IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS/APPSW/INFOSEC)

Summary

We need your expertise! Our mission here in the Patent Product Delivery Branch is to promote the use of new technology, innovative solutions, and experience design practices across business product delivery teams. In the Patent Product Delivery Branch, you can work with business product delivery teams to deliver business value to customers through software, from initial design to deployment and ongoing operations.

Duties

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year. This position is for you if... GS-12 You're exctied to perform and coordinate technical product-team activities throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle, including requirements analysis, application and system testing, troubleshooting, implementation, technical documentation, and coordination with multidisciplinary stakeholders. You're ready to use your skills to apply cloud, systems analysis, software development, and your technical expertise to develop and implement solutions; identify and resolve technical issues; and help ensure assigned products and information systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with organizational requirements and standards. You enjoy performing cybersecurity compliance and system assessment and authorization activities and providing technical guidance to support the secure development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of products and information systems. You are eager to participate in special projects and technical initiatives by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, supporting project planning and execution, resolving technical or security issues, and supporting acquisition, contract, or vendor-management activities. GS-13 You strive to lead complex technical product and system initiatives throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle, establish technical approaches, evaluate requirements and alternatives, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, and resolve significant technical or production issues affecting product delivery. You're eager to serve as a senior technical advisor for cloud and information-system solutions by evaluating architecture, technologies, system performance, security, scalability, and operational requirements and recommending technical solutions or improvements for complex or high-impact initiatives. You're passionate about providing authoritative technical guidance for cybersecurity compliance and system assessment and authorization activities, evaluates technical and security risks, and recommends corrective actions to ensure products and information systems are securely developed, deployed, monitored, and maintained. You're ready to utilize your leadership skills by heading special projects or major technical initiatives, coordinates work across technical teams and stakeholders, provides technical direction, evaluates project risks and priorities, and represents the organization on technical matters as assigned. Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Competency-Based Qualification Standard for the Information Technology Management Series, 2210. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. GS-12: For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS- 11. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience analyzing business or technical requirements and applying established systems analysis, software development, cloud, or cybersecurity methods to develop, implement, test, troubleshoot, or maintain information systems or applications within a DevSecOps environment. AND Experience supporting cloud-based system operations by identifying and resolving technical issues, monitoring system performance or resource utilization, and assisting with security compliance, assessment, authorization, or remediation activities. GS-13: For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS- 12. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience leading DevSecOps teams, and providing senior-level technical guidance for the analysis, design, development, implementation, or modernization of information systems or applications within DevSecOps and cloud environments, including recommending technical approaches for complex system or production issues. AND Experience evaluating technical, cloud, or cybersecurity risks and recommending solutions or improvements involving system reliability, scalability, security, performance, or compliance across products, systems, or agile technical teams. Basic Requirement Competencies: The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the competencies, as defined: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Information Management Interpersonal Skills Oral Communication Problem Solving Teamwork Technical Competence 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.

Education

Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level. How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork The USA Hire Assessments includes 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. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. In addition to the USA Hire Assessment, your resume will be evaluated, using a Panel Review, for evidence of your ability to demonstrate possession of any specialized experience and how well your background and experience relate to the job announcement, required by this position. The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. If referred all relevant documents submitted with your application package will be forwarded to the selecting official, due weight shall be given to performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR § 335.103(b)(3), during the interview/selection process conducted by the hiring manager. Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or for changing your scored responses to questions you've answered, which may affect your overall final score. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13064768 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, retaliation for engaging in protected activity, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. If you believe that you have been discriminated against and would like to file an EEO complaint, you must do so within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act. Claims of employment discrimination must be submitted to the attention of the USPTO's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity via email ([email protected]) or phone (571-272-8292). Other Information

Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. This is a Non Bargaining Unit position. This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of "moderate". Background Investigation - If selected for this position, you may be required to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306), which includes a fingerprint and credit check, to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. The USPTO participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please visit the Department of Homeland Security Website. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice. Relocation Expenses are not authorized and will not be paid. CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a "well qualified" rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: OPM CTAP/ICTAP. CTAP/ICTAP documentation requirements are listed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement. More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued. All application materials become the property of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.