This position is located in the Office of Communications, Digital Communications Group of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides secure web-based application solutions to enable efficient business operations and drive business agility. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Plans, organizes, and participates in application development efforts for the digital program and is engaged in applied software research and development, ensuring alignment and compliance with FDIC’s Cybersecurity and Privacy program. Applies knowledge of current security best practices for application development; resolves discrepancies; and implements any additional cybersecurity controls needed to ensure compliance with NIST requirements. Leads the Architecting, Designing and Developing of web and cloud-based applications, using a cybersecurity lens, ensuring compliance with DevSecOps best practices, and including, configuration, integration, unit testing, and test automation of pipelines, platform, and database components. Manages and leads complicated special projects, serving as a project lead. Solves a wide range of complex operational and support problems to meet customer requirements. Draws upon multiple IT specialties in order to accomplish complex tasks. Holds discussions with stakeholders to ensure that work activities conform to business requirements and IT, cybersecurity and privacy standards.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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.  Additional qualifications information can be found here.  To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience applying information security principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices to the development of cloud and web-based applications; administering development, operation, and maintenance of an application environment; creating custom applications or creating customization for integration with COTS solutions (Drupal, Salesforce, etc.); and using scripting languages, databases, web frameworks, Cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines and software (e.g.Docker). You must have Information Technology (IT)-related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following competencies: 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 3501 Fairfax Drive HRB (PA-1730-5007) Arlington, Virginia 22226 United States
• Name: Janeen Saul
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]