Information Technology Specialist (Policy & Planning)(12 Month Register)
Company: Department Of The Treasury
Location: Youngstown
Posted on: May 21, 2023
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Job Description:
Duties
WHAT IS THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:
https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
The following are the duties of this position at the full working
level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are
selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to
learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow
in this position.
* Develop, in a major IRS-wide project, knowledge management
program plans, policies, and standards; provide input to the IT
capital planning process; develop, implement, and interpret metrics
for the evaluation of IT program effectiveness and efficiency; and
leverage human resources in the accomplishment of mission
requirements.
* Lead development of a major IRS-wide enterprise IT modernization
plan; work with other business units to establish priorities for IT
investments, build business cases, demonstrate total cost of
investment; and establish metrics and associated performance
measurement tools.
* Manage communities of interest involved in a major IRS-wide
project for development and implementation of workable approaches
to IT architecture, capital investment planning, e-Government, and
other IT-related legislative and policy initiatives.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
* To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide
injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated,
depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal
Government will take no action to implement/enforce the COVID-19
vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on
Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal
Employees. Federal agencies may request information regarding the
vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of
implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols
related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and
quarantine.
* If you are in a telework eligible position, you may be directed
to temporarily telework on a full-time basis due to COVID 19.
Employees must be within a 200-mile radius of their official
assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. Once normal
operations resume, employees may be directed back to the office to
perform the duties of their position. Telework eligibility does not
guarantee telework; employees must meet and sustain IRS telework
eligibility requirements and supervisor's approval to participate
in the IRS Telework Program. As a reminder - If you are selected
for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your
designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as
directed by management.
* Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S.
Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired
U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or
Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))
* A 1-year probationary period is required.
* Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice
by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
* Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax
verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at
http://www.irs.gov/(https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript)
to check the status of your account, balance owed, payment history,
make a payment, or review answers to tax questions. If you are not
in compliance, you will be determined unsuitable for employment
with IRS.
* Must successfully complete a background investigation, including
a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).
* Please see "Additional Information" for more requirements.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been
gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service.
One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is
considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate
dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours
worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of
this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14:
You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of
difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level
in the Federal service. This experience must include Information
Technology (IT) related experience that demonstrates each of the
following four competencies: 1) Attention to Detail, 2) Customer
Service, 3) Oral Communication and 4) Problem Solving. Specialized
experience for this position includes: experience in accomplishing
computer project assignments that required a wide range of
experience with computer requirements and techniques pertinent to
the position to be filled.
This experience is generally demonstrated through assignments that
required the ability to analyze a number of alternative approaches
in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of
IT system design. This would include defining what system
interrelationships must be considered, or what operating mode,
system software, and/or equipment configuration is most appropriate
for a given project.
At this level your knowledge and experience must be sufficient to
lead the development of an enterprise IT modernization plan; Direct
work assigned to a project team, review and refine final products
prior to submission to management; Coordinate policy dissemination,
manage policy maintenance, and develop mechanisms to measure policy
effectiveness and compliance.
AND
MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: Under merit promotion
procedures, Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the
next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in
5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Time is credited based on calendar time
served in a grade, regardless of the number of days or hours
worked. If you currently hold or have previously held a position at
the same (or equivalent) or higher grade/level in the Federal
government as of this announcement, you will meet the TIME IN GRADE
REQUIREMENTS.
AND
TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this
is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified
in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have
completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their
latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral
certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this
requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to
and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US
Citizens".
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's
Qualifications Standards.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are
qualifying for this position by substituting education or training
for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An
official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited
(or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these
criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation
page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or
universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show
proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least
equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Additional information
* We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill
one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
* The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the
minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty
locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty
location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under
Salaries & Wages.
* This is a non-bargaining unit position.
* Tour of Duty: Day shift. Start and stop times between 6:00am and
6:00pm.
* Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may
be available.
Additional Requirements:
* Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your
suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the
agency.
* If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify
that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are
exempt from having to do so.
* Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that
requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law
requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of
all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired
original or certified copies.
* The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or
a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon
classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may
include up to 2 years of returns.
This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill
vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the
next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements.
Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm
ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered:
01/10/2023, 05/03/2023, 08/01/2023, and 10/30/2023. This
announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates
within the 12 month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior
to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants in the
highest quality group who apply by the initial cut-off date will be
considered first. If additional vacancies exist, applicants who
applied after the initial cutoff date who place in the highest
quality group will be considered next. Selections from this
announcement may be made no later than 01/29/2024 .
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