IT SPECIALIST

ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1. Devises innovative and adaptive solutions to meet changing priorities or unforeseen obstacles. 2. Manages complex activities and initiatives, employing good judgment and principles. 3. Develops and employs strategies to analyze key issues, drawing conclusions from data and recommending viable solutions to address Agency mission needs. 4. Constructively questions conventional approaches, and supports an environment that encourages new ideas. 5. Serves as an advisor on substantive taskings and initiatives to support senior Agency leadership. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS 1. Experience across all elements of the PPBE cycle for both MIP and NIP/GDIP funds. 2. Understanding of DIA acquisition systems, processes, and best practices. 3. Program Management experience and / or training/certifications. POSITION REQUIREMENTS All Applicants must meet the following minimum qualification requirements in order to be considered for this position: Requirements may be met either through Education and/or Experience and/or a combination of both. Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. The coursework must be either undergraduate or graduate and must include a minimum of 24 semester hours in one, or a combination of the following: computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management. Level/Education: GG-07 : One (1) full year of graduate level education; or Bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement GG-09: Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree; OR two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree GG-11 and above: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree; OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Experience • Must be IT-related (paid or unpaid); • May have involved the completion of specific and intensive training (for example, IT certification); • Should have equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and should have been gained in the same or related field as the work of the position being filled; • Should have been gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern was IT; • Should consist of at least one year at a level equivalent to the next lower GG level; And • Must have demonstrated each of the following four competencies: 1. Attention to detail: thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail; 2. Customer Service: works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations, knows about available products and services and is committed to providing quality products and services; 3. Oral Communication: effectively expresses information, takes into account the audience and nature of the information, 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 makes appropriate recommendations. and Specialized Experience Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.