- Position Title
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS/PLCYPLN)
- Agency
- Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Announcement Number
- D-DCAA-12122730-23 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, September 13, 2023 to Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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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 agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
If yes, confirm:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy,
- Your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy, and
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station. I certify that I have not accepted or declined a permanent, continuing Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location.
NOTE 1: Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location. If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action.
NOTE 2: You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP.
NOTE 1: Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location. If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action.
NOTE 2: You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP.
Preferences
1.
Are you a retired Federal employee receiving an annuity from the Office of Personnel Management? NOTE: If you answered yes to this question, attach a copy of your retirement Standard Form 50 to your application.
2.
Are you a current or former (within last five-years) Executive Branch political appointee; Schedule C excepted service appointee (confidential, policy or transitional role), or non-career or limited appointee in the Senior Executive Service (SES)?
Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint the following current or former (within five-years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES positions:
https://www.opm.gov/FAQs/QA.aspx?fid=023f2059-dff7-4307-89b4-c553c218af1d&pid=08248d29-d26e-44b6-9988-57655358d509
Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint the following current or former (within five-years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES positions:
https://www.opm.gov/FAQs/QA.aspx?fid=023f2059-dff7-4307-89b4-c553c218af1d&pid=08248d29-d26e-44b6-9988-57655358d509
Assessment 1
Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume. Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. By continuing in the application process, I acknowledge that my self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and I may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in my resume does not support my responses to the assessment questionnaire.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the letter which corresponds to the highest level of experience or education which you fully possess and demonstrates your IT-related work experience addressing the four competencies, in the vacancy announcement, and your ability to perform the work of an Information Technology Specialist (Sysanalysis/Plcypln) at the GS-13 grade level. Select only one letter for each item.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
2.
Verify and validate that required cybersecurity controls are effective in mitigating system risk. Recommend methods to remediate those controls determined ineffective.
3.
Identify, model, and assess the mission effects that threats and vulnerabilities are likely to have on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of system information.
4.
Plan, conduct, and report on test and evaluation performed to determine the cybersecurity and cyber survivability posture of information systems.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Conduct business process reengineering to identify waste, capability gaps, process improvements; conduct business process mapping of as-is and to-be processes, as well as conducting analysis of alternatives, and writing agency and inter-agency policy to support reengineered process.
6.
Apply agile and lean principles to identify areas of business process improvement, efficiency gains, and opportunities for information system consolidation and/or decommissioning.
7.
Identify program interrelationships to understand application design and programming impacts.
8.
Develop risk assessments and business cases relating to software acquisitions and development.
9.
Identify alternative solutions to information management issues related to existing and new automated IT systems and business processes.
10.
Use techniques such as business process modeling, technical business analysis, strategic planning, and/or structured analysis to find technical solutions that are efficient, cost-effective, and align with strategic goals.
11.
Recommend technological advancements on national IT standards and policies relating to the Information Technology domain sufficient to account for initiatives which may directly or indirectly influence internal and external policy.
12.
Develop pertinent IT instructions and guidance to support information systems and system development requirements as prescribed by other federal and private organizations.
13.
Apply knowledge of agency policies in order to adopt innovative methods and approaches to generate solutions for IT-related projects.
14.
Interpret IT policies and apply advanced principles in the planning and delivery of IT services.
15.
Integrate findings from business process analysis efforts into a coherent written description of how current processes support, or do not support, agency effectiveness, efficient flow of information, and sustainability of long term enterprise applications.
16.
Communicate in writing, technical IT-related information in non-technical terms for understanding by operational users and managers.
17.
Develop new technical and procedural documents required for effective guidance and control of information systems, services, and related programs.
18.
Apply change and configuration management in the planning and delivery of IT services.
19.
Develop architectural strategies based on analysis of IT services required by organization.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
20.
Do you certify, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.)? Do you understand that the information provided may be investigated? Do you understand that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with your application may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work? Do you also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001)?