IT Specialist (APPSW/OS)

Summary

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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

• Battle Creek, MI: $88,621 - $115,213
• Columbus, OH: $92,475 - $120,222
• Dayton, OH: $91,922- $119,504
• Fort Belvoir, VA: $101,401- $131,826
• New Cumberland, PA: $101,401- $131,826
• Ogden, UT: $88,621 - $115,213
• Philadelphia, PA: $97,653- $126,955
• Richmond, VA: $92,573- $120,350

Duties

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• Serves as member of a Software Development team. Incumbent is responsible for a variety of product development assignments to include but not limited to requirements definitions...
• ..., applications design and development, testing, implementation, and problem resolution.
• Using tools such as SAP, UiPath and ServiceNow on a daily basis.
• Works with End-user representative and functional analysts to define as well as to understand the customers' needs. Analyzes requirements for technical feasibility and completeness
• Provides advice on the impacts, risks and risk mitigation of software development decision, plans, designs and specifications
• Provides technical expertise to both information system personnel responsible for system design and other information system analysts responsible for related portions of ...
• ...the AIS during development of system architectural design and software development
• Uses SAP/ABAP, UiPath, ServiceNow, HTML5, JavaScript/APIs, and other programming tools to write applications and interface software to satisfy user requirements.
• Ensures software transitions and software development environment to the designated support site is following established standards, procedures, policies, regulations, and guidelines.
• Ensures that internal software quality assurance and configuration management practices are used when designing and developing large technically complex applications and/or subsystems.
• Designs applications in accordance with established security and privacy requirements.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Designs applications in accordance with established security and privacy requirements.
• 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: Yes
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J6.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (APPSW/OS), your resume and supporting documentation must include:

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-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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:

- Analyze, evaluate, develop, test, implement, modify, and maintain code using SAP/ABAP, ServiceNow, HTML5, UiPath and JavaScript.

- Evaluate management and user requirements, analyze interrelationships, develop effective design approaches, test new revised systems, applications and processes and develop procedural instruction in the implementation and operation of new/revised system changes.

- Define and document system operational concepts, system wide design decisions, system architectural design; and create user documentation.

- Coordinates with other AIS project personnel and computer specialists in developing data and executing a comprehensive test plan and analyze and document test results.

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: ;br>
Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: _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: 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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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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