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WHAT IS THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONDIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Criminal Investigation- Tech Operations and Investigative Services The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Independently, or as a team leader, serves as a technical expert for CI systems development and undertakes technically complex projects/studies requiring coordination across functional lines Servicewide and overseas. Serves as an expert senior technical advisor or team leader providing the full range of analytical and advisory support services, including the development of programs and policies. Provides guidance and assistance on the entire range of technical issues, especially in development program areas. Evaluates and interprets comprehensive systemic change requests and makes recommendations to management as to feasibility. Plans, organizes, and/or leads corporate or large scale studies, projects, or team efforts including other subject matter specialists, involving highly technical computer issues. Analyzes, develops, and recommends the establishment of national standards, specifications, guides, and other appropriate documentation concerning system documentation, program testing, and applications programming techniques. Drafts project plans for multifunctional development projects in software analysis, design, development, and implementation. Identifies resources requirements and assigns tasks to project members, reports progress, and ensures customer and management involvement throughout the software development process. Resolves critical issues affecting the configuration of the IT infrastructure and coordinates the demonstration of new and enhanced applications to customers and management. Identifies and corrects weaknesses in critical performance parameters, and variances in achieving cost, schedule, and performance goals. Investigates, evaluates, and selects tools and methods for improving productivity and software quality throughout the life cycle. Assesses the feasibility of adopting new systems analysis techniques or software design technologies within the current systems environment. Develops best practices guides for use by other systems analysis or applications software specialists.

Requirements

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. This experience must include Information Technology (IT) related experience that demonstrates each of the following four competencies: 1) Attention to Detail, 2) Customer Service, 3) Oral Communication and 4) Problem Solving. Specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates accomplishment of computer project assignments that required a wide range of knowledge of computer requirements and techniques pertinent to the position to be filled. This knowledge is generally demonstrated through assignments that required the ability to analyze a number of alternative approaches in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of IT system design. This would include defining what system interrelationships must be considered, or what operating mode, system software, and/or equipment configuration is most appropriate for a given project. At this grade level, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to identify integration/ interoperability issues; to design, develop, manage and deliver IT systems that meet current and future business needs; and includes comprehensive knowledge of software design methodologies and programming to develop and/or integrate new software. Applicants must have a mastery of, and skill in applying Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) concepts and techniques, including requirements gathering and documentation. Applicants must demonstrate experience performing complex studies, analyzing alternatives, making recommendations, and advising management on proposed application changes. Applicants should also have experience with SDLC methodologies, monitoring project budget and resources, and assembling a complex project schedule. Applicants must have experience writing analytical documents & communicating with management. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

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. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address CI - Tech Operations and Investigative Services 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: IRS Cincinnati External
• Email: [email protected]