Job opening: Information Technology Specialist
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Jun 27 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Lorton, Virginia.
Duties
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a technical authority providing advice and guidance on a wide range and variety of complex IT issues.
Duties performed:
Develops long range spending plans for information systems within the Office.
Evaluates proposals to include protected funding requirements and the impact to existing business processes, policies, and procedures.
Develops policies, guidelines and standards for planning, development, integration, implementation and evaluation of information technology systems and subsystems.
Ensures Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) compliance for the office.
Assures technology applications align with mission needs.
Manages network systems as well as initiatives in analyzing and resolving software challenges.
Develops logical data models to be translated into workable physical database designs.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position at the GS-14 level you must meet the four IT Competencies AND Specialized Experience below:
IT Competencies:
Attention to Detail- Identifying trends contained within information technology data.
Customer Service- Assisting with identifying the requirements of customer's information technology systems.
Oral Communication- Collaborating with others while integrating information technology programs.
Problem Solving- Resolving information technology security problems associated with system changes.
Specialized Experience:
GS-14: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:
Evaluating IT policies to recommend new approaches for delivering IT services.
Supporting operating system projects (i.e., installation of new operating environments or implementation of new operating system patches, upgrades and releases.
Diagnosing data management problems to ensure correction of malfunctions.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Only the first five pages of your resume will be used to make an eligibility/qualifications determination.
Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
NOTE: 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.
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