This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), The Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC), Engineering Services Division (ESD), Application Services Branch (APP) located in Portsmouth, VA or Kearneysville, WV.

Salary by Grade and location:

Portsmouth, VA
GS-12 - $88,183 - $114,634
GS-13 - $104,861 - $136,323

Kearneysville, WV
GS-12 - $99,200 - $128,956
GS-13 - $117,962 - $153,354Qualifications:

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Specialized experience must include the following:

• Overseeing and/or participating in agile software development methodologies.
• Utilizing Federal Government contracting practices and/or Contracting Officer Representative II (COR II) certifications or equivalent.
• Performing activities in the DHS System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC), to include knowledge of System Engineering baselines and requirements management, to include Operational, Functional, Allocated, Production, etc.
• Performing Agile SCRUM methodologies to include ceremonies, terminology, Product Backlog.
• Utilizing current development and lifecycle methodologies, including development and sustainment in the cloud and containerization.

To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Specialized experience must include the following:

• Utilizing Federal Government contracting practices and/or Contracting Officer Representative II (COR II) certifications or equivalent.
• Utilizing IT Project Management in all areas of Systems Engineering Life Cycle, to include System Engineering baselines and requirements management, to include Operational, Functional, Allocated, Production, etc.
• Performing Agile SCRUM methodologies to include ceremonies, terminology, Product Backlogs.
• Utilizing and providing expertise in industry standard software development products/tools used in DevSecOps factory/production pipelines to include CI/CD automated software testing methods/tools.
• Providing contract oversight for multiple contract types, skilled in authoring and delivering project status briefings to executives.
• Utilizing knowledge of Government Procurement and Acquisition Life Cycle Management, demonstrated experience in being a member of an Integrated Project Team.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement, you must also have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

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.

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.

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

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.Education:This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click hereEmployment Type: FULL_TIME