Information Technology (IT) Specialist (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Summary You will serve as an Information Technology Specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and report directly to the Director, Office of IT Services.  The principal assignment will be to assist in aligning business and enterprise initiatives, modernization of cloud infrastructure, assist in implementation of standards as assigned, help with building a design of CI/CD pipeline, maintenance of the systems software, hardware, operations, and maintenance. Learn more about this agency Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration. You must meet specialized experience to qualify. Required documents must be submitted by the closing date. Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel.  A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: This position may be eligible for occasional and/or regularly scheduled telework.  The number of telework days approved will be determined by your immediate supervisor or manager following the agency’s telework policy and guidance. If participating in the telework program, you will be required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expectations for the position. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You may be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience in assisting and supporting development, implementation, and ensuring compliance with plans, policies, standards, infrastructures, and architectures that establish the framework for the management of IT programs. Experiencing in providing technical advice, displaying knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, etc.), system development lifecycle, network analysis and design. Experience with AWS Cloud Formation, migrating applications to the Cloud (AWS and Azure), good understanding with using serverless, event-driven compute services, such as AWS Lambda, to address client needs. To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience in performing a variety of systems engineering tasks and activities that are broad in nature and are concerned with major systems design, development, testing, monitoring, emergency response, capacity planning and production readiness review to run systems. Experienced with building and maintenance of CI/CD environments, maintaining & supporting cloud infrastructure, providing application development organizations with full SDLC support. Experience with Cloud Architects and the Well Architected Review process. Experience as a FAC-COR (Contracting Officer’s Representative) Level II (or higher), ACOR where needed.  (Exceptions may apply for candidates outside of public sector). KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.  Knowledge of managing Cloud infrastructure (on prem and cloud) through its lifecycle 2.  Knowledge of broad range on emerging technology with robotic process automation integrating AI/ML 3.  Knowledge in IT project management. 4.  Knowledge in developing program, process improvement, and management plans. 5.  Knowledge of communicating in writing and verbally, IT concepts, plans, technical approaches, recommendations, and findings. For all types of consideration, 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 additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, [email protected]. To learn more, please visit our page at: The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.