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. Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Applicant must possess IT related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies: 1) Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail (Attention to Detail); 2) 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 (Customer Service); 3) 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 (Oral Communication); and 4) Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations (Problem Solving) 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) providing operational support for external facing web-based information systems; and 2) working with internal and external customers to resolve issues for a public facing system.
The EDGAR Business Office (EBO) responsibilities include providing publicly facing EDGAR filer support activities; communicating with EDGAR filers regarding system issues and changes; engaging with stakeholders across the agency to develop business requirements for enhancements to EDGAR; and sustaining the agencys rulemaking efforts by evaluating the potential effects on EDGAR in meeting any new or changed filing requirements;