Information Technology Specialist (Applications Software)

Description:

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An incentive may be authorized. See additional info section.

Requirements:

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Specialized Experience:
You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties that demonstrates all of the following:

1. Providing day-to-day operations, maintenance, and Tier 1-2 user support for Microsoft Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, and/or Power BI) in a production environment (e.g., supporting deployed apps/flows/reports rather than only classroom or lab work).
2. Troubleshooting and resolving common production issues such as failed flows, basic connector or authentication errors, simple misconfigurations, routine dataset refresh failures, or straightforward Power BI formula/query errors.
3. Managing routine operational activities for Power Platform solutions, such as validating and adjusting Power BI dataset refresh schedules, monitoring basic on-premises data gateway health, confirming secure connectivity to authoritative data sources, and implementing low-risk optimizations (e.g., minor query changes, column trimming) under change control in non-production environments prior to release.
4. Developing or contributing to user-facing training, briefings, or job aids (e.g., FAQs, quick-reference guides, short demos) to help end users securely and effectively use Power Apps, Power Automate, and/or Power BI, consistent with applicable security and records policies.

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• A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

Experience may be gained in either the public or private sector.

You qualify at the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties that demonstrates all of the following:

• 1. Deliver day-to-day Tier 2 operations, maintenance, and user support for Microsoft Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI), including restoring service using runbooks and handling production issues such as failed flows, connector and authentication errors, refresh failures, and straightforward Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power Query M, or row-level security (RLS) errors.
  2. Manage routine operational activities for Power BI and related data connections, including configuring and validating dataset refresh schedules and parameters, monitoring and maintaining on-premises data gateway health and service credentials, confirming secure connectivity to authoritative data sources, and implementing low-risk performance or reliability optimizations in non-production environments under formal change control.
  3. Apply and enforce cybersecurity and data governance controls within the Power Platform, such as least-privilege and role-based access, approved connector usage, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, sensitivity labeling, compliant sharing patterns, and use of secure service principals, in alignment with FISMA, NIST guidance, and organization-specific security and records requirements.
  4. Develop and deliver role-based training, briefings, and job aids that enable secure and effective use of Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, incorporating ticket trends or user feedback to reduce repeat incidents and reinforce privacy, records retention, and cybersecurity responsibilities.
  5. Collaborate with application developers, platform owners, cybersecurity personnel, data owners and stewards, business stakeholders, and/or vendors to review or validate configurations and integrations for Power Platform solutions, ensuring they follow approved patterns, DLP policies, and identity and access management (IAM) controls, and providing technical input for change records, assessments, or audits.
  6. Execute ITIL-aligned incident and problem management processes for Power Platform applications, including participating in or supporting escalations/major incidents, contributing to root-cause analysis for recurring failures (e.g., app, flow, gateway, or refresh pipeline issues), and updating runbooks or knowledge articles to prevent recurrence.

NOTE: There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 level.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade ( examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job ). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.