Information Technology Specialist, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
Department of the Treasury -
Washington, DC,
US
Information Technology Specialist
Date Posted: 2024-05-07
Job description
DutiesWHAT IS THE RESEARCH, APPLIED ANALYTICS AND STATISTICS DIVISION?A description of the business units can be found at: will be filled in the following specialty areas:Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics, Statistics of IncomeThe following are the duties of this position at the full working level.* As a part of a broader mission, develop national policy and provide expert advice regarding the development, testing, debugging and maintenance of unique, extremely complex or long range computer program applications, utilities, and process routines to be run in a high performance relational database environment. These systems use a combination of micro-/mini-/mainframe CPU's high performance peripherals, high performance software, and high-speed telecommunications including dedicated lines, Intranet, and Internet.* Serve as a director of Team Leaders for complicated service wide projects. Review technical accuracy of projects, conduct periodic inspection of computer specifications and programming code developed by assigned IT Specialists, monitor problems encountered by assigned IT Specialists to determine if individuals require closer supervision or additional training and provides feedback to the Section Chief.* Adjust workload among Team Leaders to insure timely completion of all projects assigned. When directed, acts for the Chief in his/her absence.* As part of a larger mission, conceive and independently develop comprehensive processing specifications for computer applications programs, taking into account various hardware and software configurations that apply, interface needs and requirements with other subsystems, and the inputs/outputs, processing sequences, and edit criteria required by the users of Statistics of Income studies.* Oversee teams writing program code in a language such as C#, XAMLL, JAVA, SAS, PL/SQL and object-oriented programming languages. Interpret and analyze systems programming requirements and design and develop only the most complex computer programs or portions thereof required to process the wide range of Internal Revenue data in a statistical environment.HelpRequirementsConditions of EmploymentSTANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):PD 94687Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.* Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.* Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.QualificationsFederal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:BASIC REQUIREMENT: Experience must include Information Technology (IT) related experience that demonstrates each of the following four competencies: 1) Attention to Detail, 2) Customer Service, 3) Oral Communication and 4) Problem Solving.In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Demonstrated accomplishment of computer project assignments that required a wide range of knowledge of computer requirements and techniques pertinent to the position to be filled. This knowledge is generally demonstrated through assignments that required the ability to analyze a number of alternative approaches in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of IT system design. This would include defining what system interrelationships must be considered, or what operating mode, system software, and/or equipment configuration is most appropriate for a given project: In addition, specialized experience for this position includes experience integrating IT programs and services and developing solutions to integration issues; designing, developing, and managing IT security systems that meet current and future business requirements, and applying, extending, enhancing, or optimizing the existing architecture. In addition, managing assigned projects; communicating complex technical requirements to non-technical personnel; and preparing briefings to senior management on complex issues. This specialized experience includes leading IT systems development projects from design to support; evaluating the effectiveness of installed systems and services; and providing advice for and devising solutions to a wide range of IT issues.ANDMEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.ANDTIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.EducationA copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.Additional information* We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.* The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.* This is a bargaining unit position.* Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.* Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.* Certs issued per announcement.Please consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a position at one of your location selections, that location will become your official post of duty.Read more*