USA Staffing

Position Title: IT Specialist (APPSW)
Agency: Social Security Administration
Announcement Number: SH12463990 Opens in new window
Open Period: Monday, July 15, 2024 to Friday, July 19, 2024

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? Select yes if you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; your permanent grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy; AND your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. (Note: You must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. Please review the Required Documents section of the announcement for more information.)

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces?

-OR-

Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs?

-OR-

Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status?

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources..

A. Yes

B. No

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? Select yes if you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; your permanent grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy; AND your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. (Note: You must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. Please review the Required Documents section of the announcement for more information.)

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

Please answer Yes or No for each of the following areas that describe your experience and/or training in that task. Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies below. You may be asked to provide evidence of supporting documentation that you have had this type of experience and. Your responses are subject to verification against the information you provide.

1. I am thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

A. Yes

B. No

2. I work 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; know about available products and services; and am committed to providing quality products and services.

A. Yes

B. No

3. I express 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); make clear and convincing oral presentations; listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

A. Yes

B. No

4. I identify problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

A. Yes

B. No

Please choose the one statement that best describes your level of experience or education as related to the basic qualification requirements for each the grade. Your responses will be used to rate your application. Be sure to include specific examples of claimed experience in your resume and supporting documents. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration.

5. Please choose the one statement that best describes your level of experience or education as related to the basic qualification requirements for the GS-11 level. Be sure to include specific examples of claimed experience in your resume and supporting documents. 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. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration.

A. I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-9, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes assisting in the development of web-based software applications using ALL of the following: 1) J2EE/Java EE/Jakarta EE (e.g., Servlets, JSP, EJB, JPA, Web Service), 2) XML, AND 3) Database (e.g., DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server).

B. I possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR have completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position. Your educational degree must be in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management; or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate education

C. My education and/or experience level is not described above.

Please answer Yes or No to the following questions to determine your eligibility for the GS-12 grade level. Be sure to include specific examples of claimed experience in your resume and supporting documents. Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration.

6. Do you have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position? Such experience must include developing web-based software applications using ALL of the following: 1) J2EE/Java EE/Jakarta EE (e.g., Servlets, JSP, EJB, OpenJPA, Web Service), 2) XML, AND 3) Database (e.g., DB2, Oracle, SQL) and 4) Struts or Spring Boot.

A. Yes

B. No

Please answer yes or no to the statements below. Note: Submission of this electronic questionnaire is certification that all responses are true to the best of your knowledge. Materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations are subject to disciplinary action.

7. Do you have experience developing web-based applications using Java/J2EE/JavaEE/Jakarta EE, Rational Application Developer RAD (or equivalent IDE such as Eclipse) and WebSphere Application Server (or equivalent application server such as Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic)? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

8. Do you have experience with assisting in developing and implementing web-based software solutions following the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

9. Do you have experience assisting in developing web-based applications using Java/J2EE/JavaEE/Jakarta EE, Rational Application Developer RAD (or equivalent IDE such as Eclipse) and WebSphere Application Server (or equivalent application server such as Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic)? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

10. Do you have experience assisting in developing applications using common web development frameworks such as Struts, Spring Boot, or Angular? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

11. Do you have experience assisting in developing Java applications for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Web Service Development (WSDL, SOAP, REST, XML)? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

12. Do you have experience utilizing EJB 3.1 or above, Servlets, XML, HTML, Tag libraries, JSP, and JavaScript to develop web applications? (GS-11 and GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

13. Do you have experience using Build Automation tools such as Ant, Maven, Jenkins, and other ancillary tools such as Junit? (GS-11 and 12)

A. Yes

B. No

14. Do you have experience developing and implementing web-based software solutions following the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

15. Do you have experience developing applications using common web development frameworks such as Struts, Spring Boot, or Angular? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

16. Do you have experience developing Java applications for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Web Service Development (WSDL, SOAP, REST, XML)? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

17. Do you have experience assisting preparing reports, briefings, and workload status updates for management officials? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

18. Do you have experience assisting with researching various technical solutions? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

19. Do you have experience presenting web-based concepts to both technical and non-technical staff? (GS-11 and GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

20. Do you have experience in collaborating with team members to produce deliverables? (GS-11 and 12)

A. Yes

B. No

21. Do you have experience communicating potential impacts of proposed systems changes to management and technical staff? (GS-11 and GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

22. Do you have experience preparing reports, briefings, and workload status updates for management officials? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

23. Do you have experience in researching various technical solutions? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

24. Do you have experience assisting with designing data models based on data relationships for the development of system applications? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

25. Do you have experience assisting in defining security roles and levels of access to meet system needs? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

26. Do you have experience assisting with designing and implementing stateless (i.e., portable) web applications across various platforms (e.g., WebSphere or Linux)? (GS-11)

A. Yes

B. No

27. Do you have experience with relational database using SQL and JDBC to develop and support web applications and web services? (GS-11 and GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

28. Do you have experience using a relational database as a data repository (e.g., DB2, Oracle)? (GS-11 and GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

29. Do you have experience in OpenJPA or Hibernate? (GS-11 and GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

30. Do you have experience designing data models based on data relationships for the development of system applications? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

31. Do you have experience defining security roles and levels of access to meet system needs? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

32. Do you have experience designing and implementing stateless (i.e., portable) web applications across various platforms (e.g., WebSphere or Linux)? (GS-12)

A. Yes

B. No

33. Do you have experience maintaining web applications on multiple web servers? (GS-12 only)

A. Yes

B. No

34. Do you have experience evaluating system configurations in a production environment to determine whether an application server is operating efficientl? (GS-12 only)

A. Yes

B. No

35. Do you have experience identifying and analyzing the impact of proposed changes across various systems? (GS-12 only)

A. Yes

B. No

36. Do you have experience analyzing and translating functional requirements into clearly understandable and thoroughly written web? (GS-12 only)

A. Yes

B. No

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