Information Technology Specialist (Application Software/System Analysis)
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is for the Department of War Education Activity, Information Technology Division's Data Integration/Enterprise Automation team located in Peachtree City, GA. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is transitioning to the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA). This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
Major duties
Assist in managing existing software quality assurance processes and enforcing existing software and data quality standards. Plan and coordinate the development of data structures and data elements to use in the system, and to maximum performance tuning of the databases. Develop variety of designs, programming and documentation tasks for IT applications. Prepare project plans, meetings, budgets, standard operating procedures, reports and resource utilization estimates. Analyze and maintain inventory of applications/systems and metrics such as cost to build and maintain an application, how often an application is used, and the interrelationships with other applications. Develop applications and workflows in ServiceNow and potentially other platforms utilizing a variety of programming languages or tools, such as , NET, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, XML, and other web languages/tools.
What you need to qualify
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: Providing technical expertise in application software development through the full system development life cycle (SDLC); this could include designing, developing, or deploying complex web applications utilizing tools and technologies such as .NET, Java, and REST APIs across enterprise environments like SharePoint, ServiceNow, or Power Platform. Implementing security controls to mitigate vulnerabilities like Structured Query Language (SQL) injection and cross-site scripting. Performing data management duties for relational database systems like Microsoft (MS) SQL Server or Oracle; this could include designing normalized database structures, writing advanced queries and stored procedures, performing data transformation (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, or optimizing database performance through indexing and query tuning. Coordinating software development project; this could include developing project plans, defining functional requirements, coordinating system testing and implementation, or providing technical guidance to development teams to ensure systems meet business objectives and technical specifications. Performing systems analysis to translate business needs into technical solutions; this could involve collaborating with stakeholders to define user requirements, creating system design specifications and data flow diagrams, or analyzing business processes to recommend IT system improvements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate.
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