INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (ENTARCH) in United States

Summary DCSA’s Program Executive Office is looking for non-supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Application Software (ENTARCH)).The Information Technology (IT) Specialist provides support, guidance and expertise in various Information Technology (IT) functions. Performs a variety of duties that involve knowledge of a wide variety of IT applications, environments, and methods. Visit www.dcsa.mil – America’s Gatekeeper! Responsibilities As a INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (ENTARCH) you will be responsible for the following duties: The Office Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security established a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) for certain Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Cyber positions within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Eligibility for the TLMS is based on cyber work roles within certain occupational series and on the work performed. This vacancy is designated as a STEM and/or Cyber position and pay for the incumbent will be based on the STEM and Cyber Pay Table. Provides subject matter expertise to assigned areas of NBIS to design, develop and maintain secure cloud-based system architectures. Applies advanced knowledge of the enterprise information technology (IT) architectural concepts and patterns to include baseline and target architectures. Conducts enterprise architecture reviews, evaluates progress toward published goals. Supports development of information technology (IT) rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures. Leads development/integration of engineering designs for subsystems under the incumbents area of responsibility, ensuring alignment with the overall system. Designs enterprise and systems security throughout the development lifecycle, assess limitations and capabilities, define performance requirements and interfaces. Applies knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Supports planning of implementation strategy to ensure components can be integrated and aligned. Provides technical expertise to the agency in managing the development, validation and synchronization of technology within the PMO. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: i.e. for professional positions or positions with a basic education requirement: GS-2210: Information Technology Management Series (opm.gov) http://main.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 10/07/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Conducting architecture reviews; identifying technical gaps and weaknesses in Information Technology (IT) development and systems engineering projects. Supporting the evaluation of a system’s architecture; Agile delivery. Experience and ability to support technical requirements elicitation and management; understanding of on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployment models, and data models and architecture. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Systems Integration: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for installing, integrating, and optimizing information systems components. 2. Enterprise Architecture: An enterprise architecture (EA) is a conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization. The intent of an enterprise architecture is to determine how an organization can most effectively achieve its current and future objectives. 3. Information Assurance: Knowledge of methods and procedures to protect information systems and data by ensuring their availability, authentication, confidentiality, and integrity. 4. Software Engineering: Knowledge of software engineering design and development methodologies, paradigms, and tools; the software life cycle; software reusability; and software reliability metrics. 5. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.