- Position Title
- IT Specialist (APPSW)
- Agency
- Transportation Security Administration
- Announcement Number
- HQ-IT-825367-12669288-P Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, January 24, 2025 to Friday, February 7, 2025
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 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Displaced Employee? To be eligible you must meet one or more of the following:
- A current (OR former) employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who will be (OR has been) separated through TSA involuntary workforce reduction (IWR) procedures AND I am eligible to be considered for TSA positions for all areas of consideration, for up to one year after the effective date of my involuntary separation;
- A former TSA Transportation Security Officer (TSO) eligible for rehiring priority under the Priority Employment Program (PEP);
- An applicant for a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) position who has had my enter-on-duty (EOD) date delayed or offer rescinded due to a workforce reduction or anticipated reduction eligible for priority consideration under the Priority Employment Program (PEP).
Preferences
1.
Referred applicants may be shared with other locations within TSA. Do you authorize the sharing of your name and application materials with other locations? If you respond "No", your name and application materials may only be shared for the position and locations on this announcement.
How did you hear about this opportunity?
1.
Please let us know how you heard about this opportunity.
Suitability and Conditions of Employment
1.
Please indicate whether or not you have been convicted* of any of the offenses listed within the past 10 years. (Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position.)
*You have a conviction if you plead no contest (nolo contendere), plead guilty, were found guilty, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, to any of the listed disqualifying offenses. The only exceptions are if your guilty plea or conviction has been reversed on appeal, your conviction has been expunged, or you have been pardoned.
*You have a conviction if you plead no contest (nolo contendere), plead guilty, were found guilty, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, to any of the listed disqualifying offenses. The only exceptions are if your guilty plea or conviction has been reversed on appeal, your conviction has been expunged, or you have been pardoned.
- Forgery of certificates, false marking of aircraft, and other aircraft registration violations.
- Interference with air navigation.
- Improper transportation of hazardous material.
- Aircraft piracy.
- Interference with flight crew members or flight attendants.
- Commission of certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight.
- Carrying a weapon or explosive aboard aircraft.
- Conveying false information and threats.
- Aircraft piracy outside the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.
- Lighting violation involving transporting controlled substances. Essentially, this means that if you have been convicted of transporting illegal drugs in a plane without activating the navigation or anti-collision lights you are disqualified.
- Unlawful entry into an aircraft area that serves air carriers or foreign air carriers contrary to established security requirements.
- Destruction of an aircraft or either a domestic or international aircraft facility. It is a federal crime to use any device, substance or weapon, to intentionally perform an act of violence against any person at an airport or to destroy or seriously damage the facilities of such an airport.
- Murder.
- Assault with intent to murder.
- Espionage.
- Sedition (inciting insurrection against lawful authority).
- Kidnapping or hostage taking.
- Treason.
- Rape or aggravated sexual abuse.
- Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, or manufacture of an explosive or weapon.
- Extortion.
- Armed or felony armed robbery.
- Distribution of, or intent to distribute a controlled substance.
- Felony arson.
- Felony involving a threat.
- Felony involving willful destruction of property.
- Felony involving importation or manufacture of a controlled substance.
- Felony involving burglary.
- Felony involving theft.
- Felony involving dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation.
- Felony involving possession or distribution of stolen property.
- Felony involving aggravated assault.
- Felony involving bribery.
- Felony involving illegal possession of a controlled substance punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year, or any other crime classified as a felony that the Under Secretary determines indicates a propensity for placing contraband aboard an aircraft in return for money.
- Violence at international airports.
- Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the criminal acts listed above.
- Interference with security screening personnel.
All the information you provide may be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application form, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
2.
Does the TSA employ any of your relatives?
Please respond whether or not you have been separated (e.g., terminated, removed, or resigned while a proposed termination or removal was pending) from TSA for any of the following reasons within the last three years.
Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position
Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position
3.
Were you separated due to unacceptable performance?
4.
Were you separated due to misconduct?
5.
Were you separated due to receiving a negative suitability determination from the Personnel Security Division?
6.
Did you resign after receiving a proposed removal letter?
Resume Requirements
1.
I understand that my Resume must include the following or I may be found ineligible for consideration:
- Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including month and year) for work experience
- Number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week
- Performance level for federal civilian positions (i.e. band or grade)
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have experience that demonstrates proficiency in the four competencies listed as basic requirements in the Qualification and Evaluation section of the vacancy announcement?
2.
Choose the statement that best describes your specialized experience that qualifies you for this IT Specialist (APPSW) J-band (GS-14) position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Providing IT policy guidance and instruction to affect operational efficiency in addition to analyzing trends and identifying problems and those factors most likely to impact operating costs, and continued compliance with regulatory requirements.
4.
Monitoring and evaluating systems compliance with IT security requirements in the development and operation of network systems in addition to providing advice, guidance and training in IT security policies and procedures. Works with management to solve identified problems.
5.
Developing project plans and associated tasks, identifies resource requirements and reports on progress of projects.
6.
Knowledge of systems and network life cycle principles, standards, practices and methods to design, develop, implement and maintain network tools that ensure the integrity, reliability, and accessibility of systems and data throughout the systems life cycle.
7.
Serving as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval; provides expert technical advice, guidance and assistance to the manager and key management officials.
8.
Ensuring customer and management involvement throughout the software development process.
9.
Applying knowledge of acquisition policies to ensure compliance with government regulations (e.g., Clinger-Cohen Act, the E-Government Act, and the Federal Information Security Management Act [FISMA]).
10.
Making well-informed, effective and timely decisions, even when data is limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.
11.
Identifying and analyzing problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
12.
Monitoring program and project contract delivery in support of an organization's IT infrastructure or software asset management.
13.
Applying knowledge of systems design standards, policies and approaches to advise on the merits of proposed systems development projects.
14.
Collaborating with stakeholders to provide an end-to-end engineering approach for optimal technological solutions (e.g., attending technical conferences and meetings with representatives of other departments within an organization).
15.
Developing clear, concise, organized oral and written briefings and management reports to communicate complex technical requirements to the intended audience such as non-technical personnel and senior management.
16.
Applying knowledge of federal acquisition processes (FITARA) and procedures to lead IT acquisitions activities.