As an IT Specialist (Applications Software) within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) program the incumbent will develop blueprints for judiciary technology in the commercial cloud and private cloud data centers. The incumbent will be the national technical authority in frontend and backend development.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Leading system modernization efforts necessary to develop enterprise solutions and conduct implementation tasks by means of creating full-stack implementation models of applications representing Judiciary's needs, while working closely with program offices in gaining deeper understanding of their existing applications and providing architectural recommendations to elevate the applications from on-premises to cloud solutions.
2. Developing new features and infrastructure in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements.
3. Designing and developing application programming interfaces (APIs).
4. Collaboratively working with Product Manager, Product Owners on business initiatives to consult and advising on technical solution designs in an Agile Framework.
5. Assessing existing systems with and understanding of how to maximize quality and customer satisfaction, minimizing maintenance costs and other operational issues.
6. Collaborating cross-functionally with Business Analysts, QA, and other team members to achieve solutions which satisfy business needs, goals, and objective.
7. Working alongside other Software Engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices as they relate to the project and general software engineering concepts.
8. Deploying application components in a multi-cloud environment.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience, which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience establishing best practices, lessons learned and technology approaches to IT modernization capabilities including development, security, and operations (DevSecOps) software development, network services, cloud services and other modern technologies.

Be clear and specific when describing your work history in the resume. Human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.