IT Specialist (Solution/Platform Architect)

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

There is a BASIC REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT for this position. You must meet both requirements. BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed: 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 2.

Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. 3.

Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 4.

Problem-Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

AND In order to qualify for the GS-15, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Managing enterprise data center projects to support an organization's modernization of mainframe systems or databases into cloud environments, AND; 2) Designing enterprise architecture solutions to migrate legacy systems into cloud-based applications, AND; 3) Collaborating with inter-agency working groups and industry partnerships to advance mission-critical digital modernization initiatives, AND; 4) Providing technical support for key infrastructure services across multiple cloud platforms to ensure operational continuity.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13111895

Serve as senior technical authority in solution and platform architecture, focusing on applications and services that are hosted or planning to be hosted in the CMS Hybrid Cloud ecosystem.,Lead architectural review boards for enterprise CMS applications and establish enterprise-wide hybrid cloud hosting technical standards and best practices.,Serve as the principal advisor to CMS applications within the CMS Hybrid Cloud or prospective applications in build or migration phase to CMS Hybrid Cloud.,Provide strategic counsel to infrastructure senior leadership and application technical teams on emerging cloud technologies (AI/ML, blockchain, quantum computing, hybrid cloud managed services).,Conduct comprehensive technology assessments to identify platforms that best meet the agency’s requirements.