- Position Title
- IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS)
- Agency
- Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Announcement Number
- OCFO-MP-12575395-25-CC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024 to Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current Financial Management Service Center (FMS) employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a current National Finance Center (NFC) employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
3.
Are you a Financial Management Service Center (FMS) employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
4.
Are you a National Finance Center (NFC) employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
5.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
6.
Are you a current or former permanent Farm Service Agency County employee?
7.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the IT Specialist (SYSANAL), GS-2210-12, position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an IT Specialist (SYSANAL) at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
For the below questions, select one statement from the list that best describes your experience and/or training.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Skill in preparing presentations for customers and stakeholders related to IT concepts, methods, and services.
3.
Experience in explaining major technical issues to senior management related to critical system issues, evaluate alternatives to provide recommendations.
4.
Skill in planning systems implementations and determining best approaches for implementation within the technical environment.
5.
Skill in managing teams to plan and deliver requirements gathering sessions.
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Experience in applying project management principles, methods, and practices which includes developing plans, schedules, defining milestones/deliverables, etc., to manage project objectives.
7.
Experience in analyzing and isolating development problems encountered during testing and implementation stages.
8.
Experience in analyzing structured systems analysis approach to design and develope new or enhanced applications.
9.
Skill in applying structured development principles and methods aligned to business processes and operations of customer organizations related to developing requirements and specifications.
10.
Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
11.
Prepare functional and systems requirements documentation and interpret user requests to develop these requirements.
12.
Provide solutions for resolved issues and make recommendations regarding the functionality/capabilities of the payroll, personnel or financial systems supported by the agency.
13.
Resolve issues by gathering facts and analyzing data to ensure information is accurate and relevant.
14.
Your responses to the Eligibility Assessment and Occupational Questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.
Failure to select a response will result in your application packet being removed from consideration.
Failure to select a response will result in your application packet being removed from consideration.