- Position Title
- Information Technology Specialist
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Announcement Number
- CMS-CMCS-19-10358792-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, November 19, 2018 to Monday, December 3, 2018
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
2.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP):
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP):
Are you a current career or career-conditional competitive service employee or a former career competitive service employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Proof of Eligibility (Reduction-in-Force separation notice, Notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of injury compensation termination, OR notice of disability annuity termination); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station. NOTE: Your proof of eligibility must be dated within a year of the date of your application in order to meet ICTAP eligibility.
Are you a current career or career-conditional competitive service employee or a former career competitive service employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Proof of Eligibility (Reduction-in-Force separation notice, Notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of injury compensation termination, OR notice of disability annuity termination); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station. NOTE: Your proof of eligibility must be dated within a year of the date of your application in order to meet ICTAP eligibility.
Mandatory Questions
1.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
2.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
3.
Select the response or responses that best describe how you heard about this position INITIALLY or the VERY FIRST TIME YOU ENCOUNTERED CMS? This question is only designed to assist with recruitment planning efforts.
4.
Please provide the specifics about how you heard about this vacancy announcement. For example - where exactly did you hear of this position; which job fair did you interact with CMS; if it was word of mouth, who did you hear it from, etc? Enter N/A if "Not Applicable".
Assessment 1
Thank you for applying for the position of Information Technology Specialist, GS-2210-15, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select the one response which best describes experience in relation to the basic competencies required for this position.
2.
Select one statement from below that best describes your experience and/or education in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position of an Information Technology Specialist, GS-2210-15.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
I have experience developing and/or leading teams to develop digital applications using ONE of the following languages or frameworks: Python, Ruby, or Node.
4.
If you answered yes to having experience developing and/or leading teams to develop digital applications using ONE of the following languages or frameworks: Python, Ruby, or Node, please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
I have experience leading teams to configure, manage, and leverage cloud services on behalf of an organization using ONE of the following cloud technologies: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or CloudFoundry.
6.
If you answered yes to having experience leading teams to configure, manage, and leverage cloud services on behalf of an organization using ONE of the following cloud technologies: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or CloudFoundry, please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
7.
I have experience developing and/or leading teams to develop digital applications using ONE of the following technologies: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), containerization technologies, configuration management tools, or infrastructure automation tooling.
8.
If you answered yes to having experience developing and/or leading teams to develop digital applications using ONE of the following technologies: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), containerization technologies, configuration management tools, or infrastructure automation tooling, please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
9.
I have experience developing and/or leading teams to develop digital applications using test-driven development and software testing tools (e.g. PyUnit, Rspec, Travis, Circle CI, Pytest, Jest, Mocha, Selenium, etc.).
10.
If you answered yes to having experience developing and/or leading teams to develop digital applications using test-driven development and software testing tools (e.g. PyUnit, Rspec, Travis, Circle CI, Pytest, Jest, Mocha, Selenium, etc.), please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
11.
I have experience leading teams in the iterative development of software applications or features using agile development methodologies, from initial development through ongoing iteration (e.g. lean startup, SAFe, agile, kanban, scrum, xp).
12.
If you answered yes to having experience leading teams in the iterative development of software applications or features using agile development methodologies, from initial development through ongoing iteration (e.g. lean startup, SAFe, agile, kanban, scrum, xp), please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
13.
I have experience developing digital applications using ONE of the following technologies: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS); Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS); containerization; configuration management tools; or infrastructure automation tools.
14.
If you answered yes to having experience developing digital applications using ONE of the following technologies: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS); Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS); containerization; configuration management tools; or infrastructure automation tools, please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
15.
I have experience using DevOps implementation techniques (e.g. automated testing, continuous integration, continuous deployment) and/or tools (e.g. Snyk, CodeClimate, or any of the previously listed software testing tools).
16.
If you answered yes to having experience using DevOps implementation techniques (e.g. automated testing, continuous integration, continuous deployment) and/or tools (e.g. Snyk, CodeClimate, or any of the previously listed software testing tools), please explain your experience below. If you do not have this experience and answered no above, please type N/A.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
17.
Lead short and long term, large scale healthcare IT data and information technology (IT) projects, including schedule, financial controls, scope, contractual considerations, and other related duties for efficient and effective operation.
18.
Provide technical IT guidance to business and IT project stakeholders involved in the implementation, maintenance, and operations of a healthcare IT system of national or equivalent scope.
19.
Develop and implement comprehensive, enterprise-wide data and information strategies.
20.
Make tactical decisions to improve the design, define requirements, and generate stakeholder buy-in.
21.
Lead the full life-cycle development of digital products/services or features in large products.
22.
Direct studies analyzing the efficiency, effectiveness, and/or improvement of enterprise IT system operations and certification processes, including IT security related concerns
23.
Lead enterprise-wide process improvement to incorporate the use of data in decision making and/or financial management activities, including developing and enhancing data analytic capabilities of staff and/or data stakeholders.
24.
Collaborate with the project management team to prioritize roadmap and inbound units of work.
25.
Work with designers, business analysts, and technical leads to discover and synthesize market research, user needs, business requirements, and technical approaches
26.
Define the direction, scope, and priority of projects, from high level initiatives to specific features and business metrics.
27.
Develop policy statements, guidelines or procedural instructions to implement new initiatives or systems and technical specifications and documentation.
28.
Prepare briefing documents supporting internal organizational updates or decision making.
29.
Express facts and ideas in writing in a clear, convincing and organized manner that is appropriate to the audience and occasion
30.
Analyze and interpret data to prepare briefing materials and reports on administrative and/or economic factors for payment systems, quality improvement, and utilization.
31.
Collaborate with senior level officials on issues concerning large-scale data and IT programs.
32.
Foster cooperation and teamwork within an organization and with Federal, State, and/or healthcare IT industry groups to ensure successful partnership and collaboration.
33.
Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders regarding program issues to facilitate successful delivery of services.
34.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and ship projects.
35.
Proactively socialize, iterate on, and build buy-in for product initiatives with a team, government partners, and/or contractors.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.