IT SPECIALIST (APPSW)

Company: Defense Commissary Agency
Location: Fort Lee
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Summary You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes. Responsibilities Serves as an Information Technology Specialist in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) HQ location. The primary purpose of this position is to provide technical assistance to Area, zone and commissary elements in the design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support of new or existing applications software; maintaining enterprise hardware and executive software systems; and delivery of customer support services, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and/or training, in response to customer requirements. Position responsibilities include: Serves as a technical expert accomplishing feasibility studies, analysis of options, and development of designs for advanced systems software and complex programming specifications. Identifies and designs solutions to highly complex functional requirements that are not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods. Plans and organizes tasks required to accomplish studies and analysis. Performs a range of analysis and design tasks contributing to the long-range plans for the development of future Area-wide applications. Advises on the adaptability of existing software and infrastructure to meet emerging end-user requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications See the OPM Qualification Standards for more information. There is no Group Coverage Qualification Standard for this series. For more information please visit, Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov) To qualify for this position your resume and supporting documents must show that you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-11 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Examples of qualifying specialized experience: Identifies and defines business or technical requirements applied to the design, development, implementation, management, and support of systems and networks. Evaluates proposals for the acquisition of IT products or services. Analyze and determine optimal hardware and software configurations; provide technical guidance in the design, coding, testing, and debugging process. Assist customers in installing applications; troubleshoot post-installation problems; and coordinate the technical support of deployed applications. You must also meet the following requirements by the announcement closing date: Current and former federal employees in either the competitive or excepted service and current federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade. You must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible for promotion. You must submit SF50s with your application package to verify you held the next lower grade level for at least 52 weeks. You may need to submit two (2) or more SF50s. Examples of appropriate SF 50s include Promotion, Reg WRI, and SF 50s effective more than 52 weeks ago. The next lower grade level for this position is GS-11. Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest nontemporary 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." Education You may not use education to qualify. Additional Information We encourage you to review the Safer Federal Workplace information regarding COVID-19. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible. Subject to occasional overtime. Position is exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Position is not obligated. Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position. Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position. PCS is authorized. Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes. This is a Cybersecurity, Workforce Improvement Program (WIP) position. This position requires certification in accordance with the assigned Information Assurance Technical (IAT) or Information Assurance Management (IAM) level and DOD 8570.01-M. The incumbent is required to travel to sites throughout the Area for software and hardware deployment. May spend 2 to 3 weeks per month on the road traveling to remote sites. Approximately 30% of the time may be spent on TDY.

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