Information Technology Specialist

This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service Senior Executive Service or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded fallback rights to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion.


As an Information Technology Specialist you will:

• Independently provide authoritative technical guidance technology solutions and strategic recommendations to DOE senior leadership.
• Overseeing IT professionals steering project progress managing distributed workforces and directing specialized working groups.
• Plan design develop test and integrate complex network architectures systems technologies database structures and cloud-based applications.
• Stay up to date on high-level cybersecurity awareness ensuring rigorous compliance of systems and enterprise application developments
• Manage enterprise application development boards formulate technical policy and planning parameters and draft authoritative organizational directives regulations and reports.
• Coordinate with DOE offices federal agencies and national laboratories ON negotiating technical solutions and presenting program briefings to justify major expenditures.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .
• If selected your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
• If selected you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• This position is not remote the selectee will be expected to report to the duty station(s) listed. If selected military spouses veteran caregivers and spouses of foreign service employees may be eligible for applicable workplace flexibilities.
• You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE-450 Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634 Subpart I USOGE 6/08).
• This position has been designated as Special-Sensitive (High Risk) and requires a security clearance at the Q level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
• In addition the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance prior to entrance on duty; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
• The incumbent is required to complete an initial Counterintelligence (CI) evaluation and on a recurring basis which may include a CI-scope polygraph examination.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
• This position is not included in a Bargaining Unit.
• Occasional travel maybe required.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: For IT positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the 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.

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidates online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 2 of the following 3:

1. Managing the planning funding and delivery of multi-Information Technology application development portfolios or technical programs across a large organization or enterprise.
2. Creating and maintaining Information Technology standards secure coding practices and date management guidelines to support consistent operations and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
3. Providing technical advice representing the organization in discussions with external partners and executives negotiating technology-related agreements supporting significant resource decisions and guiding enterprise technology strategy.