Supervisory IT Specialist

Full Job Description

We seek only the best. With a talented workforce of over 100,000 people, the mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights.

You will be part of a dedicated team enforcing Federal criminal laws to protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens.

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/ This position is located in Detroit, Michigan.

To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must possess: GS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience providing technical and analytical assistance in areas which support information management related to litigation; providing technical advice and assistance to resolve problems; identifying and implementing ways to improve production and increase the quality of the work; creating and coordinating litigation technology services including trial preparation in response to customer needs; or performing advanced and complex system designs, development, testing, and implementation of substantially new applications to meet specialized, unique, or unprecedented needs.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Major Duties:

If selected, you will serve as a Supervisory IT Specialist providing information and litigation technology support for the United States Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Michigan.

Typical work assignments will include: Supervising personnel in support of records and information management, case management analysis, intranet sites, law library, and documenting automation functions of the district.

Managing the district case management system. Planning, designing, developing, testing, implementing, and managing the district intranet activities.

Performing advanced and complex system designs, developing, testing, and implementing new applications to meet specialized, unique, or unprecedented needs.

Preparing recurring and special management reports pertaining to the litigative and administrative operations of the office.

Disseminating information within the district to ensure complete understanding of obligations and requirements associated with case tracking systems.

Providing customer support services including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and training in response to user requirements.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.