This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB), Office of Chief Economist (OCE).

Duties

Authority on database administration and database systems engineering and implementation. Maintains liaison with a wide range of clients, hardware and software developers, and suppliers. Develops, manages, and monitors lockup security measures to ensure integrity of the lockup process. Assists with website development and content posting. Support interagency data and information dissemination.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• if selected, you will be required to serve a one (1) year probationary period.
• Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

You must demonstrate one year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined: 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. In addition to the four competencies above, your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the specialized experience requirements as listed below: Qualifying experience includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-13 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position specialized experience is experience 1) Conducting the design of complex client-server applications interfaced to centralized to databases to meet agency needs and requirements; 2) Carrying out the activities necessary to support agency information technology infrastructure by ensuring network and database integrity, availability, and recoverability. 3) Knowledge of operations of Cisco ASA firewall; 4) Knowledge of the lock up Principle Federal Economic Indicators. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Selective Placement Factor: Comprehensive knowledge in all phases of Microsoft SQL server administration, and in developing, maintaining, and debugging SQL and SQL Stored procedures and Comprehensive knowledge in developing, maintaining and debugging complex client server applications using C#, MS.NET, and the Microsoft Visual Studio environment. The above factor must be demonstrated in resume, or you will be rated out.

Education

There is no education substitution for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Economist 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Mary Bradford
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]