For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will serve as the Supervisory Information Technology (IT) Specialist for the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Alabama. You will be responsible for independently planning, designing, executing, and supervising Information Technology (IT) programs, projects, and work involving a variety of IT specialty areas which support the information management needs of the District. Typical work assignments will include, but are not limited to: Planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting goals and priorities, and preparing schedules for completion of work; Performing advanced and complex system designs, development, testing, and implementation of substantially new applications of IT to meet the needs of the office; Maintaining district-wide responsibility for testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, maintenance, and management of networked systems used for the transmission of information in data, voice and/or video format; Managing accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment; Implementing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data; Providing customer support services including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and training in response to user requirements; and Identifying and addressing IT workforce planning and management issues, such as recruitment, retention, and training. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must demonstrate possession of each of the following basic competencies AND at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in Federal Service, as defined below: Basic competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving. Specialized Experience is defined as experience providing technical and analytical assistance which support the information needs of an agency or public sector organization. Examples of specialized experience include: evaluating and resolving hardware and software problems and adapting precedents or making significant departures from standardized approaches to meet user requirements; planning and designing system architecture, developing functional systems requirements, and maintaining network architecture and infrastructure; implementing policies to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility; and monitoring functionality, security and integrity of internet services. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Contacts

• Address Southern District of Alabama 63 South Royal Street Mobile, AL 36602 US
• Name: Breanna McCants
• Phone: 2514157138
• Email: [email protected]