INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (POLICY PLANNING) WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Company: Department of Defense
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

Duties * Manage the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of systems * Provide guidance on guidance statements, business case analysis, and system design and development. * Work with various agencies to identify and integrate business applications. * Map systems, processes, organizations, gaps in capabilities, discovers bottlenecks, and other various system complications within the enterprise architecture. * Inspect supplies and services to determine acceptability and reject those that do not meet the contract standards or requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement. * Proof of U.S. Citizenship required. * Direct deposit of pay is required. * One year trial or probationary period may be required. * Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation. * This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation. * You may be required to sign a transportation agreement. * This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. * This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Contracting Officer Representative certification within 6 months of appointment. * This position requires the incumbent to obtain the most recent Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation Version within 12 months of appointment. Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes test, monitor and evaluate Information Technology technologies during design, development, procurement and/or implementation to ensure requirements are met; ensure compliance of information security/information assurance policies, practices, and procedures; recommend or advise management on information system methodologies such as system development standards, procedures, programming requirements, and documentation; inspect supplies and services to determine if they meet contract requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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 at the GS-12 grade level. 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. Additional information * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * Be advised that effective Jan. 1 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most civilian employee relocation allowances became taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for the additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. RITA does not apply to new government employees or employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service. For more information, visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html . * Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton * This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. * Benefits Review our benefits How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your r--sum-- and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your r--sum-- 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. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for Cyber Workforce Position. Your resume will not be reviewed for qualifications until a selection is made. * Benefits Review our benefits * Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External) . As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your 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 will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. * You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. * For additional information see: What to include in your resume. 2. Other supporting documents: * Cover Letter, optional * Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable * License or Certification: If this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. To determine if this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, please review the Qualifications section listed above. 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. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education . Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. * How to Apply To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/19/2024 to receive consideration. * To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12601260 ). * Follow the prompts to select your r--sum-- and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. * After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. * You will be taken to the online application which you must

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