Management and Program Analyst

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS Management and Administration, Operations: Geospatial Data Services. There is one position available that can be filled in either Burbank or Walla Walla, Washington or Denver, Colorado.

Duties

The duties of the position include but are not limited to the following: Management and administration of the FWS ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. Publishing image services using ArcGIS Enterprise for Kubernetes. Identifies analyses of, evaluates, and draws conclusions and implements solutions for geospatial data issues and problems. Identifies needed changes and improvements in bureau geospatial data and related information technology infrastructure and makes recommendations to appropriate parties. Enhances geospatial and data management software applications by identifying opportunities for improvement, making recommendations, and designing/implementing solutions. Works with customers, stakeholders, subject matter experts, and specialists across the Service to define requirements and develop geospatial solutions to support the Mission of the Service. Stays abreast of emerging data management and geospatial technologies, while working with other team members to advise and implements new technologies for improvement and advancement of applications relevant across the Service. Designs end-to-end geospatial workflows and solutions for Service staff using cloud and on-premises environments. Provides scripting and automation support to enable efficient management of enterprise geospatial systems. Provides Service programs/regions with on-demand geospatial services consulting and support (scripting, geoprocessing, database design, ETL, and technology assistance). Assists desktop and enterprise geospatial customers with troubleshooting issues and routes requests for support to appropriate helpdesk. This includes assisting customers with GIS enterprise deployment issues and with communicating troubleshooting guidance related to platform components such as licensing, tools, storage, networking, and security. Serve as a liaison between FWS staff and IT groups within OCIO to translate requirements into solutions to meet business needs of the Service. Requirements

Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Salary Tables: Denver, CO Step 1 $118,675 - Step 10 $154,280 Burbank and Walla Walla, WA Step 1 $ 106,437 - Step 10 $ 138,370 Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Additional Requirements located under qualifications Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/05/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience may include: experience with the ESRI Software Suite; leveraging the MS Power Suite and SharePoint; working with national, regional, and field staff to develop geospatial and data management requirements, project roadmaps, and deliverables; working with relational database management systems (RDBMS) including SQL Server, Oracle, and/or PostgreSQL; creating and managing geospatial web-based products and data as well as Extract, Transformation, and Load (ETL) protocols; geospatial, database, and data management concepts; working with IT principles, permissions, security concepts within the Microsoft cloud and desktop environments.

Education

Not Applicable How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Knowledge of enterprise geospatial data management and analytics concepts, including GIS governance, data integration, and shared services, sufficient to analyze cross-program needs and recommend enterprise-level solutions. Skill in communicating technical and analytical information to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders, translating geospatial capabilities and limitations into clear programmatic impacts and recommendations. Knowledge of the interrelationships of multiple technical specialties, including integration of emerging geospatial, enterprise GIS, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies and their business process applications. Knowledge of advanced geospatial principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices. Ability to establish and meet deadlines in order to provide services to Service clients and others. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume. This assessment is a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. DUE WEIGHT: Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, you must submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Other Information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). To be considered under CTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.