INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (APPSW)

Duties
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• You will design/develop software solutions to support the NAVAUDSVC's technology needs to support the overall audit mission.
• You will ensure accomplishment of required actions and provide recommendations and solutions throughout all phases of the projects.
• You will maintain awareness of existing federal, DoD, and DON policy requirements for DOD systems against state-of-the-art technology in assigned areas of responsibility.
• You will resolve critical issues affecting the configuration of the IT infrastructure and identify weaknesses in performance parameters.
• You will facilitate the requirements gathering process that results in highly effective solutions that match given requirements.
• You will routinely meet with stakeholders and senior leadership to obtain pertinent knowledge of the audit process to detail internal processes that are then translated to solutions.
• You will document code, create/update Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents, create/update technical application resources, and other supporting documentation
• You will develop guidelines for the formulation of policy and life cycle control of information management software in such areas as operation concepts; functional analysis; interoperability analysis.
• You will develop requirement definition survivability/vulnerability and new equipment training requirements.
• You will coordinate classification and system acceptance tests and evaluation of developed software.
• You will ensure the NAVAUDSVC's continuous monitoring program is administered as required and ensure that all applicable Security Implementation Guides (STIGs) are applied in accordance with policy
• You will ensure all identified system vulnerabilities are mitigated in accordance with policy. Assists in the annual system review and reaccreditation processes for maintaining an Authority-to-Operate (ATO).

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is designated as a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce position. You must obtain and maintain the credentials as described in SECNAV M-5239.2 for specialty area Software Developer level Expert within 12 months of appointment.
• The incumbent participate in a continuous learning (CL) program as described in SECNAVINS 5239.20A and SECNAV M-5239.2.
• An annual 20 hour minimum of Cyber Workforce related continuous learning must be documented in a current individual development plan signed by both the employee and supervisor.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

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. In addition to the above, I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: - Specialized experience must include a broad knowledge of software development, content management, policies, methods and techniques, as well as comprehensive and intensive knowledge of computer software design concepts and methods.
- Software Developer experience with the technical knowledge and skills to execute software planning, requirements, design, development, architecture, modeling, testing etc. using software modeling methodologies and frameworks.
- Must be able to design, develop and modify software systems, conduct software development actions including correcting programming errors to ensure correct results are produced, and develop software system programming and testing documentation.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-b/ .

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.