IT Specialist (Applications Software/ Systems Analysis)

Summary

This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Air Force Services Center at Port San Antonio, TX. This is a regular full-time category position with guaranteed 40 hrs. per week. Employees appointed to a regular category position are eligible for benefits.

Duties

• The incumbent directs the architectural design and strategic enhancement of enterprise financial applications, leading multidisciplinary project teams to analyze, design, and implement novel solutions for the most complex business challenges.
• This includes making authoritative decisions on technical approaches in situations involving major uncertainties and conflicting requirements.
• The incumbent serves as the primary technical authority and liaison to senior management, external auditors, and vendors, representing the organization in formal settings to negotiate technical requirements, resolve significant conflicts, and influence the strategic direction of vendor product roadmaps to better meet Air Force needs.
• The incumbent pioneers and establishes new standards, methods, and techniques for financial systems analysis and integration.
• Where existing guidelines are inadequate, the incumbent develops and refines enterprise-level best practices for system interoperability, data integrity, and business process automation, ensuring these new standards are implemented across the organization.
• The incumbent develops and executes complex data analysis and business intelligence strategies, conceiving and directing the creation of sophisticated analytics tools and dashboards that provide critical insights into enterprise-wide financial health, enabling senior leadership to make strategic decisions.
• The incumbent exercises broad technical oversight for the security, stability, and continuous improvement of the financial systems architecture, identifying and mitigating systemic risks, providing expert consultation on unprecedented technical issues, and ensuring the long-term viability and effectiveness of the enterprise systems.
• The incumbent provides authoritative guidance and mentorship to other IT specialists, developing training materials and leading technical instruction on advanced system functionalities and newly established enterprise standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12982449

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position’s qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.

Required Documents

• Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference – MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,).
• The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement: Resume Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include: Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service Diploma/ GED Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) Other (2) PCS Orders Professional Certification Proof of Marriage Status Resume Separation Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.