IT Specialist (Application Developer)

As Senior Application Developer the incumbent:

• Designs develops tests deploys and maintains FCC enterprise applications using approved low-code and modern development platforms.
• Leads the technical design of applications from requirements intake through architecture definition development integration testing security review and deployment ensuring that all applications are built in accordance with OCIO technology standards FCC security policies and Section 508 accessibility
  requirements.
• Provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior development staff and contractor development resources reviewing code design artifacts and documentation produced by others for quality standards compliance and completeness.
• Leads and advances the adoption of microservices architecture across the FCC application portfolio designing new applications as modular independently deployable services and developing modernization plans for existing monolithic applications that are candidates for decomposition.
• Evaluates and recommends development platforms frameworks and tools that advance the OCIOs modernized infrastructure agenda and reduce technical debt across the application portfolio.
• Manages the full operational lifecycle of assigned applications after deployment serving as the technical point of accountability for application availability performance and incident response.
• Manages application retirement for end-of-life systems coordinating data disposition stakeholder communication service catalogue updates and infrastructure decommissioning with Engineering and Operations.

• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• US Citizenship.
• May serve a one year probationary period (if applicable).
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• If selected a financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Current/former federal employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade/status.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status.
• Resume must not exceed two pages and must meet resume format criteria.

See Qualifications.

Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race sex color religion or national origin.

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees asking to be considered under Merit Promotion procedures must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Candidates must meet all of the specialized experience requirements outlined below in order to be deemed as qualified.

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies listed below:

Attention to Detail/Customer Service/Decision Making/Information Management/Interpersonal Skills/Oral Communication/Problem Solving/Teamwork/Technical Competence

AND

In order to be deemed as qualified candidates must have one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as follows:

1. Experience designing developing testing deploying modernizing and maintaining enterprise applications using approved low-code modern development platforms and cloud-native architectures.
2. Experience with the full application lifecycle from requirements analysis and technical design through development integration testing security review deployment operations and retirement.
3. Experience serving as the technical owner for enterprise applications ensuring application availability performance incident response service level objectives and continuous operational support.
4. Experience designing and implementing application integrations APIs microservices and containerized solutions while managing dependencies with enterprise systems and cloud infrastructure.
5. Experience implementing DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and software engineering best practices to deliver secure reliable and maintainable enterprise applications.
6. Experience ensuring compliance with security privacy accessibility and enterprise architecture standards.
7. Experience producing and maintaining technical documentation including architecture system design operational procedures integration specifications and application lifecycle artifacts.
8. Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver enterprise applications.
9. Experience evaluating and recommending application development technologies platforms and architectural approaches to support modernization improve operational efficiency and reduce technical debt.
10. Experience providing technical solution design code and design reviews mentoring developers and establishing engineering standards to ensure quality consistency and successful project delivery.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: 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.

HR Review

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies listed below. HR will be conducting a scored structured resume review to determine if candidates resumes demonstrate the required specialized experience and the IT-related competencies. To be eligible for referral to the selecting official candidates must receive a score of at least 75.56.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: 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.