IT Specialist (Applications Software)

Summary

This vacancy is for an IT Specialist (Applications Software) position in the Decennial Information Technology Division located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line – Suitland Station.

Duties

• Develops, plans, and leads enterprise-level application software and systems integration initiatives supporting bureau-wide information technology operations and mission requirements.
• Provides expert technical leadership, consultation, and guidance in the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of advanced application software systems.
• Leads strategic IT modernization efforts by establishing technical standards, evaluating system performance, and ensuring compliance with information security and software quality requirements.
• Serves as a senior technical authority and project leader responsible for coordinating enterprise application software activities and influencing implementation of organizational IT objectives.

Education

Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this (GG-14) grade 14 level. Applicants must meet the specialized experience requirements described in this announcement.

Required Documents

• Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• Your application package should include the following documents: Resume: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.
• If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be deemed disqualified and removed from consideration.
• Your resume must include your educational and relevant work experience for the position for which you are applying to include the title and dates (mm/yy) of employment along with the number of hours worked per week.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you will not receive consideration for this position.
• Veterans' Preference Documentation: Please indicate on your resume the type of veterans' preference you are claiming and provide the appropriate supporting documentation (DD-214 stating disposition of discharge or character of service, VA letter, SF-15, etc.) to validate your
• For more information regarding eligibility requirements, please go to: Veteran's Resource Page.
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documentation, if applicable: CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic
• Relocation outside of the local commuting area; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice of eligibility for discontinued service
• Retirement, or similar notice).
• A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" noting current position, grade/band level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your bureau/operating unit that shows your current
• ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside of the local commuting area; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your
• Former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a work-related compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement.
• A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", documenting your RIF separation, noting your position, grade/band level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc.; A copy of your latest performance
• Appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.
• Education Documentation: If this position requires proof of higher education, or you are substituting education for experience, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information:
• Name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. This also applies to Census
• Bureau employees. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to OPM's Qualification
• Policy for more information. You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient. Special Instructions for Foreign
• Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in
• U.S. colleges and universities.
• Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree.
• You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing along with your application.
• Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
• For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, refer to the
• U.S. Department of
• Education's web site at Academic and Professional
• Mobility | International Affairs
• Office (ed.gov). NOTE: You will not be considered if you fail to provide all required documents. Resume