This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Operations, Office of Information Technology, Division of Data & Information Services. The duty location is in Rockville, MD. *Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health of Human Services through this vacancy announcement.

Duties

Applications received as a result of job fairs, recruitment events, and emergency hiring mechanisms in support of this hiring initiative will also be accepted during open and closing date of this announcement. IT Specialists (INFOSEC) are a mission critical occupation for HRSA. These positions are responsible for the analysis of system and/or security requirements, the development and implementation of mission critical applications for the agency's Information Technology operations. Major Duties As an Information Technology Specialist Info Sec in the Division of Data & Information Services, your major duties and responsibilities include: Serving as a subject matter expert in implementing best practices to secure web applications against security vulnerabilities such as cross site scripting (CSS) and SQL injection. Applying DevSecOps methodology to ensure that the "speed of delivery" and "secure code" are merged into one streamlined process. Working with key stakeholders to modify and update the systems based on requirements. Performing system maintenance such as periodic updates and upgrade, application monitoring and performance tuning, and quality assurance prior to deployments into production. Providing system development functions per requirements, and documenting and communicating requirements that can be easily understood by development, testing teams, and stakeholders. Developing, reviewing, and approving test plans, project management plans, work-break-down (WBS) structures, requirements documents, system documentation, standard operating procedures, user manuals, and system release procedures. NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE 11/22/2023. Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. To qualify for this position, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have IT-related information security experience in each of the four competencies listed below: 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. In addition to meeting the four IT related competencies listed above, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. Examples of minimum qualifying experience equal to the GS-12 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Utilizing the tools/technologies such as C#, HTML, JavaScript, .NET Framework, Visual Studio, and Structured Query Language (SQL) to integrate security into all phases of agile .NET application development and maintenance; OR Ensuring that .net applications adhere to industry standards for IT security controls, processes and guidelines to protect an organization's systems infrastructure. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12196222

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]