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IT Specialist (Appsw)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Posted 10 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $126K – $164K Apply by Jul 9, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperations
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This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT). within theses services: Software Product Management, Product Engineering Service, Chief Technology Office, Compliance, Risk and Remediation and End User Operations. The incumbent will serve as Senior Information Technology (IT) Specialist.
What You'll Do
- →OIT Mission and Vision statements OIT Mission: The mission of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) is to collaborate with our business partners to create the best experience for all Veterans.
- →OIT Vision: To become a world-class organization that provides a seamless, unified Veteran experience through the delivery of state-of-the-art technology.
- →Major Duties: Manage a variety of high-level IT projects with management Assists senior management with efforts to ensure adherence to required and appropriate development processes, change and configuration management processes, development of resource allocation and schedule commitments.
- →Manage program/project management and systems lifecycles to include: Acquisition, development, modification, enhancement, deployment or decommissioning of a product, service or system which may be Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) or internally developed software business applications.
- →Track, analyze and coordinate multiple, complex applications development projects using principles and guidelines of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) methodologies.
- →Facilitate cross-functional and cross-team planning sessions to ensure integration of critical path development activities.
- →Provide oversight for the development of information systems testing strategies, plans or scenarios working with stakeholders and Test and Software Quality Assurance Services representatives.
- →Designated Drug Testing Position: Not applicable.
- →This is a non-bargaining unit eligible position.
- →Work Schedule: Monday -Friday, 8am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available at the manager's discretion Telework: Ad-hoc telework may be authorized at management discretion.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: IT Specialist (Appsw)/PD18421A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary but involves use of a personal computer so a degree of dexterity and visual acuity sufficient to utilize these tools is required.
- →Some physical effort is required to lift and carry reference books, working papers and similar items to and from meetings.
- →A moderate amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the work site.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may 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.
- ✓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: This is not a remote position.
- ✓OI&T has multiple worksites at various duty locations, and the individual(s) selected may be assigned to any federal government work site.
- ✓This announcement will NOT be used for changing duty locations.
- ✓If selected, and you are a current VA employee, and not on an approved exemption, you will continue to report to your current duty location.
Personality Fit
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