SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (DATA MANAGEMENT)

Duties

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Director of Staff's Data Retrieval Section, ensuring that analysis and information delivery projects complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.
• Represents the organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with the Department of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, Air Staff, Commander Air Force Personnel Center, other Air Force components, major commands, wing commanders and other qualifying government and private agencies.
• Functions as a functional area expert on the use of automated data management systems and methodologies to support functional area workload in operations research and information delivery throughout the Air Force on matters pertaining to the Total Air Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and manpower data issues).
• Performs special purpose studies on high-level interest items on either an individual basis or as a team member/leader.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• This is a Centrally Managed position in the Cyberspace and Information Technology Career Field
• DNRP is authorized
• High degree of originality, judgment, and resourcefulness is necessary to work in this rapidly evolving environment of changing database architectures, hardware modifications, and information delivery systems.
• Compliance in all areas of government ADP standards and AFI 33-332 as amended to define the treatment of information declared as "For Official Use Only"
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Incumbent must pass a background/security clearance and retain it.
• This position may include information assurance (IA) work as an additional duty. The recipient of this additional duty must achieve the appropriate IA certification within 6 months of assignment of these duties.
• A waiver of this 6 month requirement may be granted. Failure to receive the proper IA certification may result in the reassignment of this additional duty to another employee within the organization
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A). Click for the occupational requirements for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving AND have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes the application of analysis, design and computer programming techniques/languages used within DOD agencies and in private industry required to develop, design, maintain and deliver products from the Air Force Personnel Data Reporting System. Application of a wide range of computer operating systems and operational procedures, especially in the field of in/out file processing; applying database file management; debug, modify and optimize existing information delivery systems and analyze, design and write object programs.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of the analysis, design, and computer programming techniques/languages and relational database structures and administration used within the Air Force, other DOD agencies, and in private industry.
2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
3. Ability to plan, organize and direct the functions and staff of a small to medium sized organization.
4. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
5. Knowledge of several modern computer languages. Expert knowledge of SAS and ORACLE are a must.
6. Knowledge and familiarity with capabilities and limitations of AFPC computer equipment configuration, programming languages, ad hoc query tools, and documentation regulations, is desired. This includes the ability to work on Microsoft platforms, including desktop office applications, as well as multimedia Internet information delivery platforms. Ability to quickly learn (and put into practice) new data query techniques.
7. Ability to (1) determine the most efficient and cost-effective processing technique, (2) analyze, design, and write object programs to meet stated requirements, and (3) debug, modify, and optimize existing information delivery systems. 8. Skilled at troubleshooting, manipulating data, extracting information, and configuring/implementing changes to computer programs.
9. Ability to propose updates and modifications to ensure current systems stays responsive to changes in personnel policy, legislation, system security classification levels, privacy act statutes, and technology developments.
10. Highly skilled in the negotiations of complex issues while maintaining good working relations with coworkers and high level representatives from other agencies.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

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