Job opening: Information Technology Specialist (APPSW)
Salary: $117 962 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Nov 07 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located at Departmental Offices, Management CFO - Office of DC Pensions. As a Information Technology Specialist (APPSW), you will report to the Assistant Director, IT Systems Administration and is responsible for managing systems that support complex retirement programs.
This opportunity is also open to any US citizen to apply under Announcement 25-DO-70-P. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
- Provide expert technical advice to the Director, Assistant Directors, staff, and contractors of the Treasury Department on all aspects of determining and designing complex customized IT applications architecture and analyzing and refining unique system requirements.
- Serve as the principal point of contact for all matters related to the STAR and coordinates closely with staff members at Treasury, contractors, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to interpret and apply IT policies and procedures.
- Lead Technical Configuration and Operational Technical Interchange meetings with participants from both Treasury and the District of Columbia and monitors the resolution of Problem Trouble Tickets, Service Requests, Query Requests, and Operational and Maintenance Requirements.
- Serve as IT audit liaison for the annual financial statement audit and coordinates the delivery of audit requests with service providers.
- Facilitate discussion between auditors and IT service providers. Manages resolution of findings such as Notices of Findings and Recommendations.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience for the GS-14: Specialized experience is defined as fifty-two (52) weeks of experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
-Managing the operation, implementation, and maintenance of a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software based IT system; AND
-Coordinating and managing tasks within a dynamic Oracle PaaS (Platform as a Service) or SaaS (Software as a Service) hosted environment where priorities are constantly changing and churn rates are high; AND
-Providing project planning and financial tracking for a formal enterprise project implementing IT solutions; AND
-Establishing relationships, creating presentations and communicating updates to senior leadership.
Specialized experience for the GS-13: Specialized experience is defined as fifty-two (52) weeks of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Supporting the operation, implementation, and maintenance of a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software based IT system; AND
- Preparing system security policy documents such as Contingency Plans, Configuration Plans, System Security Plan, Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs), and performing monitoring activities; AND
- Assisting with system assessments, reviews and tests.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.
In addition to specialized experience, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed
below.
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.
TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-14, you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
Contacts
- Address Management CFO - Office of DC Pensions
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]
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