IT Project Manager (APPSW)

Summary

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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

• Battle Creek, MI: $106,437 - $138,370
• Columbus, OH: $111,065- $144,386
• Dayton, OH: $110,401- $143,523
• Fort Belvoir, VA: $121,785- $158,322
• New Cumberland, PA: $121,785- $158,322
• Ogden, UT: $106,437 - $138,370
• Philadelphia, PA: $117,284- $152,471
• Richmond, VA: $111,183- $144,54

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Duties

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• The incumbent will work within the Defense Logistics Agency , Information Operations (J6), Program Executive Office, Enterprise Advanced Analytics Program , with a primary focus on projects leveraging QLIK and enterprise cloud services.
• Provide comprehensive project management services, managing, controlling, tracking, and reporting on all Business Systems software development and integration projects.
• Provide comprehensive project management services on the development of new QLIK applications from the receipt of the requirement throughout the product's lifecycle.
• Support EA2 applications to serve DLA's enterprise analytical community, with a focus on leveraging cloud services and AI/ML capabilities.
• Serves as a Project Manager for Information Technology (IT) software development and integration project teams or program area support teams, responsible for varied Project Management and related services.
• Manage projects utilizing resources assigned in a matrix environment and independent business process areas to design, modify and maintain the applications, components, interfaces and extensions that comprise agency-wide Automated Information System.
• Interprets and clarifies policies, procedures, performance standards and monitoring techniques related to audit readiness, software development or changes, especially as they relate to the QLIK application development lifecycle.
• Applies IT program management approaches, including information assurance, systems engineering, IT systems sustainment approaches, and systems engineering activities, as they relate to program protection, interoperability, and technology.
• Applies IT program management approaches, including emerging IT acquisition strategies, performance measures, quality management, acquisition planning, as they relate to program protection, interoperability, and technology.
• Serves as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), providing technical expertise and oversight for contracts related to IT Projects.
• Serves as a Project Manager responsible for leading various Information Technology (IT) software development and integration project teams within the assigned functional program area(s).
• Analyzes system change requests to determine and recommend logical approaches for incremental deliveries, as needed.
• Conducts In Process Reviews (IPR), which are held with J-6 management, Headquarters (HQ) DLA, and supported customers, and notifies HQ DLA sponsors of the requirement for customers/users to participate in functional tests.
• Provides oversight for system engineering, configuration management, and cybersecurity requirements to ensure that the program remains in compliance with Agency policies.
• Provides advice on the impacts, risks and risk mitigation of software development decisions, plans, designs, and specifications.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J-6.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Project Manager (APPSW), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Manage projects using Service Now in accordance with agile scrum principles, including rapid development cycles for IT applications, negotiate and documents project commitments with appropriate organizations and stakeholders to ensure timely execution of deliverables within budget
• Develops, integrated, and analyzed software development and integration to permit accurate assessments of existing IT capabilities and determines the applicability of evolving technologies and processes, such as AI/ML and cloud services from providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, system change requests to determine and recommend logical approaches for incremental deliveries
• Translates general customer requirements into detailed specifications and developing integrated applications, including customer applications (Qlik for example), that automate the customer's business processes and improve efficiency, particularly for AI/ML and cloud-based solutions
• Apply systems analysis and development principles and techniques for existing and new application software design concepts and methods to effectively measure software development risk and ensure successful project outcomes, with an emphasis on projects involving AI and cloud infrastructure.
• Provide input and manage projects across the Google Cloud Platform to include but not limited to the data fabric, Dataplex, Big Query, Vertex, and Looker.

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

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

This position will close when it receives 100 applications which may be sooner than the close date.

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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