IT Specialist (SI Engineer) (Term Appointment)

Summary

As an IT Specialist (SI Engineer) (Term Appointment) at the GS-2210-14, you will be part of the Mission Applications Management Division (MAMD), Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If selected, you will serve as the Senior Applications Platform Engineer, in support of the agency's System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.

Duties

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• Administers enterprise cloud platform services and shared infrastructure components to support the secure, reliable, and efficient operation of mission-critical applications.
• Designs, implements, and enhances platform services, containerized environments, and supporting infrastructure to improve application performance, scalability, and availability.
• Develops, maintains, and automates infrastructure deployments, system configurations, and operational processes using infrastructure-as-code and related automation tools.
• Establishes and implements technical standards, development practices, and security requirements that support application development, deployment, and maintenance activities across multiple projects.
• Designs, manages, and supports application integration services, including enterprise application programming interfaces (APIs), authentication services, and shared platform capabilities.
• Monitors platform performance, security, and operational health; analyzes issues and implements corrective actions to improve system reliability and service delivery.
• Leads application modernization efforts by evaluating existing technologies, recommending improvements, and supporting the migration of legacy solutions to modern cloud-based platforms.
• Reviews system architectures, application designs, and technical solutions to ensure compliance with security requirements, enterprise standards, and organizational objectives.
• Provides technical leadership, consultation, and advanced troubleshooting support for development teams, project stakeholders, and organizational leadership on complex technology initiatives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period

Qualifications

IT-related experience; experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. Experience must have demonstrated each of the four competencies listed below.

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. 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; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
3. 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

For the GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in federal service.

Specialized experience must include demonstrable experience:

• Implementing security controls and authentication solutions within cloud-based or containerized environments to protect applications, systems, and data.
• Appling Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, to plan, manage, and deliver technology projects or software development initiatives.
• Developing, supporting, or modernizing enterprise applications using cloud services, databases, development frameworks, automation tools, or deployment technologies.
• Designing, deploying, or supporting containerized or microservices-based application environments to improve application scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Implementing or supporting identity and accessing management solutions, secure development practices, and cloud-based application environments to strengthen security, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements (e.g., time-in-grade and qualification requirements) within 30 days of the closing date specified in the vacancy announcement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Although not required, the following tools and technologies are highly desirable:

Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java Spring Boot, Karma, Protractor, JIRA, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, USWDS, RDBMS' such as Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL., Azure platform services, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Registry (ACR), App Service, API Management (APIM), Key Vault, Azure Monitor, and Azure Service Bus, infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Bicep and Terraform, platform observability tools for monitoring, logging, and alerting, CI/CD pipeline design and operation tools such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), Kubernetes and Helm for orchestration.

Additional information

This announcement uses the OPM Federal Wide Direct Hire Authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service where a critical hiring need has been identified.

This is not a remote position. You will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement.

Relocation expenses will not be paid.

You will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across EEOC.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, please contact the HR Specialist listed in this vacancy.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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