- Position Title
- IT Specialist (Enterprise Architecture)
- Agency
- Offices, Boards and Divisions
- Announcement Number
- ST-12140984-23-VJ Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, September 22, 2023 to Friday, October 13, 2023
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 the spouse of a deployed, disabled, or deceased member of the military?
Federal agencies can use the military spouse non-competitive hiring process to fill positions on either a temporary or permanent basis.
You may be eligible if you are:
- A spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces. OR
- A spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury. OR
- A spouse of a service member killed while on active duty.
You are no longer eligible if you remarry. You must meet certain criteria for each of these eligibility categories. Your eligibility does not entitle you to a job within the Federal Government. You must still apply and meet qualification standards and additional requirements, such as a background investigation. Learn more about the specific criteria for military spouses...
- To verify your eligibility for option 1: You must submit a copy of the PCS (permanent change of station) orders indicating you are authorized to relocate on those orders.
- To verify your eligibility for options 2 and 3: You must submit the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15 and all supporting documentation identified on that document (e.g., Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of service which includes character of service; death certificate and documentation identifying marital status at the time of death; disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service, etc..
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Justice?
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of this 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 from; 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 from; AND,
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful, or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
4.
Are you an employee that was involuntarily separated from another agency due to a reduction-in-force (RIF)?
The Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is an inter-agency program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (not their current or former agency), by giving these employees selection priority over other applicants from outside the agency.
You may be eligible for ICTAP if:
- You're a current federal employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced employee—you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF).
- The agency you're applying to is accepting applications from outside of their workforce.
- The job you're applying to is in the local commuting area.
- You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job you're applying for.
For example, if you work for the Department of Defense and receive a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, you can apply for a competitive service job in the local commuting area at the Department of Justice.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
5.
Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility for Current or Former Federal Employees
Are you a current or former Federal employee who:
To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your position title/series/grade/step, service type, appointment type, tenure, and your organization.
Please do not submit an award SF-50.
Are you a current or former Federal employee who:
- Has held a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service AND
- Has not held the grade level of the position being advertised AND/OR
- Has not held the promotion potential of the position being advertised?
To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your position title/series/grade/step, service type, appointment type, tenure, and your organization.
Please do not submit an award SF-50.
6.
Non-Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility for Current or Former Federal Employees
Are you a current or former Federal employee who has:
To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your position title/series/grade/step, service type, appointment type, tenure, your organization, and your full performance level. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1." Please do not submit an award SF-50.
Are you a current or former Federal employee who has:
- held a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service; AND
- held the target grade level of the position being advertised; OR
- held the promotion potential to the target grade level of the position being advertised?
To verify your eligibility:
You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your position title/series/grade/step, service type, appointment type, tenure, your organization, and your full performance level. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1." Please do not submit an award SF-50.
7.
Are you claiming eligibility based on an OPM interchange agreement or other special authority?
You may be eligible under a special authority if you are a:
- Former employee of the Canal Zone Merit System or Panama Canal Employment System.
- Former employee who served in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff.
- Former incumbent of a position brought into the competitive service.
- Disabled veteran who has completed a training course under Chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code.
- Former ACTION volunteer.
- Current or former Foreign Service officer or employee.
- Former employee of the Panama Canal Commission located in the United States.
- Current or former employee of the U.S. Postal Service.
There are specific eligibility requirements for each of these special hiring authorities. Please read OPM's code of federal hiring regulations for more details.
8.
Are you applying for eligibility based on the Schedule A hiring authority for the employment of persons with severe physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities?
Schedule A refers to a special hiring authority that gives Federal agencies an optional, and potentially quicker, way to hire individuals with disabilities. Applying under Schedule A offers an exception to the traditional competitive hiring process. You can apply for jobs using Schedule A, if you are a person with an intellectual disability, a severe physical disability, or a psychiatric disability. Learn more about Schedule A...
Notes about Schedule A eligibility:
Schedule A refers to a special hiring authority that gives Federal agencies an optional, and potentially quicker, way to hire individuals with disabilities. Applying under Schedule A offers an exception to the traditional competitive hiring process. You can apply for jobs using Schedule A, if you are a person with an intellectual disability, a severe physical disability, or a psychiatric disability. Learn more about Schedule A...
Notes about Schedule A eligibility:
- You must provide "proof of a disability" documentation with your application, stating that you have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability or psychiatric disability. You can get this letter from your doctor, a licensed medical professional, a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, or any federal, state, or local agency that issues or provides disability benefits.
- Veterans with a 30% (or greater) disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can qualify for Schedule A by submitting your VA Letter as part of your application and by claiming this eligibility option.
- Appointments under Schedule A are in the Excepted Service, but are eligible for conversion to the Competitive Service after 2 years with a successful performance rating and at the recommendation of management. (If you are already in a competitive service appointment, you would be converted back to the excepted service if you take an appointment under Schedule A.)
9.
Are you eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 (VEOA)?
VEOA is a special hiring authority, which gives eligible Veterans access to positions that otherwise may have only been available to current competitive service employees. In VEOA appointments, preference eligibles and Veterans are not given preference, but they are allowed to compete for job opportunities that are not offered to other external candidates. A VEOA eligible who is selected will be given a career or career-conditional appointment.
