IT Specialist; Systems Analysis​/Software

Duties

• Perform analysis of complex user requirements and designs enterprise-wide programs to support them.
• Assess, plan, execute, and sustain IT solutions based on business and technical requirements including make-or-buy decisions and conducting of analyses of alternatives.
• Analyze performance data to identify trends and patterns which predict potential failures and develop novel methods or procedures for preventing them.
• Advise managers of findings and develop a course of action.
• Deliver complex, large-scale projects designed to study and recommend IT advancements.

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Security Requirements:
  Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

To qualify for a IT Specialist (Systems Analysis/Applications Software), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

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-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

• Applying knowledge of Continuous Improvement/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline and automated testing deployment tools in order to develop and deploy applications, updates, etc. to the portfolio of enterprise applications.
• Utilizing business process engineering concepts and methods sufficient to lead/conduct studies designed to identify potential improvements in the way information technology is applied to key business functions.
• Developing established policies, methods, procedures, and techniques in system design and installation in order to operate situations and problem resolution. Mastery of, and skill in applying, of a wide range of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) concepts, principles, and practices in order to accomplish work processes encompassing complex and uncommon interfaces and policies and practices.
• Applying theories and advanced state-of-the-art concepts and IT principles practiced in the science of professional application development structured design (supportability; survivability; reliability; scalability; and maintainability) in order to serve as an enterprise authority for challenging design activities involving IT systems in existing and proposed digital enterprise.
• Applying knowledge of modernized software development lifecycle methodologies and software metrics in order to institute standards and best practices.

For all positions; individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.