Who may apply: Current, permanent DoD Federal Civilian Employees in the competitive service, eligible Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference applicants, eligible PPP applicants, and current DoD VRA employees. Position is located in IT DIR OFFICE, ACCOUNTING SERVICES, AIR FORCE SYSTEMS, IAPS/SMAS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS BRANCH, ZTCBD. This job announcement may be used to fill similar positions on other teams in the IT Directorate.
Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process. Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards. Customer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs. Oral Communication - briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience. Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions. One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as: Serving as a team lead in the life cycle management of projects/programs; providing project management support (preferably using Agile and/or SCRUM methodology); monitoring project activities and resources to mitigate risk; identifying how system modifications or new systems or subsystems affect current systems; compliance, testing and change management; identifying alternative approaches to the design of current or proposed systems and IT Related experience demonstrating Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving as described in the vacancy announcement. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.
Leading teams in Agile/Scrum methodologies, sprint planning and ensuring adherence to best practices.
Identifying and addressing impediments, makes improvements, or take corrective action when problems arise.
Orchestrating stakeholder meetings and project schedules for seamless coordination.
Participates in systems requirement reviews and coordinates with customer/functional representatives and other technical personnel to clarify requirements.
Integrating various project activities and effectively manage available resources.
Develops, modifies, or provides input to project plans, implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities; Monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk.
Providing guidance and education to product Owners, aiding in backlog grooming and refinement.
Delivers presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project; participates in phase, milestone and final project reviews.
Facilitating decision making processes and resolve conflict to maintain team harmony.