- Position Title
- Supervisory Cybersecurity Cloud Architect (MPP)
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Announcement Number
- ST-12299358-24-AP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, February 7, 2024 to Thursday, February 22, 2024
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 the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/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.
- 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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/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.
3.
Do you meet the following criteria for Competitive Merit Promotion eligibility:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field--block 24--is "1" or "2"); and
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field--block 34--is "1")
- I am a current Federal employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service To be eligible you must have least one year Time In Grade (TIG) at the next lower grade level, or higher, from the position to which you are applying.;
- I am a former Federal employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service.
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field--block 24--is "1" or "2"); and
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field--block 34--is "1")
4.
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:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit 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.
- 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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit 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.
Do you currently or have you previously occupied a permanent position in which the full performance level (FPL) is equivalent to the FPL of the position being advertised?
i.e., to be eligible for NonCompetitive consideration to a position being advertised at the GS-09, with an FPL of a GS-12, you must have previously held one of the following:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field--block 24--is "1" or "2");
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field--block 34--is "1"); AND,
• full performance level (equivalent to the FPL of the position being advertised).
i.e., to be eligible for NonCompetitive consideration to a position being advertised at the GS-09, with an FPL of a GS-12, you must have previously held one of the following:
- GS-09 with an FPL of GS-12
- GS-11 with an FPL of GS-12
- GS-12 - 15
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field--block 24--is "1" or "2");
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field--block 34--is "1"); AND,
• full performance level (equivalent to the FPL of the position being advertised).
6.
Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency that has a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management?
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.
-OR-
Are you a current:
• Postal Career Service Employee;
• Postal Rate Commission Employee;
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; or,
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?
For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.
-OR-
Are you a current:
• Postal Career Service Employee;
• Postal Rate Commission Employee;
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; or,
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?
For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
7.
Are you a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions and you:
• served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility) OR
• are entitled to veterans' preference
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest 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.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
• served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility) OR
• are entitled to veterans' preference
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest 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.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
Assessment 1
Before applying, you are encouraged to thoroughly read the Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) for additional information regarding this vacancy. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. You must submit the required documentation to verify your eligibility as indicated. Failure to provide the required documents WILL render you ineligible for consideration.
Current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent performance appraisal. Failure to provide your most recent performance appraisal may render you ineligible for consideration.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Are you willing to submit to an initial and periodic background investigation, including a fingerprint check and a credit check?
To meet the basic requirements for the Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A), you must possess:
Experience: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
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.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account 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.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Experience: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
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.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account 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.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Do you possess the experience to meet the basic requirements for this position?
To qualify at the GS-14 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service or equivalent. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: computing cloud environments in cloud infrastructure such as Azure; implementing cloud data architecture in Azure Data Lake and Synapse with distributed SQL pools and maintaining the security of those systems; implementing architectural designs, managing configurations and installation of cloud-based applications, and providing operational support of cloud infrastructures.
3.
Which of the following responses best describes your experience to meet the qualifications for the GS-14 Supervisory Cybersecurity Cloud Architect position. Ensure your resume clearly supports the response that you select below.
TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) RESTRICTIONS: Current and former Federal employees applying for advancement to a position above their current (or former) grade level must have completed a minimum of one year (52 weeks) in a position no more than one grade lower (or equivalent) than the position to be filled.
4.
Do you meet the TIG restrictions for advancement to a GS-14? (Please provide an SF-50 that supports your response. You can submit more than one SF-50 if necessary.)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience providing authoritative advice to management and other technical specialists in areas such as disaster recovery, capacity planning, applications development, hardware strategy, and operating systems security as it relates to web and cloud-based solutions?
6.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience with disaster recovery, capacity planning, applications development, hardware strategy, and operating systems security as it relates to web and cloud-based solutions?
7.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience in architecting and managing Azure, Hyper-V or VMWare for an entire organization, including implementation and oversight of these systems?
8.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience migrating technologies to Azure including design, implementation, and oversight of security and business technologies?
9.
Describe your approach to developing secure architectures for cloud-based applications.
10.
Describe your experience with developing incident response plans for cloud security incidents.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
11.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience leading and executing the deployment of virtual and cloud-based technologies releases into Testing, Staging, and Production Environments.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
12.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience working with engineering, security, and operations staff to ensure cloud deployments are secure, observable, and stable.
13.
Identify opportunities and/or leverage data concepts and strategies to make data more transparent and consumable to a variety of audiences (internal and external customers and stakeholders).
14.
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 in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, my rating will be lowered, my job eligibility may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed 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. An answer to this question is required.