IT Specialist (PLCYPLN/ENTARCH) Job

Vacancy No. MCAD256127276975HQF Department U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command
Salary $142,488.00 to $195,200.00 Grade 4 to 4
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 1/17/2025 Close Date 1/21/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MDPicatinny Arsenal, NJFort Gregg-Adams, VA


Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Position may be filled at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ or Fort Gregg-Adams, VA.

Duties

  • Serve as the Readiness Solution Suite (RS2) Application Architect/Software developer providing hands-on solutions for a suite of modern data driven products.
  • Responsible for the creation, implementation and maintenance of modern software architecture to support suite of modern web-based products hosted in a CI/CD hybrid cloud environment.
  • Provide hands-on software development/web architecture support to three or more scrum teams supporting multiple large IT web applications at the same time.
  • Implement design, development, and architectural standards across the product line, leveraging software engineering, cloud computing, data analysis and development standards ensuring compliance and continuity.
  • Perform requirements and design analysis to determine feasibility of implementation and to determine optimal application approaches.
  • Explaining the impact of internal and external strategies on the product development, maintenance, and customer base and applying that understanding to product innovation.
  • Develop sustained and lasting relationships with stakeholders and customers at all levels of industry and within the C5ISR community and within the DoD.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation may be conducted.
  • Position requires occasional Temporary Duty or Business Travel 10% of the time.
  • This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty.
  • Commensurate with mission requirements, the incumbent can be required to work irregular duty hours to include working nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: In order to qualify for this position your resume must describe one year of specialized experience which includes:
1. Developing enterprise web-based solutions for complex business system that operate in a cloud environment;
2. Creating complex modern software architecture to support a suite of modern web-based products that can adapt easily to change or expansion;
3. Creating modern architecture documentation to support suite of modern web-based products that can adapt easily to change;
4. Application architect for complex, modern suite of tools hosted in a CI/CD hybrid cloud environment;
5. Implementing modern software development practices across multiple scrum teams include but not limited to; test driven development, modular programming, automation and vertical web development;
6. Providing hands-on software development support to multiple teams across suite of products in two or more software languages;
7. Building application programming interfaces (APIs) in accordance with associated system and data architecture; or
8. Translating business processes into actionable web-development activities across multiple agile teams.
Your resume must clearly identify at least three (3) of the specialized experience.

AND

Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below based on the grade level required of the position being filled:

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.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

  • This announcement uses the AcqDemo Business & Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH) direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
  • This non-supervisory position is subject to a salary control point equivalent to the GS-14, step 10 base salary, or if the incumbent's salary currently exceeds the GS-14, step 10 level the incumbent's salary will be put on a salary control point at the incumbents existing salary.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is an Information Technology/Cyber Management Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

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.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

Required Documents

Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

How to Apply

Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: usarmy.apg.cecom.mbx.sec-careers@army.mil. In the subject
line, identify the career opportunity in which you are applying.


To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.

The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/21/2025 to receive consideration.

Agency contact information

Shondria Boone
Address
AD-W4FHAA HQ COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
US
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Next steps

Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.

The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.