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Patent and Trademark Office•Alexandria, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Our mission here in the Patent Product Delivery Branch is to promote the use of new technology, innovative solutions, and experience design practices across business product delivery teams. In the Patent Product Delivery Branch, you can work with business product delivery teams to deliver business value to customers through software, from initial design to deployment and ongoing operations. The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year.

Requirements

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
Resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related competencies.
Must meet the definition of specialized experience.
Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
If selected, may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
Must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
Suitable for Federal Employment
Requires the incumbent to work off-duty and unscheduled hours as necessary to restore systems to a normal or production-ready state.
Selectee must obtain and maintain one of the professional IT certifications listed in Appendix A for an ISSO within 180 days of appointment.
Must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position.
Must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.
GS-12 Specialized experience: Experience analyzing business or technical requirements and applying established systems analysis, software development, cloud, or cybersecurity methods to develop, implement, test, troubleshoot, or maintain information systems or applications within a DevSecOps environment.
GS-12 Specialized experience: Experience supporting cloud-based system operations by identifying and resolving technical issues, monitoring system performance or resource utilization, and assisting with security compliance, assessment, authorization, or remediation activities.
GS-13 Specialized experience: Experience leading DevSecOps teams, and providing senior-level technical guidance for the analysis, design, development, implementation, or modernization of information systems or applications within DevSecOps and cloud environments, including recommending technical approaches for complex system or production issues.
GS-13 Specialized experience: Experience evaluating technical, cloud, or cybersecurity risks and recommending solutions or improvements involving system reliability, scalability, security, performance, or compliance across products, systems, or agile technical teams.
Basic Requirement Competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Information Management, Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Technical Competence.

Nice To Haves

Experience with experience design practices across business product delivery teams.

Responsibilities

Perform and coordinate technical product-team activities throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle, including requirements analysis, application and system testing, troubleshooting, implementation, technical documentation, and coordination with multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Apply cloud, systems analysis, software development, and technical expertise to develop and implement solutions; identify and resolve technical issues; and help ensure assigned products and information systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with organizational requirements and standards.
Perform cybersecurity compliance and system assessment and authorization activities and providing technical guidance to support the secure development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of products and information systems.
Participate in special projects and technical initiatives by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, supporting project planning and execution, resolving technical or security issues, and supporting acquisition, contract, or vendor-management activities.
Lead complex technical product and system initiatives throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle, establish technical approaches, evaluate requirements and alternatives, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, and resolve significant technical or production issues affecting product delivery.
Serve as a senior technical advisor for cloud and information-system solutions by evaluating architecture, technologies, system performance, security, scalability, and operational requirements and recommending technical solutions or improvements for complex or high-impact initiatives.
Provide authoritative technical guidance for cybersecurity compliance and system assessment and authorization activities, evaluate technical and security risks, and recommend corrective actions to ensure products and information systems are securely developed, deployed, monitored, and maintained.
Utilize leadership skills by heading special projects or major technical initiatives, coordinating work across technical teams and stakeholders, providing technical direction, evaluating project risks and priorities, and representing the organization on technical matters as assigned.