IT Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Information Technology, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U. S. Department of Justice. This position performs enterprise IT risk analysis, architecture planning, and technology evaluation to support secure modernization and enterprise IT decisions across systems, cloud, infrastructure, data, and cybersecurity. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance.

Duties

• The duties and responsibilities for a IT Specialist, GS-2210-13 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Develops and maintains enterprise IT strategies, target architectures, and modernization roadmaps covering applications, data, cloud, infrastructure, and cybersecurity. Conducts technical analysis to identify gaps, interoperability issues, performance limitations, security weaknesses, and modernization opportunities. Develops technical documentation including architecture diagrams, dependency models, capability maps, and transition plans. Analyzes complex business and mission requirements and translates them into technical architecture recommendations and solution requirements. Research and apply Federal IT policies, NIST standards, Zero Trust architecture principles, and industry best practices to ensure compliance and modernization alignment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the IT Specialist position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Minimum Qualification Requirement: Under the updated Competency-Based Qualification Standard for the IT Management Series (2210), applicants must: Demonstrate you have the required specialized experience for the position, Meet or exceed all required general competencies at the minimum proficiency level for the GS-13 grade. You may be considered ineligible and removed from further consideration for the position, if you fail to meet any of the criteria above. FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Specialized Experience You must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities/competencies related to the work of this position, normally attained through the equivalent of one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent, or obtained through other means. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Analyzing and evaluating performance gaps, security vulnerabilities, and operational weakness for enterprise IT systems and portfolios; Developing technical documentation, operating procedures, and briefings to support IT investment strategies and modernization initiatives; Applying NIST standards and Zero Trust architecture Principles to review and resolve IT problems. Specialized experience must show demonstrable competencies aligned to the position's job analysis and the IT-2210 standard. AND For the GS-13 General Competencies and Minimum Proficiency Levels: Attention to Detail (Level 4, Advanced), Customer Service (Level 4, Advanced), Decision Making (Level 3, Intermediate), Information Management (Level 4, Advanced), Interpersonal Skills (Level 4, Advanced), Oral Communication (Level 3, Intermediate), Problem Solving (Level 4, Advanced), Teamwork (Level 4, Advanced), Technical Competence (Level 4, Advanced). Competency definitions: Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.

Required documents

Your complete Application Package (containing the required documents) must be received no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on the closing date. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: A resume of no more than two pages which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year, and indicates hours worked per week. If military or a civilian Federal employee, you must include your rank and/or grade. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letters, links to additional information) will not be reviewed. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials may result in your removal from consideration. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications, and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The USAJOBS resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. A complete Application Questionnaire. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13062853 If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the online assessment, you can find the Reasonable Accommodation process here. Complete the USA Hire Assessments, you will receive a notification with your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline if an assessment is required. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable to you. CTAP/ICTAP documents (Please see the Additional Information section) Veterans Preference Documentation: If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives. If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from https://www.va.gov/records/download-va-letters/ or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. Any other supporting documentation required for verification as described in the announcement. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Remove photos from badges, licenses, or other documents, as hiring officials may not review documents containing images. Failure to submit all required documents may result in your application being deemed incomplete and removed from consideration. It is your responsibility to ensure your application package is complete. Note: Multiple selections may be made from this announcement. Salaries above are an approximation.