IT Specialist (APPSW/AI)

You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for IT Specialist (APPSW/AI), as described below. Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: 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. AND Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-13 includes: Experience executing tasks that advance IT opportunities and address critical AI challenges. Experience in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques to accomplish assignments. Experience in software development, software engineering principles, version control systems, debugging, testing, and deployment to build robust and scalable AI systems. Experience code to conduct analyses using at least two of the following languages or statistical software or technologies: Python, R, SAS, Stata, Julia, Matlab, Octave, or Spark.
This position serves as IT Specialist (Applications Software/Artificial Intelligence) in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OClO). The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is a customer service organization dedicated to providing information technology (IT) solutions and leadership to advance DOLs mission. To learn more about OCIO visit our website and LinkedIn. To view our current vacancies visit Join OCIO This position is inside the bargaining unit.