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Senior IT Specialist (Robotic Process Automation and AI)


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 160836 - 160836
Posted: 6 October 2026 (21 days ago)
Application Deadline: 24 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and QualityCCSQ Survey and Operations Group (SOG).

As a Senior IT Specialist (Robotic Process Automation and AI) GSyou will report directly to the SOG Leadership and provide highly complex analysis project management and program direction for all Divisions within the Group.


Duties
  • Lead the development implementation and maintenance of the Survey and Operations Groups automation strategy ensuring seamless integration with national reporting systems.
  • Design and manage large-scale automation studies applying advanced data analysis techniques to interpret and evaluate complex Medicare and Medicaid datasets.
  • Develop policy recommendations and guidelines analyze legislative proposals and draft formal responses to reports impacting CMS survey and enforcement processes.
  • Coordinate and represent the Group in activities with CMS components Congress and health organizations negotiating among diverse stakeholders to achieve consensus.
  • Manage large-scale projects by organizing cross-functional collaboration across CMS government units and advisory committees ensuring alignment with agency policy and program goals

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
  • You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
  • Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service-http//
  • 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.
Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY 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.

Basic Requirement: You 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; AND
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-15 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-14 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include: (1) Designing or overseeing large-scale automation efforts using robotic process automation (RPA) tools such as UiPath Microsoft Power Automate or Automation Anywhere.; (2) Analyzing and reviewing automated workflows including integrations between RPA tools and other software applications to assess performance identify gaps or recommend improvements.; (3) Planning scheduling and carrying out end-to-end RPA projects (from business process analysis and bot development through testing deployment and performance monitoring) AND 4) Serving as an expert or consultant to senior leadership on the feasibility implementation governance or enterprise-wide adoption of RPA or AI technologies.

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.

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

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: No
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required

OPM GS Pay Table:

Dallas TX. $160836 to $197200
Denver CO. $164956 to $197200
San Francisco CA. $184950 to $197200
Seattle WA. $166283 to $197200
Woodlawn MD. $169279 to $197200

Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the managers discretion.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at 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.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC