This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine and Aviation Cyber Center (MACC).
Summary
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine and Aviation Cyber Center (MACC), with one in vacancy in Lakeland, FL.
This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-25-12652138-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.
Overview
Duties
As a Lead IT Specialist (Applications Software), you will perform the following duties:
- Plan, develop, and implement complex system and application architecture including web-based applications and application program interfaces (APIs), specifically related to data acquisition, digital workflows, and cloud applications. Work closely with science and engineering project teams to create solutions in support of the collection of Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) navigation and remote sensing systems data.
- Advise on and devise solutions to a wide range of aircraft systems' issues. Recommend system improvements, optimization, or maintenance for operational efficiency, risk management, and contingency planning for mission applications. Assure software and systems quality and functionality and integrate components. Lead the design, coding, and testing of systems and upgrade code.
- Serve as senior expert and consultant to ensure the rigorous application of cybersecurity policies, standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements to deliver application systems and software services. Develop new plans, techniques, or policies to include playing a lead role in drafting new policies, processes, or procedures.
- Perform the full range of Team Leader functions. Ensure that the office's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated and integrated into the strategies, objectives, work plans and work products and services. Articulate and communicate assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Provide advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assists in identifying the parameters of a viable solution. Identify, distribute and balance workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow and skill level.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.
NOTE: A one year probationary period may be required. Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized. This position is not in the bargaining unit.
Key Requirements:
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
- More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
- Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.
EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.
To qualify for 2210 series:
IT COMPETENCIES: For all position's individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service - Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations.
- Oral Communication - Expresses information effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.
Education
Substitution of education for experience is not applicable to this vacancy.
Additional information
NOAA participates in e-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
Next steps
This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Lead IT Specialist (Applications Software), ZP-2210-4 positions throughout NOAA.
You will be notified of your application status through USAJOBS at four points during the hiring process, as applicable.
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application.
