IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS)

• Plan coordinate and perform systems design and development of a major IT functional area which may include providing direction to lower-level staff and/or contract personnel.
• Analyze the validation of IT needs and requirements including data access needs and security to design and develop appropriate systems designs access methods and information security controls.
• Plan schedule estimate and monitor project progress and associated development and operational costs using project management and resource estimating techniques.
• Develop and make presentations on project status and technical issues pertinent to project and prepares other project related documentation such as project plans schedules budget documents and statements of work.
• Make recommendations on how new application development concepts techniques and tools could be applied to modernize IT systems.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
• Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selection Service -
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

There is a BASIC REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT for this position. You must meet both requirements.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed:
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.

AND

In order to qualify for the GS-13 grade level you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include:1) Experience planning coordinating and performing systems design and development for a major IT functional area AND; 2) Monitoring IT project progress and costs using project management techniques; and preparing and presenting project documentation AND; 3) Identifying and analyzing advancements in application development concepts and tools recommending their application to modernize IT systems.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible current Federal employees must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.