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Programmer / Project Lead

Judicial Branch
U.S. Courts
United States Court of International Trade

Summary

The U.S. Court of International Trade located in New York, New York is recruiting for the position of Programmer/Project Lead. The incumbent is responsible for the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system and oversees websites and software development projects. The Programmer/Project Lead reports directly to the IT Manager.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
12/18/2025 to 03/12/2026
Salary
$99,325 to - $190,804 per year
Pay scale & grade
CL 29 - 30
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
New York, NY
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
30
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
26-01
Control number
852850900

Duties

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  • Support and maintain CM/ECF applications, servers, and databases;
  • Implement and support case-related applications;
  • Responsible for the development and administration of internal and external websites, in-house applications (client-server, web-based) and cloud, SharePoint, and O365 solutions;
  • Develop, implement, and manage projects from inception to delivery, including developing complex project plans, thorough design plans, detailed timelines, and technical documentation;
  • Research current and future technologies and trends, and analyze alternatives including commercial software;
  • Serve as liaison with vendors and technical solutions groups;
  • Perform occasional work and travel outside of normal business hours according to essential needs; and
  • Perform other related duties, as needed.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship.
  • As condition of employment, the selected candidate must successfully complete a ten-year background investigation and every five years thereafter will be subject to a re-investigation.
  • Employees are required to use Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for payroll direct deposit.
  • Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees which is available for applicants to review on the US Courts website.

Qualifications

  • Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience demonstrating outstanding application development and troubleshooting skills, including experience with Linux and relational database administration, SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field from an accredited college or university. Additional specialized experience may substitute for educational requirement on a year for year basis.
  • The successful candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences; ability to think creatively; ability to prioritize multiple tasks; excellent customer service skills; ability to maintain confidentiality; superior organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.

COURT PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with the Federal Judiciary's CM/ECF system and the Drupal content management system.
  • Experience with Java or Perl.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field from an accredited college or university. Additional specialized experience may substitute for educational requirement on a year for year basis.

Additional information

  • Federal court employees are appointed under the excepted service.
  • The U.S. Court of International Trade is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants will be evaluated based on their application and interview.

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