- Position Title
- IT Specialist (System Analysis/Application Software)
- Agency
- Bonneville Power Administration
- Announcement Number
- 22-BPA-30526-11540577-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, June 17, 2022 to Friday, July 1, 2022
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.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency, other than the Department of Energy?
If yes, confirm:
--you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;
--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;
--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 equivalent.
For more information on eligibility visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/
Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
If yes, confirm:
--you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;
--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;
--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 equivalent.
For more information on eligibility visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/
Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Do any of your relatives work for the agency to which you are applying? If so, please list any applicable names below. Please enter N/A in the text box, if not Applicable. (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister).
3.
Instructions: To provide the hiring manager an opportunity to consider your accomplishments, you may submit/attach copies of your performance appraisals and/or incentive award justification as part of your application by uploading these documents into USA Staffing.
All current Federal employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating or higher, to be considered for competitive placement. Competitive Federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration.
All current Federal employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating or higher, to be considered for competitive placement. Competitive Federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration.
4.
Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on one or more of the competencies described in this vacancy announcement?
5.
Are you currently serving or have served in the last five (5) years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
6.
Please list the title, agency and dates of the appointments
Assessment 1
1.
BASIC REQUIREMENT (GS-12 AND ABOVE) - Choose one answer that best describes your experience.
2.
In addition to demonstrating IT-related experience in the four competencies, you must meet the specialized experience requirements. Choose one answer that best describes your experience.
For the following task statements, please select the option that best describes your training or experience. You must ensure that the level of training or experience claimed is reflected in your resume. If the information cannot be found in your resume, your self-rating will be adjusted accordingly.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Maintain geospatial software applications to ensure they meet technical and functional requirements.
4.
Assist in the execution of the life cycle change processes of applications and hardware to meet customer functional requirements.
5.
Review customer support issues to identify possible trends or patterns.
6.
Develop or collect geospatial software configuration data to document performance, functionality, and attributes throughout its lifecycle.
7.
Refine and create functional requirements into design specifications in order to meet customer needs.
8.
Provide customer technical support of geospatial software and related hardware including application, hardware, and network troubleshooting.
9.
Evaluate the impact of technological change in order to recommend a course of action consistent with established policies, objectives, and regulations.
10.
Use performance management/measurement methods, tools and techniques to provide guidance and recommendations on adoption of new or enhanced IT services.
11.
Provide guidance to less-experienced specialists in solving geospatial application and programming problems.
12.
Use judgement, initiative, and resourcefulness to resolve and make recommendations on complex or intricate geospatial application and software development issues.
13.
Work with application developers, vendors, and IT support organizations to isolate and solve application and hardware problems that arise during testing and implementation phases.
14.
Design and update standards to ensure accuracy and compliance with business regulations.
15.
Design, write, test, install, debug, and maintain large software applications to ensure applications meet technical and functional requirements.
16.
Design and develop applications through use of reusable components in order to set standards and enhance software reliability.
17.
Develop tools and approaches to support spatial data management activities.
18.
Use computer-assisted software engineering tools to design and develop processes in support of new or existing applications software.
19.
Review structured systems analysis to determine best approaches for application implementation within the technical environment.
20.
Develop requirements and specifications for systems and hardware that meet business requirements.
21.
Use knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to describe the location, interaction and distribution of both the natural and human environment, including their physical locations, relationships, characteristics, and how they relate to geospatial technologies and the management of an organization's physical assets.
22.
Use knowledge of information security principles to identify information requiring protection, implementing controls, and monitoring access to systems with protected information.
23.
Use knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to the research, design, develop, or revise for maps, charts, and related cartographic products, and photogrammatic and cartographic processing.
24.
If you selected E in response to any question above, indicate where in your resume the information can be found to support your answer (identify by job title and dates). In order to receive credit, please be sure that your resume provides adequate details to support your answer or your response will be adjusted accordingly. (Maximum length of 250 characters):
(limit 250 characters)