IT Specialist (APPSW/OS)

To qualify for an IT Specialist (APPSW/OS), your resume and supporting documentation must include: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: - Analyze, evaluate, develop, test, implement, modify, and maintain code using SAP/ABAP, ServiceNow, HTML5, and JavaScript. - Evaluate management and user requirements, analyze interrelationships, develop effective design approaches, test new revised systems, applications and processes and develop procedural instruction in the implementation and operation of new/revised system changes. - Define and document system operational concepts, system wide design decisions, system architectural design; and create user documentation. - Coordinates with other AIS project personnel and computer specialists in developing data and executing a comprehensive test plan and analyze and document test results.

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.

Serves as member of a Software Development team. Incumbent is responsible for a variety of product development assignments to include requirements definitions, applications design and development, testing, implementation, and problem resolution.,Using tools such as SAP and ServiceNow on a daily basis.,Works with End-user representative and functional analysts to define as well as to understand the customers' needs.

Analyzes requirements for technical feasibility and completeness.,Provides advice on the impacts, risks and risk mitigation of software development decision, plans, designs and specifications.,Provides technical expertise to both information system personnel responsible for system design and other information system analysts responsible for related portions of the AIS during development of system architectural design.,Uses SAP/ABAP, ServiceNow, HTML5, JavaScript/APIs, and other programming tools to write applications and interface software to satisfy user requirements.,Coordinates with other AIS project personnel and computer specialists in developing data and executing a comprehensive test plan data covering all levels of testing to ensure the integrity of the data base and data movement.,Ensures software transitions and software development environment to the designated support site is following established standards, procedures, policies, regulations, and guidelines.,Ensures that internal software quality assurance and configuration management practices are used when designing and developing large technically complex applications and/or subsystems.,Designs applications in accordance with established security and privacy requirements.