Job Specifications
Silver spring, MD
$110,000 - $140,000 PA
4 days ago
Full Time
Senior Level
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IT Specialist
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Mission Systems and Technology (MST), with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.
As an IT Specialist, you will perform the following duties: As a Cloud Information Technology (IT) Specialist, participate in the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure and services, managing the adoption process, and evaluating cloud applications, virtual instances, software, and services. Work with IT developers to resolve issues encountered during the development, testing, and deployment phases of projects. Identify customers' information systems requirements, analyze information systems environments, and translate those requirements into development plans for IT cloud architectures for the transition new capabilities into operations. Assist in ensuring all IT cloud-based projects conform to relevant organizational and federal rules and regulations. Serve as the Enterprise Cloud Services Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and lead, providing support for Enterprise Cloud Services and all cloud architecture initiatives and projects. Follow policy, procedure, and guidelines for the planning and delivery of cloud services, ensuring assigned work is on schedule and updating program and project managers on work status. Interact professionally with a diverse group of individuals and IT specialists and communicate and collaborate with customers, management, and key stakeholders, and address service-related questions or issues. Assist in developing Cloud technical guidance documents and track metrics, working internally and with Cloud Service Providers to ensure timely delivery of services. Evaluate vendor or employee-developed software to ensure it provides the desired results and operates properly on assigned cloud systems. Assist in the development, maintenance, and execution of project management plans, policies, and processes with a focus on cloud technologies. Design or conduct analytical studies, cost-benefit analyses, or other research regarding cloud resources and utilities. Assist in developing, implementing, and analyzing project, program, and portfolio management performance measurements to develop recommendations for senior management to improve performance.
Requirements
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION:There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.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. To qualify for the 2210 series: IT COMPETENCIES: For all position's individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of theposition being filled. 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- To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the IT Competencies above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Implementing cloud infrastructure and applications to an operational setting; and Evaluating the performance of cloud operations.