DCSA's National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) is looking for a Supervisory IT Specialist with a strong software test, release management and process improvement background. Serves as the lead Test and Release Manager ensuring the software testing and delivery meets developed standards and is delivered in accordance to approved timelines. Visit www.dcsa.mil - America's Gatekeeper!

Duties

The Office Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security established a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) for certain Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Cyber positions within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Eligibility for the TLMS is based on cyber work roles within certain occupational series and on the work performed. This vacancy is designated as a STEM and/or Cyber position and pay for the incumbent will be based on the STEM and Cyber Pay Table. As a SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN) you will be responsible for the following duties: - Test Management and Leadership - Lead and manage testing efforts across Dev, Test, and Prod environment, develop test strategies, plans, and schedules tailored to project requirements, coordinate and guide testing teams to execute manual and automated test cases, foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the team. - Environment Expertise - Ensure seamless integration and testing between Dev, Test, and Prod environments, collaborate with DevOps teams to maintain test environments and deployment pipelines, troubleshoot and resolve environment-related issues. - Cloud Automation - Design and implement test automation frameworks for cloud-based applications, utilize tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or cloud-native testing tools (e.g., AWS Device Farm, Azure DevTest Labs, etc.), optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing in cloud environments, leverage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation to manage testing infrastructure. - Quality Assurance - Conduct functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing, ensure comprehensive test coverage by designing and executing test cases based on user stories and requirements, use tools like JIRA, TestRail, or equivalent for defect tracking and test management. - Collaboration - Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements, provide test results and defect metrics to inform release decisions, act as the primary point of contact for testing-related queries and escalations.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• In accordance with DoDD 8140.01/DoDI 8140.02, the position compliance requirement details are outlined in the Defense Cyber Workforce Annex.
• Any Information Technology/Security certifications / education specified in the DCWF Annex as defined by DoD 8140-M within six months of appointment date.
• The incumbent must sign a Statement of Understanding regarding the certification requirements and maintaining the appropriate certification is a condition of employment.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/gs-2210-information-technology-management-series/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/20/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-13 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Apply advanced knowledge of system life cycle management principles, including software security and usability. Oversee execution of division management processes including management review, continuous process improvement, metrics, independent audits, internal assessments, corrective action management and reporting. Implements strategies for system development, automate testing / application delivery and performance management. Manage and plan sequence of operations on a regular basis for assigned elements. Inform management of anticipated revisions to theories, methodologies or procedures to satisfy non-standard complex program or project support of mission priorities. Provide advice, guidance to leadership, contribute to the effective development, promulgation and execution of programs, projects and operations. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. 2. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. 3. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. 4. Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. 5. Application Software: Application Software-design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, vulnerability management and support of new or existing applications software. 6. Software Testing and Evaluation: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for analyzing and developing software test and evaluation procedures.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: DCSA Servicing Team
• Phone: 614-692-2886
• Email: [email protected]