IT Specialist (Applications Software)

Bureau of Economic Analysis • Suitland, MD

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About The Position

This vacancy is for an IT Specialist (Applications Software) in the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The role performs database-related development, modernization, and enhancement (DME), as well as operations and maintenance activities for BEA’s statistical, collection and dissemination, and business-support systems. The position may also be used to fill other IT Specialist (Applications Software), ZP-2210-3 positions at BEA in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

The specialist executes all phases of the BEA Software Development Life Cycle, including business analysis and requirements gathering, design and documentation, development, testing, implementation, and operations and maintenance. The position also identifies and assists with implementing common database structures and techniques across BEA’s database-driven applications and systems where appropriate.

Applicants must meet the stated qualification requirements by the announcement’s closing date. The position requires U.S. citizenship, suitability for Federal employment, and Selective Service registration when applicable. A one-year probationary period may be required; relocation expenses may not be paid. The position is non-bargaining unit. Applicants must complete a required USA Hire assessment within the stated deadline after the announcement closes.

Requirements

• IT-related experience demonstrating attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
• For Band 3 (GS-11), one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to Band 2 (GS-9) in the Federal service, or the qualifying education alternative.
• Specialized experience includes working with Microsoft SQL Server Database Management System.
• Experience building and maintaining database objects such as tables, views, schemas, synonyms, stored procedures, and user-defined functions using T-SQL.
• Experience executing database normalization activities and working with SQL graph data structures.
• Experience with data pipelines supporting batch data processing and Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) activities.
• Experience with agile software development and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Experience using SQL Server Management Studio, ERWIN Data Modeler, and Visual Studio Code.
• Experience with Git software version control systems and data formats such as JSON, XML, and CSV.
• As an alternative to specialized experience, 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
• U.S. citizenship and suitability for Federal employment; Selective Service registration if applicable.
• Complete the required USA Hire assessment within the stated deadline.

Responsibilities

• Perform database-related development, modernization, and enhancement, as well as operational and maintenance activities for BEA statistical, collection and dissemination, and business-support systems.
• Execute all phases of the BEA Software Development Life Cycle: business analysis and requirements gathering, design and documentation, development, testing, implementation, and operations and maintenance.
• Identify and assist in implementing common database structures and techniques across BEA’s database-driven applications and systems, where appropriate.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits eligibility depends on position type, including whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree