Information Technology Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Washington (District of Columbia)

Presencial

USD 144.000 - 187.000

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Hace 2 días

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Health and dental benefits

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care insurance

Retirement plan

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Personal leave days

Paid federal holidays

Flexible work schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Transportation subsidies

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Descripción de la vacante

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Washington, DC seeks an Information Technology Specialist to lead multifunctional software analysis, design, development, and implementation for new systems or major enhancements.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive federal IT program experience and knowledge of compliance requirements to ensure systems stay compliant, secure, and ready for emergency deployments.

Formación

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.

Responsabilidades

Lead software analysis, design, development, and implementation for new systems or major enhancements.
Provide expert guidance on IT projects for subordinate staff and ensure FEMA policies and standards are followed during development.
Lead design reviews of applications and support data collection/analysis on acquisition program effectiveness.

Descripción del empleo

Department: Department of Homeland Security

Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is located in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate would have extensive experience working on an agile IT Program in the Federal Government with an understanding of the processes and requirements for ensuring that the program is compliant and able to maintain compliance by maintaining and updating technology.

Key Responsibilities

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as an Information Technology Specialist. The primary purpose of this position is to perform work that utilizes expert knowledge of advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices sufficient to lead multifunctional development projects in software analysis, design, development, and implementation for new system or major enhancements to existing systems.

This work requires a thorough understanding of application software design concepts and methods, interrelationships between IT disciplines, the IT infrastructure, and project management principles and methods.

The incumbent must be knowledgeable of new software design technologies in order to review the impact of new systems design policies on the system design process; and the have the ability to assess the feasibility of adopting new software design technologies within the current systems environment and lead implementation activities throughout FEMA.Typical assignments include: Provide expert guidance on IT projects for subordinate staff.

Ensure FEMA policies and standards are followed during development. Lead design reviews of applications. Support the collection and analysis of data on the effectiveness of acquisition programs. Apply applications software design concepts and methods to lead applications development. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.

Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.

Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

Requirements & Education

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the \"requirements\" section of this announcement.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.

DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select \"Benefits.\" Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.