- Position Title
- IT Specialist
- Agency
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
- Announcement Number
- PDS-24-BW-12609965-BU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024 to Monday, December 2, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
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,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
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.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs? 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.
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent the minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume.
1.
Do you have Experience mentoring, training, troubleshooting, installing and coordinating VistA and VistA related clinical applications (i.e., CPRS, Pharmacy, Imaging/Radiology, and Lab) with multiple service lines, site staff, and national groups.?
Basic Requirement - Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): This section includes questions about the basic requirements for this vacancy. Carefully read the following descriptions and select ONE statement below that best describes how your experience meets the basic requirements for a IT Specialist, GS-2210-13. Applicants must meet the basic requirements in the individual occupational requirements to be fully qualified for the specified series and entry grade.
NOTE: The basic requirements MUST be substantiated in your resume. Failure to provide the required information will render your application ineligible for consideration. Read all responses before making your selection.
Basic Requirements
This standard allows eligibility through meeting either the requirements specified in the section titled Education or the requirements specified in the section titled Experience.
Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions
Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or 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.
Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below at a proficiency level equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service.
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.
2.
Do you possess the Individual Occupational Requirement for the GS-2210-14 as described above?
Specialized Experience/Education: You must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level.
3.
From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an IT Specialist at the GS-13 grade level. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response or leave this question blank, you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Accomplishes long and short-range projects in the modification of systems and software.
5.
Provides guidance for the solution of difficult and unprecedented problems resulting from new or modified operational management information concepts and requirements.
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Conducts applied and supporting research for management information systems by meeting with functional specialists to determine information needs.
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Applies the knowledge of existing information systems with computer capabilities to implement new information systems.
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Applies limited functional knowledge of material, in implementing new and/or improved information systems.
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Applies extensive knowledge of changes in the state-of-the-art regarding integrated information and control systems analysis and other scientific management techniques used in the implementation of information systems.
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Interprets general work plans, problems, policies and needs into comprehensive and long-range projects.
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Provides feedback to the Supervisor on information gained.
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Researching and testing products and services to support the information plan and directives to determine requirements, life-cycle management to determine support and replacement resource requirements.
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Makes recommendations on implementation strategies to include sources, acquisition strategy, funding, and fielding of applicable technologies for future systems.
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Provides technical expertise and management on the implementation of assigned programs and projects.