IT Project Manager (APPSW)

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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• Participates in the design, development, and lifecycle management of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems, focused on system automation, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Programmable Logic Controllers...
• ...(PLCs) and associated network architecture infrastructure Monitors and tracks development projects to ensure platform governance and quality control.
• Supports all phases of IT and OT system acquisition projects to include planning, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, implementation, and sustainment.
• Supports all phases of IT and OT system acquisition projects to include planning, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, implementation, and sustainment.
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• Assists in developing acquisition strategies, preparing key program documentation such as Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASR), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), and Project Management Plans (PMP).
• Collaborates with contracting and acquisition professionals to ensure seamless execution of acquisition milestones.
• Ensures adherence to program performance requirements by maintaining compliance with cost, schedule, and performance metrics as outlined by functional and technical stakeholders.
• Manages risk, mitigation strategies, and change management processes to meet program objectives.
• Analyzes and resolves technical challenges, including system schematics, blueprints, and configuration/interface issues. Leverages analytical methods to identify and implement solutions that enhance system interoperability.
• Evaluates and optimizes business processes within automated information systems (AIS) and ICS/SCADA platforms using Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software.
• Ensures proposed system changes, enhancements, and fixes are fully aligned with operational goals while maximizing software and hardware capabilities.
• Develops and validates functional and technical requirements, ensuring alignment with mission objectives and adherence to DoD standards.
• Prepares detailed technical specifications and acquisition requirements to guide system implementation and sustainment activities.
• Participates in stakeholder engagement, communicating with DLA Headquarters, program managers, site representatives, and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions, technical requirements, and operational timelines.
• Acts as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), managing contractor performance, tracking deliverables, and ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions.
• Supports the development of Statements of Work (SOW), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and contract modifications.
• Monitors and manages technical risks associated with data replication, integration, and system interoperability, ensuring secure and reliable operations across IT and OT environments.
• Provides customer and user support, addressing critical system issues, preparing comprehensive responses, and implementing recommended solutions. Ensures continuous improvement through post-implementation reviews and system updates.
• Supports sustainment and cybersecurity compliance, ensuring all IT and OT systems meet DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards.

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Conditions of employment

• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• 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
• 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.
  
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Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Project Manager (APPSW), your qualifications must include:

A.Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. 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. Examples of specialized experience are identified in the Major Duties section of this vacancy announcement and may also include:

-Recommends effective resolutions to system design and problem issues, balancing trade-offs between system performance, efficiency, customer and business needs, the criticality of the process within the business area, and the technical capabilities of current software and hardware for IT systems.

-Analyzes and evaluates customer user requirements from multiple perspectives, including processes embedded within COTS software and the functionality of electronic components supporting DLA's logistics business operations.

-Ensures application interfaces, extensions, forms, and reports adhere to regulatory requirements governing IT cyber and physical security while aligning with the agency's logistics business processes and operational objectives.

-Tasks related to all facets of the project including requirements definition, product development, systems support and implementation.

-Consults with Senior Project Integrator to resolve project management problems that require the incumbent to apply precedent setting solutions to technology, methodology, policy, and guidance conflicts.

For all positions individuals must have IT and/or OT- related experience demonstrating each of the four 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.

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 a Engineering & Tech Management (N) / ETM , Practitioner certification within 60 Months. 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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