Information Technology Specialist; Appsw​/Datamgt Security Clearance

Position: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (APPSW/DATAMGT) with Security Clearance
Location: Maxwell

Duties
* Develops, maintains, and enhances websites and applications to ensure effective communication, secure access, and compliance with DoD/DAF standards.
* Designs, manages, and optimizes relational databases and digital archival systems to safeguard, catalog, and retrieve electronic and paper records.
* Analyzes and integrates applications, databases, and archival systems to meet mission requirements, improve efficiency, and ensure interoperability.
* Researches, evaluates, and implements emerging technologies to modernize archival IT systems and improve mission effectiveness.
* Tests, troubleshoots, and secures applications, databases, and archival systems to ensure reliability, compliance, and mission readiness. Requirements Conditions of employment
* U.S. Citizenship Required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at:  
* This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
* Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
* Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on a military or commercial aircraft.
* The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
* Cyberspace Qualification is a condition of employment. This position includes Cyberspace work as a paramount duty requirement. Failure to achieve and maintain the proper Cyberspace Qualification may result in removal from this position.
* Per DoDM 8140.03, para 4.2.a.(2)., requires foundational qualification requirements within 9 months of assignment to a cyberspace work role and resident qualification requirements within 12 months of assignment to a cyberspace work role.
* A waiver of these requirements may be granted per DoDM 8140.03.
* Must acquire and/or maintain CompTIA Security + certification IAW DoD 8140/8570 program within 6 months of assignment to the position.
* This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
* This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.
* This position is designated as a key position IAWAFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations.
* Incumbents of key positions must be removed from their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available. Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Information Technology (IT) Management Series, GS-2210 (Alternate

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EXPERIENCE:

Must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies:
Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving AND have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-11) or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience includes:
Designing and implementing web-based archival systems and database architectures to support historical records retention while adhering to cybersecurity methods and systems evaluation principles; coding secure, high-performance applications and databases using multiple programming languages and frameworks to ensure interoperability, accessibility, and compliance with secure coding standards; and enforcing information assurance policies, records management directives, and IT security procedures to safeguard classified and unclassified holdings.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:
Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE:

Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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