Information Technology Specialist Systems Analysis/Applications Software

Internal Revenue Service
US - Maryland - Lanham
November 1, 2024

Duties

WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE) DIVISION?

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

SB/SE - Operations Support - Technology Solutions

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
• Draft project plans for a multifunctional development project in software analysis, design, development and implementation;
• Identify resource requirements and assigning tasks to project members; reporting progress; ensuring customer and management involvement throughout the software development process;
• Resolve critical issues affecting the configuration of the IT infrastructure and coordinate the demonstration of new and enhanced applications to customers and management.
• Identify and correct weaknesses in critical performance parameters, and variances in achieving cost, schedule, and performance goals;
• Investigate, evaluate and select tools and methods for improving productivity and software quality throughout the life cycle;

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

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))

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 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 and Written Communication and 4) Problem Solving. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates accomplishment of computer project assignments that required a wide range of knowledge of computer requirements and techniques pertinent to the position to be filled. This knowledge 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. In addition to the above you must meet the requirements below: You must have previous experience in full stack web application development. Highly experienced with C#, ASP. NET (Webforms & MVC), and SOAP web services. Experience with Microsoft SQL to create/maintain Stored Procedures, Tables, Views, Indexes, and Relationships. Proficient with JavaScript (JS) (including JS libraries such as jQuery and JS Frameworks such as Angular) and CSS (including CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap). Experience with JAVA and Linus in the development of applications. At this level you must have experience developing IT project plans, providing technical guidance to team members, serving as liaison between customers, vendors and IT management throughout a development lifecycle process; Experience planning and implementing process improvement methods and concepts to improve the quality of software products; Experience working both independently and in a team environment to analyze and identify system issues, develop recommendations and test solutions; Experience documenting design and development using tools such as flowcharts, structure charts, matrixes, and other artifacts used as part of application lifecycle management.

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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 .

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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed). Note: Current Federal employees may be required to serve a new probationary period (5 CFR 315. 802(b)).
Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday; start and stop times between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm.
Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e. g. , reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. 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.
Relocation expenses - no
Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
If this position is designated as hard to fill and you were referred by an IRS employee, the employee may be eligible to receive a bonus for referring you under The Employee Referral Bonus Program (ERBP), recruiting strategy.
Programs and projects may include - Managing complex compliance related programs and functions (including but not limited to): designing work processes; providing technical guidance regard.

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Information Technology Specialist Systems Analysis/Applications Software