This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Informational Service (NESDIS), Office of Common Services (OCS) with one vacancy located in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS-24-12188263-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

The working title for this position is IT Specialist (Data Management). As an IT Specialist (Data Management) you will perform the following duties: - Leads data activities for algorithm development, migration, dissemination and data resource management, working to establish frameworks and agreements to ensure that data needed for product generation activities is available. - Designs and consults on data architecture and infrastructure needed for long-term support of data streams to support products. - Ensures the conduct of IT processes is timely, cost effective, in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations and policies, and discovers innovative ways to provide the best available capability consistent with requirements within available budget resources.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 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. 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. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify for the ZP-5 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-4 pay band or GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Coordinating data and information activities for algorithm development migration or dissemination; - Establishing frameworks or agreements to ensure that data needed for product generation activities is available; and - Leading IT projects which may include requirements assessment, risk mitigation, quality assurance, implementation, testing, budget and evaluation.

Education

There is no education requirement/substitution for this position.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Antoinette Gartrell
• Email: [email protected]