IT Specialist (APPSW)

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service seeks a highly skilled IT specialist at the GS-14 level in Fort Collins, CO. You will design, develop, and integrate data pipelines, web and mobile applications, and AI-driven solutions using C#, Python, JavaScript, and Go, across cloud-native environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).

You will apply SDLC practices and CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub, or GitLab, and work with Postgres and SQL Server databases.

Qualifications

• Experience with design, development, and integration of ETL data engineering pipelines in a cloud-native environment (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Web/mobile application development and AI/ML capabilities using C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, React, Go and SQL.
• Experience with frameworks such as .NET/.NET Core/.NET Maui and Django.
• Utilizing SDLC processes and industry best practices, including CI/CD with Azure DevOps, GitHub, and GitLab.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases.

Skills

ETL pipelines

Web/mobile development

C# programming

Python programming

JavaScript/TypeScript

Angular

React

Go

SQL

Cloud platforms

SDLC

CI/CD pipelines

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

GitLab

.NET/.NET Core/.NET Maui

Django

Job description

This position located in the Office of the Administrator (OA), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Business Solutions Center (BSC). OCIO provides information technology (IT) planning, design, application development, systems administration, telecommunications, information assurance/security, information management, and IT customer support services for FSIS. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

For the GS-14 level:

• Experience with the design, development, and integration of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data engineering pipelines, requiring development of advanced workflows that solve data problems such as cleaning, blending, and joining datasets in a cloud native environment (such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Developing web applications, mobile applications, machine learning, AI and other programming or coding that demonstrates expertise in software development.
• Performing application development using programming languages such as C#, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React, Go and SQL.
• Experience working with various frameworks or platforms such as .NET/.NET Core/.NET Maui and Django and/or others.
• Designing, developing, testing, and/or implementing software solutions.
• Utilizing Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, industry best practices, and tools.
• Experience working with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems such as Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub and/ or Gitlab
• Working with databases such as Postgres and/or SQL Server.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: Information Technology (IT) Management Series, 2210

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.