Eligibility To verify your eligibility under VEOA you will need to submit appropriate supporting documentation that verifies your Veteran status, which may include a DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), an SF-15 (Application of 10-point Veterans Preference), or comparable documentation.
VEOA eligibility applies to the following categories of Veterans:
VEOA is a special hiring authority, which gives eligible Veterans access to positions that otherwise may have only been available to current competitive service employees. In VEOA appointments, preference eligibles and Veterans are not given preference, but they are allowed to compete for job opportunities that are not offered to other external candidates. A VEOA eligible who is selected will be given a career or career-conditional appointment.
Eligibility To verify your eligibility under VEOA you will need to submit appropriate supporting documentation that verifies your Veteran status, which may include a DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), an SF-15 (Application of 10-point Veterans Preference), or comparable documentation.
VEOA eligibility applies to the following categories of Veterans:
- Preference eligibles
- Service personnel separated after three or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.
10.
Are you a Veteran with a Service-connected disability of 30% or more?
You may qualify as a disabled Veteran if you separated from active duty under honorable conditions, and you must have a service-connected disability rating of 30% of more, as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs. You may also qualify for this eligibility if you were awarded a Purple Heart for your service. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources...
To verify your eligibility: You must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214) form, please submit the Member #4 copy. Additionally, you will need to submit the SF-15, Application of 10-point Veterans Preference form, and your VA Letter with the disability rating.
You may qualify as a disabled Veteran if you separated from active duty under honorable conditions, and you must have a service-connected disability rating of 30% of more, as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs. You may also qualify for this eligibility if you were awarded a Purple Heart for your service. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources...
To verify your eligibility: You must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214) form, please submit the Member #4 copy. Additionally, you will need to submit the SF-15, Application of 10-point Veterans Preference form, and your VA Letter with the disability rating.
Assessment 1
Carefully read each statement and all possible answers before selecting a response. Some questions will be used to screen out ineligible applicants. Applicant errors in responses will not be corrected. You are responsible for the accuracy of your application. If you fail to provide the requested information contained in the vacancy announcement, or the information submitted is insufficient, you may lose consideration for the position.
1.
Select the statement that best describes your qualifications to perform work at the GS-14 level or equivalent pay band in the federal service for the Information Technology Specialist (Enterprise Architecture) position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Takes detailed engineering plans and determines where there are issues.
3.
Reviews other's work to find issues, gaps, or opportunities.
4.
. Establishes business processes through a set of collaborative approaches and tools to be established throughout the agency.
5.
Ensures the integration of IT programs and services, and develops solutions to meet integration or interoperability issues.
6.
Reviews proposed policy, regulations, and procedural changes to determine impact on area or responsibility.
7.
Interfaces with customers to determine what IT designs, services, and systems are needed to meet the customer's needs.
8.
Advocates for customer needs to outside companies and to other government organizations.
9.
Keeps abreast of changes in customer mission requirements through interaction with management in customer organization.
10.
Independently interacts with senior department officials.
11.
Advocates for the Division's needs and represents the Division for IT needs.
12.
Serves as a senior expert and consultant to top management officials.
13.
Advises on the application of architecture modeling tools in the architectural planning process necessary to integrate a variety of IT programs.
14.
Takes necessary action to resolve issues during system outage events.
15.
Initiate action plans to ensure problems don't reoccur.
16.
Develops modifications to the system to assist in recovery.
17.
Conducts long-range planning and analysis of LAN system needs for growth and expansion to incorporate PC LANs into the Wide Area Network (WAN).
18.
Serves as an expert in all matters related to acquisition, installation, support, and implementation of Wide Area Network systems, and applications.
19.
Oversees the migration of systems to the production environment and monitors for stability, accuracy, and performance.
20.
Conducts analyses and manages projects to ensure architectures and standards support process reengineering, system modernization and investment management as part of an overall integration process and methodology.
21.
Develops durable business architectures adaptable to changing workforce management needs.
22.
Develops architecture repository for all business processes to ensure seamless implementation and adoption of defined future state architectures.
23.
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, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 5 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
Assessment 2
Carefully read each statement and all possible answers before selecting a response. You are responsible for the accuracy of your application. If you fail to provide the requested information contained in the vacancy announcement, or the information submitted is insufficient, you may lose consideration for the position.
1.
What are the 5 phases of the development life cycle stage? (Select all that apply.)
2.
What are the monitoring methods used for vSphere HA? (Select all that apply.)
3.
Select the Security responsibilities you have been responsible for independently performing in a work situation. (Select all that apply.)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
4.
Do you have experience working proactively with end users to define, develop, and implement application requirements and specifications?
5.
What is it called when you arrange Fiber Channel devices into logical groups over the physical configuration of the fabric?
6.
Name a type of query that a DNS server will make. (Select all that apply.)
7.
Select the experience you have resolving problems of critical importance in a work situation. (Select all that apply.)
8.
In which of the 5 areas of Information Technology do you have applied experience? (Select only 5.)