Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens

• This announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available.
• Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement.
• Positions filled with applications from this pool will be placed into positions where AI duties occupy the majority of the work performed.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results
• Selectees may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement
• Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

Qualifications

Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please visit the new resume guidance for more information.

Duties

• Architect, develop, and maintain high-performance business applications using C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework, Entity Framework, and MVC.
• Design and implement responsive user interfaces using JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, Bootstrap, HTML, and CSS.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs and web services for secure, scalable integration with internal and external systems.
• Optimize SQL queries and manage data using SQL Server for reliability and speed.
• Utilize Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, and GIT for source control, collaboration, and CI/CD pipeline management.
• Implement and support batch processing jobs, leveraging advanced job scheduling and monitoring tools.
• Engineer robust data storage and retrieval solutions, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues to ensure maximum uptime and performance.
• Collaborate with business analysts, QA, and fellow developers to deliver innovative solutions.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including program specifications, flowcharts, and user guides.
• Participate in code reviews and uphold best practices for quality, security, and maintainability.
• Support application testing, deployment, and post-implementation activities in a fast-paced environment.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to leverage AI-driven tools and technologies to improve development efficiency, automate processes, and enhance application capabilities.
• Stay informed about advancements in AI, .NET, and related technologies, and recommend ways to incorporate them into SSA's business systems where appropriate.

READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION.

If you are qualifying based on education please make sure you follow the instructions in the Education Section of this announcement including uploading a transcript with an award/confer date failure to due so can disqualify you for further consideration.

Applicants must qualify for the series and grade of the posted position. Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. Your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying.

To qualify for the 2210 IT Specialist series, the applicant must demonstrate the following competencies:

• Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; know about available products and services; and is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications: Grade 13 To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent. Such IT-related experience should include:

• Experience applying enterprise IT architecture expertise to design and implement complex, large-scale systems solutions that support organizational program and policy objectives;
• Experience developing and engineering sophisticated .NET/C# applications using modern methods;
• Experience with complex queries, consuming enterprise APIs, web based and mainframe systems to ensure seamless enterprise-wide integration;
• Experience creating responsive websites and web-based applications using tools such as .NET, C#, MVC, SQL, LINQ, Azure DevOps, Git, Visual Studio, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, Entity Framework;
• Knowledge and application of the User-Centered Design process, FISMA and NIST controls;
• Familiarity with making applications 508 compliant and performing usability testing, and using the data collected to inform design;
• Experience remediating Checkmarx (or similar software) findings.

Minimum Qualifications: Grade 14 Applicants for this GS-14 must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level or above, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such IT-related experience should include:

• Experience applying advanced enterprise IT architecture expertise to design and implement complex, large-scale systems solutions that support organizational program and policy objectives;
• Experience developing and engineering sophisticated .NET/C# applications using modern methods;
• Experience with complex queries, cloud-native architectures, incorporating enterprise APIs, web based and mainframe systems to ensure seamless enterprise-wide integration;
• Experience leading teams to design responsive websites and web-based applications using tools such as .NET, C#, MVC, SQL, LINQ, Azure DevOps, Git, Visual Studio, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, Entity Framework;
• Knowledge and application of the User-Centered Design process, FISMA and NIST controls;
• Familiarity with making applications 508 compliant and performing usability testing, and using the data collected to inform design;
• Experience remediating Checkmarx (or similar software) findings

PLEASE NOTE: This specialized experience is REQUIRED and must be explicitly documented/described in your resume, or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Qualification standards and additional information for this position can be found here: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/

How you will be evaluated

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

The evaluation you receive is based on your responses to the online assessment questions completed during the application process.

Please make sure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your evaluation.

Information not specifically stated in your resume cannot be assumed. Information that is copied or restated language from the vacancy announcement or rating criteria will not be considered. If this occurs, you may be found ineligible.