modernization activities for infrastructure platforms databases or data services by documenting dependencies validating implementation results and resolving technical issues.
• Designing documenting or maintaining data models data requirements source-to-target mappings data-validation rules or data-governance procedures to support data quality traceability and use by information systems or business processes.
• Diagnosing and resolving performance availability reliability configuration capacity or data-integrity issues affecting infrastructure platforms databases or data services and documenting the resolution corrective action or operating procedure.
• Communicating technical findings risks alternatives and recommendations to management customers or project teams and translating mission or business requirements into technical specifications implementation plans standards or operating procedures.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPMs Qualifications Standards.