Job title: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR)
Company: Federal government of the United States
Job description: Summary
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Overview
- Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
02/19/2024 to 03/06/2024
Salary
$99,200 – $153,354 per year
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplements.
Pay scale & grade
NH 3
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less – Business Travel is required 25% of the time.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent –
Work schedule
Full-time –
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Drug test
No
Announcement number
MCAD248748942037HQ
Control number
777204300
This job is open to
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Duties
- Develops clear and consistent documentation and procedures of all Systems Applications and Products (SAP) core ECC, ABAP, BOBJ, JAVA, PI, and Portal development activities.
- Responsible for discussing and helping the functional teams and customer with their business requirements for a wide range of system and process improvement projects as well as support complex daily operations.
- Responsible to meet with the functional teams, the customer, and other system stakeholders for requirements management and alignment with the overall mission and process.
- Deliver the requirement by programming in ABAP, JAVA, BOBJ, PI, and Portal development methods.
- Review the functional specs written by the functional teams and provide time estimates and development feasibility as well as execute the programming needed, test it, and document it- into technical specifications.
- Review junior developers’ technical specifications and provide feedback before development is begun and/or before unit testing.
- Coordinate with functional teams to ensure the translation of the functional requirements into technical ones is executed properly and on time.
- Build and implement testing plans and procedures for new or existing SAP development components (including testing of service pack upgrades).
- Work with and peer review all documents created by junior developers and provide feedback.
- Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders during all project phases to ensure technical knowledge is built, shared, and applied to maximize project success.
- Perform complex functional and technical troubleshooting to resolve production and performance support issues.
- Work closely with the business process owners, the technical team(s), other functional teams, and lead to resolve and document issues.
- Meets with primary stakeholders to coordinate the activities of the customer/user teams working on the analysis and provides technical expertise on hardware, software, and architecture.
- Applies extensive knowledge to the ERP environment as well as the capabilities of the SAP Web Application Server in order to successfully run SAP applications.
- Participates in SAP core ECC, ABAP, BOBJ, JAVA, and PI design sessions for SAP system upgrades, patches, SAP OSS notes execution, or new functionality and enhancement assessments and provide recommendations.
- Develop and extend SAP logical and physical data models for design.
- Perform technical SAP system configuration when needed.
- Introduces SAP” best practices” in the areas of ABAP, JAVA, BOBJ, and PI and Portal development to the customer and work alongside the change management team in order to roll out daily operations/support, project work, and these best practices.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- U.S. Citizenship is required. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- One-year trial/probationary period may be required.
- This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management Foundational certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty.
- This is a Defense Cyberspace Workforce Framework (DCWF) position as outlined in DoDD 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management, Encl 2, Par 9(c)(d).
Qualifications
Who May Apply:
- US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .
Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Performing system administration in a SAP Enterprise Resource Planning environment; 2) Completing technical documentation for IT Systems/Software which may include technical specifications, configuration documentation, test scripts, or manuals; 3) Providing guidance on SAP and/or ERP applications; AND 4) Performing SAP maintenance such as upgrades, patches, installation, and/or configuration when needed.
AND
My specialized experience includes, or was supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail – Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others; (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation; (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information; and (4) Problem Solving – Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate.
Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Additional information
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- FLSA: Non-Exempt
- May require overtime work.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
information sheet. * The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12/13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities.
- Superior qualifications and special needs pay setting may be authorized at managements discretion for eligible candidates.
- Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.
- Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.
- This is a DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (Acq Demo) position in the NH-03 broadband, subject to the CECOM control point policy. Management will set the pay for this position consistent with the qualifications and education of the selectee and the expected contribution for the position.
- This is a(n) Digital Technology Career Field position.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
- Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.
- Relocation and Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.
- Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will not be authorized.
- All selections under an announcement must be made within 3 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.
- Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .
Expected salary: $99200 – 153354 per year
Location: Aberdeen, MD
Job date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 03:43:41 GMT
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