IT Specialist (APPSW)

At the GS-13 level, you must meet the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes experience with systems analysis, design, writing program code, languages, and implementation; experience in the development, configuration, and maintenance of various payroll, personnel, and/or accounting systems; experience in multiple coding environments including windows forms applications, windows services, and mainframe systems; experience maintaining contingency processing plans, backup, and recovery functions, testing standards and procedures. Applicants must carefully review the information in the “How You Will Be Evaluated” section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position. Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
This position is part of the Interior Business Center (IBC), Human Resources Directorate (HRD), Payroll Operations Division (POD) for the Payroll Systems Management Branch. The incumbent will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining specialized payroll-related automated processes. The selectee must physically report to the duty station, Lakewood, Colorado. This is not a 100% remote position.