IT SPECIALIST (ENTARCH)

Summary You will serve as a IT SPECIALIST (ENTARCH) in the ENGINEERING (50000) of NAVWARSYSCEN ATLANTIC CHARLESTON SC. Responsibilities You will serve as a Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) Lead Engineer, with a focus on software systems development, sustainment, and modernization efforts. You will be responsible for identification and evaluation of leading-edge technology to provide technical direction for PMW specific Software Systems. You will coordinate engineering requirements with relevant Programmatic Authorities (PA), including but not limited to Program Managers (PMs), Deputy PMs, Principal Assistant Program Managers (PAPMs). You will build and lead diverse cross-competency teams to execute the appropriate engineering processes across all levels and phases of an acquisition program/project. You will Implement Technical Processes such as Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architecture Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Validation, and Transition dependent upon the program. You will address long-term readiness issues as identified by Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD) or the ISEA (e.g., new designs or revisions/updates built to include fixes to operational issues identified by users). You will represent the IPT and command on senior level working groups with responsibility and authority to defend the activities position, influence resource allocations, and effect major change. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: software development with Cloud architecture and DEVSECOP experience with Ansible and Terraform; experience with ACAT programs AND leading collaborative teams of researchers, engineers, scientists, and designers. In addition, your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving. 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: oversee process improvement initiatives, mentor projects to ensure the application of software quality engineering best practices, and cyber security policies in the transition of S&T development to information systems and services. 2. 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. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: work closely with Center leadership, engineers and project managers to improve, create, design, and develop organizational level products, services and processes that enable the workforce to provide effective, efficient, intuitive, and elegantly engineered products for their customers. 3. 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. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: participate, advise or lead integrated project teams that include members from a variety of disciplines and will be able to lead small to large projects and programs that require contributions from multiple disciplines across the Center. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: provide input and guidance on the design, engineering, architecture, implementation and management of Information Technology (IT) systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/