Summary
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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:
Battle Creek, MI: $122,198 - $158,860
Columbus, OH: $127,408 - $165,632
Dayton, OH: $126,717 - $164,735
Fort Belvoir, VA: $139,395 - $181,216
New Cumberland, PA: $139,395 - $181,216
Ogden, UT: $122,198 - $158,860
Philadelphia, PA: $134,468 - $174,811
Richmond, VA: $127,523 - $165,782
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Clarification from the agency
This is a Direct Hiring Authority notice open to the Public.
Duties
- Serves as an expert on assigned projects, working groups, and integrated product teams (IPTs) to provide senior technical direction, guidance, and leadership for orchestrating the development, integration, maintenance, operations of DLA systems.
- Practice project management and agile methodologies throughout all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Lead and develop pilots, prototypes, and minimum viable products to demonstrate products and solutions for customers.
- Serve as a subject matter expert through consulting with customers to determine requirements, explore solutions, and deliver high business impact solutions in an iterative, agile process.
- Drive agency-wide and multi-agency IT modernization initiatives in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Application Program Interface (API) and API Gateways.
- Develops acquisition strategies to provide the best value for the customer and to sustain modernization projects.
- Develop and promote innovation adoption practices, through partner work, support of a community of practice, learning and development, and reference materials.
- Directs implementation of assigned project segments providing expert guidance on the rapid implementation and development ...
- ... of Enterprise business capability utilizing Commercial Off -The- Shelf (COTS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) packages.
- Responsible for analyzing critical system requirements in response to business requirements, risks, and costs; evaluating, selecting, verifying, and validating the systems software environment; ....
- .... evaluating, selecting, and installing compilers, assemblers, and utilities; and integrating hardware and software components within the systems environment.
- Responsible for testing efforts assigned by supervisor with responsibility for planning, organizing, and ensures the successful execution of the testing efforts.
- Performs continuing analysis and feasibility evaluations of software/hardware proposals, trends and concepts in terms of validity in user environments, impact on invested operating systems and user organization, ....
- ... implications regarding adequacy of hardware facilities, cost-effectiveness, trade-offs, etc.
- Serve as a liaison between the stakeholders and the project teams, delivering feedback to the team, enabling them to make necessary changes to product performance or presentations.
- Analyze applications, systems, evaluate alternatives and design and document solutions, and potential problems with leveraging cloud capabilities.
- Analyze customer experience approaches (e.g. strategies, roadmaps, playbooks) that represent best practices in the federal government.
- May perform as Contracting Office Technical Representative (COTR) and expert in the knowledge and procedures necessary for coordinating and evaluating timelines associated with acquisition process of IT services, ...
- ... software licensing, sole source justifications, and development of technical evaluation factors in support of assigned programs/projects outsourced to commercial activities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required
- This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J-6.
Qualifications
To qualify for an IT Specialist (APPSW), your qualifications must include:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
- Performs expert level skills in IT concepts, principles, and practices to plan, direct, and evaluate projects for Automated Information Systems (AIS)
- Applies analytical theories, principles, concepts, methods, and techniques related to mathematical and statistical analysis to formulate and conduct studies and analysis.
- Possesses extensive experience in test and evaluation techniques; large-scale software deployments; and system development life cycles.
- Plans and coordinates efforts of government and contractors involved in research and development (R&D), technology advancements, upgrades, design, and/or developmental engineering of enterprise systems.
- Experience in facilitating requirements gathering within one or more business functional areas to develop a comprehensive functional and technical specifications and manage changes to requirements.
- Experience in developing solutions utilizing Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and various low-code development tools such as ServiceNow, etc.
- Experience in establishing incremental implementation strategy and technical foundation in alignment with enterprise goals.
For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:
1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
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, 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.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
Required Documents
To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include:
- Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for the qualifications and referred for selection consideration if eligible. IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure that your resume does not contain any specialized characters, fonts, typefaces or formatting (e.g. tables, macros, etc.). It is also recommended that you convert/save your resume as a PDF prior to attaching to your application.
- Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
This announcement will close when it receives 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
- You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
- You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
- To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12449886.
Next steps
Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive a notification of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualifications requirements, and you will receive a notification. A review may be completed of your online questionnaire and the documentation you submitted to support your responses. Applicants that are found qualified may be referred to the hiring official for consideration, and you will receive a notification of referral. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and as part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete additional supplemental documents. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision. If interviews are conducted, DLA uses a technique called Behavior Based Interviewing (BBI). Be sure to check your USA Jobs account for your notification updates.
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