INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-13 level. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Possess IT related experience at the GS/SK-13 level demonstrating each of the four competencies: 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement. SK-14: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-13 level: 1) Executing IT related project efforts, 2) Organizing stakeholder engagements across organizational lines; and 3) Implementing standardized measures and metrics to deliver an operations program.
This position is located in the Office of Information Technology, Customer Service Branch. This position will require multiple skillsets to include all the PM and Technical skills outlined in the Job Announcement as well as some level of Policy and Procedure writing. The Customer Support Branch focuses on ensuring the SEC staff has the ability use policies and procedures as well as Knowledge Base Articles (KBAs) to promote “self-help” and resolve problems quicker.