Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to perform as a senior Information Technology Specialist and provide installation support for a variety of Information Technology (IT) activities, including complex data management, systems analysis, and applications software development and implementation issues.

Duties

Serves as a senior systems analyst in assessing IT requirements. Conducts feasibility studies including research of organization functional descriptions and objectives to determine overall IT system requirements and develops economic methods to meet those needs. Administers and manages database operations. Analyzes organizational usage of existing database programs to develop a comprehensive assessment of data management requirements. Analyzes and develops/refines applications software. Develops and codes programs using such programming languages as Ada, C, C++, COBOL, JAVA, FORTRAN, PASCAL, or Visual Basic, and develops job control language streams. Provides customer assistance and training and documentation support. Ensures on-going consultation and instruction to functional area users on management information systems and database and file accessing techniques, search strategies, processing and file ssessing techniques, processing and space utilization efficiencies, database security procedures, backup and program recovery techniques, and testing techniques.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• A security clearance may be required.
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory.
• Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Position may be subject to random drug testing.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• Overtime and/or emergency overtime may be required.
• Recall to duty may be a requirement of this position.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments.
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station.
• The employee may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft.
• Information Assurance Certification may be a condition of employment. This position may include information assurance (IA) work as paramount duty requirement.
• If the position requires Information Assurance Certification, per DoD 8570.01-M, the incumbent of this position must achieve the appropriate IA certification within six months of assignment of these duties.
• A waiver of this six-month requirement may be granted per DoD 8570.01-M, C3.2.4.2 or C3.2.4.3. Failure to receive the proper IA certification may result in removal from this position.

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Information Technology (IT) Management Series, 2210. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of a full range of database management concepts, operations, design principles, methodologies, and approaches used in designing, developing, testing, implementing, managing, and maintaining database systems that meet current and future organizational business requirements. Knowledge of a broad range of IT principles, methods, advancements, policies, systems concepts and analysis, design, development, testing and applications, both hardware and software. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of a broad range of systems analysis concepts, techniques, and principles sufficient to evaluate business practices and processes, evaluate the feasibility of systems development projects, and develop functional requirements and specifications. 2. Knowledge of complex data management concepts, principles, and methods sufficient to evaluate effectiveness of systems, develop and design programs, and to conduct performance-testing activities to optimize processes. 3. Knowledge of applications software development and design concepts and techniques sufficient to design, develop, code, test, and debug large and complex programs. 4. Knowledge of software programming languages such as Ada, C, C++, COBOL, JAVA, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and Visual Basic. 5. Ability to design, develop, test, evaluate, install, and fine-tune IT programs. 6. Ability to communicate orally and in writing sufficient to fully coordinate activities with management officials and other IT specialists, and to provide user training and support. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address Robins AFB 455 Byron St Ste 474 Robins AFB, GA 31098 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]