Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This IT Specialist position is located Information Technology, Technology Solutions Division, Transportation Security Administration , Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Participates in all aspects of SELC (Software Engineering Lifecycle) following Agile (Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or Scrum) delivery methods (e.g. iteration/sprint planning, daily standup, and retrospectives) to ensure documented procedures and policies are followed or modified as needed, supports Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery, and implementation of Agile principles. Participates in software development project planning to ensure operational awareness of pending application design and functionality changes and analyzes the impact to operations and maintenance. Performs secure programming and identifies potential flaws in codes to mitigate vulnerabilities. Makes optimal use of resources under limited supervision to complete activities within established schedules. Leads the design, development, and management of complex systems that meet current and future business requirements and apply, extend, enhance, or optimize the existing architecture. Consults with stakeholders to identify and document business and mission requirements. Translates business requirements into functional requirements for software system design and maintenance. Ensures customer and management involvement throughout the software development process. Reviews and approves implemented software products including providing formal acceptance of artifacts and deliverables. Promotes cybersecurity awareness, supports the risk-based protection of mission-essential systems, and ensures compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) by incorporating cybersecurity requirements, technologies and processes into all engineering projects and activities. Engages partner organizations to establish secure system interface descriptions and produce, review, and/or approve Interface Control Documents (ICDs). Communicates complex technical requirements effectively with executives from the private sector and U.S. Government officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), TSA, and other Federal, state, and local agencies.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-I or GS-13 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialize experience is defined as: Applying and enforcing agile methodologies in the following systems: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and System Engineering Life Cycle (SELC). Leading agile delivery teams to ensure security is embedded, monitored, and security upgrades occur throughout system lifecycles. Ensuring stakeholders are abreast through the system lifecycle for design, development, test, and implementation. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address ES - Information Technology 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]