Information Technology Specialist (OS) - SV-2210-I - Transportation Security Administration - Arlington, Virginia - EXPIRED

This Information Technology (IT) Specialist position is located in the Operations Engineering Division (OED), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will serve as an Engineering and Contributing Specialist for IT Infrastructure in support of the systems engineering enterprise operations, processes, and Systems Engineering Life Cycle activities for the TSA\'s OIT Operations and Engineering Division. Typical assignments include but are not limited to:

• Planning, analyzing, developing, implementing, maintaining, and enhancing information systems requirements, policies, procedures, and tools to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data.
• Performing technical analyses and methodological assessments, and reviewing a wide range of information systems in terms of design, development, implementation, approval and periodic evaluation, and in provision of a variety of operational, data processing and analysis services to TSA. Developing, implementing and testing systems to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements; leading, supporting and promoting the protection of the IT infrastructure by incorporating IT Security and Cybersecurity requirements, technologies and processes in all engineering projects and activities.
• Supporting a variety of technologies in infrastructure operations, engineering and system projects (e.g., installation of new operations technical environments or engineering support of various systems capabilities, patches, upgrades and releases); defining requirements and identifying integration issues; supporting the installation, customization, testing, and implementation of the technical infrastructure operating environments; supporting the evaluation of the impact of new and proposed applications on the operating environments; supporting the implementation of changes to ensure the functionality and stability of the operating environment; and briefing management on all infrastructure operations projects.
• Serving as the Project Lead for work necessary to design, implement, maintain, or modify information technology systems and networks that are critical to the success of the TSA. Employing standard project management practices in conjunction with the indicated technical knowledge and experience.
• Monitoring contractor progress, policies, procedures, techniques, methods and management controls affecting TSA hardware, software, and overall concept of operations. Interfacing with Contracting Officers and certifying as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or related programs.
• Providing oversight and management of vendors during operational incidents and outages to ensure qualitative accurate and timely root causes analyses; providing customer support coordination and ensuring timely resolution to outstanding performance issues.
• Performing requirements analysis of program and project plans for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) aspects of the system infrastructure to ensure O&M requirements are properly addressed; developing IT policy and guidance in the O&M areas of responsibility.

FOR ALL IT POSITIONS: Applicants must possess IT related experience demonstrating each of the four basic 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.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;

Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and

Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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