Job opening: IT Specialist (APPSW)
Salary: $55 815 - 88 926 per year
Published at: Oct 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.
This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Administrative Resource Center - Systems and Project Support Division. As an IT Specialist (APPSW), you will be designing, developing, maintaining, supporting, and implementing interfaces, applications, and custom extensions used for the purpose of supporting the business activities.
Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this developmental position.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
To be eligible for the Recent Graduates Program, applicants must have, within the previous 2 years*, completed all educational requirements for a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying institution. For more information on education requirements go to Treasury's Pathways Program.
*Veterans who, due to a military service obligation, were precluded from applying to a Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2 year eligibility period may have their eligibility period extended so that they receive the full 2 years of eligibility. The remaining 2-year eligibility period will begin upon his or her release or discharge from active duty. The veteran's eligibility period may not extend beyond 6 years from the date of completion of all requirements of an academic course of study.
To qualify for the GS-09 level, you must meet the following requirements:
A. Education- In the Recent Graduates Program you may qualify based solely on education as follows: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree. Degree must be in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
OR
B. For the GS-09 you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience participating as a software developer to code, test, deploy, document, and maintain an application that utilizes a relational database architecture.
Examples of such experience may include:
- Implementing software application changes by coding, testing, and debugging utilizing programming languages (excluding code generation tools) for less complex programs such as user interface development (GUI), SQL Scripting, and making small fixes to existing applications.
AND
In addition to meeting specialized experience, applicants must have IT-related proficiency in each of the four competencies listed below.
- Attention to Detail such as assisting or being involved in an IT-related development project.
- Customer Service such as determining if projected benefits have been achieved and the customers' expectations are being met.
- Oral Communication such as participating in evaluations of basic IT-related procedures, and assists in the presentation of recommendations for improvements.
- Problem Solving such as testing newly developed software or debugging basic programs with available and detailed requirements.
To qualify for the GS-07 level, you must meet the following requirements:
A. Education- In the Recent Graduates Program you may qualify based solely on education as follows:You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: One full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. Degree must be in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
OR
B. Experience: For the GS-07 you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes participating on a team to program, test, document, and maintain software.
Examples of such experience may include:
- Assisting with requirements analysis and subsequently assisting with programming, testing, and documenting to address the requirements on small existing operations and maintenance changes.
AND
In addition to meeting specialized experience, applicants must have IT-related proficiency in each of the four competencies listed below.
- Attention to Detail such as translating detailed steps into software code.
- Customer Service such as determining if projected benefits have been achieved and the customers' expectations are being met.
- Oral Communication such as sharing knowledge and expertise with other team members in technical areas for workgroup effectiveness.
- Problem Solving such as identifying syntax errors.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Administrative Resource Center - Systems and Project Support Division
200 Third Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]