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Position Title
Information Technology Specialist (Applications Software)
Agency
Treasury, Departmental Offices
Announcement Number
24-DO-832-P Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to Wednesday, July 24, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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Preferences
1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
2. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
3. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current Federal employee?
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5. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Assessment 1
Specialized Experience: For the Band 60 (GS-14 equivalent) You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the Band 53 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as proven proficiency and supportable (as evidenced in the resume) experience in ALL of the following:
* Experience architecting, developing, and deploying Web based applications and data manipulation using PySpark; AND
* Experience integrating systems by creating or consuming web APIs in front-end web development technologies including: HTML5, CSS3, and JS frameworks; AND
* Experience administrating, configuring, operating and maintaining libraries in Anaconda for Python and/or R.


AND -- In addition to meeting specialized experience, applicants must have IT-related proficiency in each of the four competencies listed below:

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers 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, 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you meet the specialized experience and IT competencies as listed above? (limit characters)
2. Do you have proven proficiency and supportable (as evidenced in the resume) experience architecting and developing Web based applications in PySpark? (limit characters)
3. (Branch) Please indicate where in your resume this experience may be found. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
4. Do you have proven proficiency and supportable (as evidenced in the resume) experience integrating systems by creating or consuming web APIs in front-end web development technologies including: HTML5, CSS3, and JS frameworks? (limit characters)
5. (Branch) Please indicate where in your resume this experience may be found. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
6. Do you have proven proficiency and supportable (as evidenced in the resume) experience planning, evaluating, and implementing new application software technologies? (limit characters)
7. (Branch) Please indicate where in your resume this experience may be found. (limit characters)
8. Do you have hands experience with the following? (select all that apply) (limit characters)
9. Select the statement that best describes your experience and expertise implementing and supporting analytics in SPARK using Python (PySpark). (limit characters)
10. What is your experience developing code to on board data with schema evolution? (limit characters)
11. Of the following, which do you have experience in? (limit characters)
12. List the scripting & Programing languages for which you are proficient. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
13. Select the statement that best describes your experience and expertise implementing and supporting analytics in SPARK using R (R-Spark). (limit characters)
14. Which of the following Python skills have you mastered? Select all that apply. (limit characters)
15. Which of the following best describes your experience within the last three years evaluating requirements, analyzing alternatives and recommending solutions? (limit characters)
16. Choose the statement that best describes your experience analyzing problems and developing solutions with minimal supervision or guidance. (limit characters)
17. Which statement best describes your teamwork experience? (limit characters)
18. From the following list, identify all activities you have routinely performed in your employment. (limit characters)
19. Which of the below best describes your experience effectively communicating orally providing technical advice, guidance and recommendations to other technical specialists and senior management on critical IT issues? (limit characters)