Job opening: IT Specialist (Internet and Application Software)
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: Jan 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position serves as a Cloud Administrator / Developer. The selectee will provide technical guidance on the selection of 3rd party intranet COTS modules for platforms such as SharePoint and custom software development to integrate workflows into the agency's intranet sites. Duties of this position are primarily focused on the team's management and governance of the agency's intranet currently hosted on SharePoint Online within the Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem.
Duties
As a IT Specialist (INET and APPSW), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:
Serves as the Cloud Technical Lead performing a wide range of system administration functions including managing our intranet currently hosted in SharePoint Online as part of our Office 365 instance and regularly monitors the health of the cloud ecosystem to ensure intranet sites are running optimally and have adequate resources (i.e., licenses, memory, and COTS software).
Participates in the governance and overall management of other various cloud tools such as Microsoft Office 365 Teams, OneDrive, and video-related services. Objectives are to include ensuring that resources are properly used and reclaimed when no longer in use and ensures they are utilized in accordance with agency policies.
Develops scripts with tools such as PowerShell to assist with the overall management and governance of USAGM's cloud-based offerings, including the agency intranet sites.
Develops visual dashboards using tools such as Power Business Intelligence (BI) as well as helping with the configuration and customization of various cloud offerings such as Microsoft Project Online.
Under the direction of the Division Director, coordinates and manages the activities of project teams, which includes, working with client USAGM elements and cloud development specialists in the IT Directorate, USAGM Engineering, etc. to achieve project goals.
Participates in all aspects of the contracting process and serves as an appointed Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on active contracts for the group.
Conducts market research, preparing contract documentation for solicitations, award selection, and contract oversight post-award.
Requirements
- You must be a U.S Citizen or U.S. National.
- This is a public trust position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-85P.
- Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a background investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The background investigation may include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
- This position is covered by a Union Agreement; IB1029 AFGE Local 1812, 330 Independence Avenue S.W. Room 1169, Washington, D.C. 20237, [email protected], (202)920-4884.
- This position may require serving a one-year probationary period.
- If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
- The full performance grade level for this position is GS-13.
- If you are a male applicant who is born after 12/31/59, you are required to be registered for the Selective Service.
- Obtains COR level I status on a by-annual basis, which requires completing continuous learning credits as mandated by USAGM's Office of Contracts.
Qualifications
Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four (4) 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. To 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 and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
And
Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level (or equivalent). To be creditable, this experience must be gained in the private, public, or federal sectors. 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, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Expertise in Office 365 and SharePoint environments;
Develop scripts with tools such as Power Shell to automate tasks and manage cloud-based systems;
Broad skill in creating tasks using project management skills to complete enhancements and additions to the system;
Expert skill in various programming and scripting tools;
Develops thorough solutions using a variety of Microsoft development tools (i.e. Visual Studio, C#, ASP.Net, MS SQL Server, VBScript); and
Skill in communicating programs to agency staff produces masterful presentations or training sessions on SharePoint processes to diverse groups.
**NOTE**: Applicants must ensure their resumes reflect their experience with all of the above specialized experience criteria.
Desired skill: Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment and to provide solutions to agency employees.
Education
Education is not required for this grade level. It cannot be used for qualification purposes.
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