IT SPECIALIST (APPSW)

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Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position.

Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards Customer Service- experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs Oral Communication- briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience Problem Solving- identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions In addition to the Basic Competency Requirements listed above: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-11 in the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience developing, implementing, coding, testing, operating, and modifying software and automated systems; conducting systems requirement reviews and take necessary corrective action; applying complex IT principles and practices in the software development process; using Oracle PL/SQL programming language to code and maintain software engineering solutions.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

**You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

• Analyzes functional and technical requirements of proposed or existing IT systems to determine avenues of development or modification necessary to meet mission objectives.
• Participates in systems requirement reviews and coordinates with customer/functional representatives and other technical personnel to clarify requirements.
• Prepares design documents and participates in critical design reviews to study and verify impacts on current systems.
• Prepares and executes tests for system or subsystem software validation. Reviews test results for effectiveness in meeting specifications and take necessary corrective actions based on testing results.
• Creates, modifies, and maintains web-based software solutions using PL/SQL, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Oracle databases, and UNIX scripting.