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IT Specialist (APPSW/SYSANALYSIS)

Department of Defense

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Battle Creek, MI (On-Site/Office)Whitehall, OH (On-Site/Office)wright-patterson afb, OH (On-Site/Office)New Cumberland, PA (On-Site/Office)Philadelphia, PA (On-Site/Office)

Duties
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  • Serves as an IT Specialist in the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Information Operations J62 Program Executive Office (PEO), J62X System Applications and Products (SAP) Platform, specifically in the Distribution Standard System (DSS)/...
  • ... Warehouse Management System (WMS) Portfolio (J62XD) This position serves as Program Manager for Vendor Shipment Module (VSM) and a Product Owner within the WMS Program Management Office, Requires up to 50% travel. ...
  • ... delivering and sustaining WMS (Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), ...Transportation Management (TM), ERP Central Component (ECC), S/4, etc) across the DLA Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) (Distribution, Weapons Support, etc).
  • Responsible for the performance of the VSM program and for directing and managing the DLA team currently dedicated to the purpose of deploying, designing, developing, testing, and integrating business capability requirements.
  • Manages and oversees the technical and operational aspects of the VSM program, ensuring system performance and effectiveness aligns with DLA equities and Department of War (DoW) stakeholder requirements.
  • Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the VSM architecture and its integration with related systems.
  • Facilitates cross-functional communication and collaboration with diverse stakeholders, including Procurement, Finance, Policy/Planning, external customers, and major supply chains across DLA and DoW. ...
  • ...Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications for VSM enhancements and modifications.
  • Applies specialized transportation knowledge, leveraging DoW and United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) policies and regulations, to ensure VSM system functionality adheres to compliance standards...
  • .... Experience with integrating VSM with transportation management systems and related logistics platforms
  • Experience with WMS, particularly SAP-based WMS solutions, with a focus on how these systems interact with vendor shipment processes. Knowledge of data flow and integration points between WMS and VSM
  • Demonstrated experience with vendor shipment modules and supply chain management systems. Specific experience with Syncada operations and its role in payment processing and reconciliation within the VSM context is highly desirable.
  • Experience implementing and managing IT solutions that adhere to USTRANSCOM regulations and security requirements. Demonstrated ability to ensure compliance with relevant transportation and logistics standards within an IT environment.
  • Responsible for the formulation, oversight, and rationalization of the IT approach and solution to DoW business system needs, with a focus on optimizing VSM performance and scalability. ...
  • ...Provides technical leadership and guidance to development teams working on VSM enhancements, Provides guidance for information assurance, business continuance, and the design, configuration, and implementation of advanced computer networking.
  • Developing, modifying, and providing input on policies, plans, goals, or objectives for projects, programs, systems, or operations as well as communicating and coordinating with customers...
  • ..., stakeholders, subcontractors, and vendors with a focus on VSM integration with other DLA and DoW systems
  • Requirements development; integration; independent verification and validation (IV / V); processing hardware sizing and speed; software effectiveness assessment:new ...
  • ...and novel business application and engineering and scientific concepts and providing capabilities not available in existing systems or other systems under development.
  • Promotes, develops and maintains good working relationships with key individuals or groups and provides technical guidance, assistance, and direction in areas such as architecture, hosting, infrastructure support, capacity planning.


Requirements
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Conditions of employment
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Information Operations (J6) locations
  • Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.
Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (APPSW/SYSANALYSIS) your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes but is not limited to:
  • Provides specific expertise in the functional areas of architecture, risk management, IT testing, system development, and maintenance.
  • Oversees and performs risk management analysis, modeling, metric gathering/analysis and process development required to successfully identify program risks, risk levels, consequences of risk, deviations to consequences and mitigation strategies.
  • Coordinates, monitors, and directs the systems phases to include the plan and analyze; design, build, and test; deployment and; implementation phases of the assigned Development project initiative.
  • Participates in the "gap analysis" process and development and implementation of reports, interfaces, conversions and extensions.
  • Assists leadership in formulating and executing the assigned budget by collecting, consolidating, and analyzing project data to determine mission-essential requirements, and then prioritizing input for budget submissions.
  • Directs requirements analysis of data and comparable activities which support development of goals and objectives related to high levels of program and project management as supported by the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Interprets functional requirements of program solutions involving the breakdown of functional processes into discrete requirements to be implemented into DLA Platforms and applications.
  • Assures industry standard project management methodology is implemented for maximum effectiveness, efficiency and success of assigned IT programs and IT sustainment.
  • Prepares and presents briefings to senior management of the Program Executive Office, customers, stakeholders, subcontractors, vendors, and related IT professionals on complex issues and technical requirements regarding assigned projects and DoW business IT systems

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering and Tech Management , Practitioner certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/ . As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.
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