Information Technology Specialist (APPSW)

This position is part of the Department of War, War Media Activity (WMA). The incumbent will be responsible for analyzing, designing, developing, integrating, implementing, maintaining, and modernizing academic applications supporting the Defense Information School.

Major duties

As a Information Technology Specialist (APPSW) at the GS-2210-12 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as the senior technical subject matter expert (SME) for application development supporting DINFOS academic and administrative systems. Performs application development throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, operations, maintenance, enhancement, and retirement. Develop software, interfaces, database objects, and technical documentation while coordinating implementation activities with developers, database administrators, cybersecurity personnel, contractors, and stakeholders. Analyzes business processes and customer requirements supporting DINFOS educational and administrative missions. Translates functional requirements into technical specifications, application architectures, and system designs. Maintains software code, database structures, interface designs, testing plans, and implementation documentation throughout the application life cycle. Ensures applications remain reliable, maintainable, interoperable, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-12 , if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:

• Providing technical leadership, task delegation, and code review oversight to software development and database administration staff within an Agile/Scrum team.
• Managing end-to-end System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) workflows in Azure DevOps, including managing Git repositories, sprint backlogs, automated build/release CI/CD pipelines, and artifact management.
• Developing, modernizing, and debugging multi-tier enterprise web applications utilizing C# / .NET (including ASP.NET, .NET Core, or Entity Framework).
• Authoring, tuning, and maintaining complex database objects and scripts (including stored procedures, user-defined functions, indexes, and schemas) in Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server.
• Implementing federal security frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, STIGs) and Section 508 accessibility compliance within C# application code and related database architectures.

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. This position has an individual occupational requirement (IOR) which must be met in order to qualify for this position. You must have Information Technology (IT)-related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following four competencies listed below:

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
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.
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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

NOTE: All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html