IT Specialist (Appsw)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

10d

About The Position

The IT Specialist serves as a project leader or consultant throughout the life cycle of a major financial automated information system. The role provides technical guidance, helps establish priorities, and ensures project plans are adequate. Work includes analyzing, designing, testing, debugging, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining software and systems, as well as using in-depth analysis to determine the size and scope of problems or investigate new approaches. The position coordinates maintenance and support for a major financial automated information system, briefs management on strategies for applying new developments and advanced software design and maintenance techniques, ensures adequate technical support for major finance and/or accounting automated information systems, and oversees configuration management control procedures.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Meet suitability requirements for federal employment and, if applicable, Selective Service registration.
A favorable suitability review and security clearance may be required; maintain eligibility to occupy a sensitive position if required.
Meet applicable DoD 8140 foundational qualification requirements within 9 months and residential qualification requirements within 12 months, if applicable to the position.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check as a new DFAS employee.
Demonstrate IT-related experience in attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
Have one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 in the federal service.
Specialized experience must include advanced programming techniques and languages to evaluate and customize software and systems through analysis, design, development, programming, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance; conducting systems requirements reviews and applying changes and modifications for corrective action; and applying IT principles and practices while supporting the software development life cycle.
Meet applicable time-in-grade, education, and other qualification requirements by the specified deadline.
Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.

Responsibilities

Serve as a project leader or consultant through all phases of the life cycle of a major financial automated information system.
Provide technical guidance, assist in determining priorities, and ensure the adequacy of project plans.
Analyze, design, test, debug, deploy, monitor, and maintain software and systems.
Use in-depth analysis to identify the size and scope of problems or investigate new approaches.
Coordinate maintenance and support activities for a major financial automated information system.
Brief management on strategies for exploiting and implementing new developments and advanced software design and maintenance techniques.
Ensure adequate technical support for major finance and/or accounting automated information systems.
Ensure proper oversight of configuration management control procedures.