- Position Title
- IT Specialist (ENTARCH)
- Agency
- Office of Personnel Management
- Announcement Number
- 23-DMM-12072527-DH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, August 3, 2023 to Wednesday, August 9, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a current employee of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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Are you a current or former federal employee who meets the definition of displaced (CFR 330.702) from a position in the competitive service from a Federal agency? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is/was equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent;
- It has been less than a year from your separation from Federal service (see ICTAP eligibility period CFR 330.708.)
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Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
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Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, in any one of the categories below, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
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Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
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Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?
Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
-OR-
Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
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Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Basic Requirements: You must have Information Technology (IT) related experience that demonstrates proficiency in each of the following competencies. Do you have:
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, considering 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.
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, considering 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.
2.
Please select the response which best demonstrates how you meet the qualification requirements for the GS-14 IT Specialist (ENTARCH) - Data Architect.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
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Ensure the development and/or maintenance of data pipelines comply with all regulations, policies, and procedures.
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Conceptualize modern approaches by supporting, upgrading, researching, architecting, or prototyping new tools.
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Participate in architecture feature planning and technical meetings providing complex architecture diagrams.
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Assist in design planning for continuous integration, deployment, and operations concepts in a cloud environment (such as Google, Azure, or Amazon Web Service).
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Recommend future solutions specific to the overall architecture of system design, data structure and performance, setting clear expectations for team execution and code quality.
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Work with the latest Microsoft technologies (Azure DevOps, SharePoint, One Drive, and MS Teams) to solve real business problems.
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Work with Architect(s) to implement enterprise plans and solution designs.
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Collaborate with others in feature design, documents reviews and implementation planning.
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Provide oversight in writing test cases for new features in addition to a range of testing tasks such as functional, security, performance, usability, and accessibility to ensure quality and functionality.
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Ensure the development and/or maintenance of data pipelines comply with all regulations, policies, and procedures.
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Engage with customers to recommend solutions to system design problems where needed.
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Deliver support services (via MS teams chat, email, and phone) to meet Service Level agreements to customers.
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Support users accessing collaboration systems as part of larger delivery teams.
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De-escalate situations involving dissatisfied clients by offering patient assistance and support using the necessary resources.
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Communicate proposed software solutions using agile tools and methods such as Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on performance of one or more of the competencies described for this position? Due weight of this recognition will be given in the process. You may submit documentation of this recognition.
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy and; 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
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Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position