Supervisory IT Specialist (Data Engineering)

Summary

The Supervisory IT Specialist (Data Engineering) position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Case Management Modernization Office (CMM). CMM drives change management and adoption practices to achieve delivery of a modernized, efficient, and secure case management environment.

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The Supervisory IT Specialist (Data Engineering) serves as the Data Engineering Lead and functions as the senior engineer within the pod. The incumbent is responsible for supervising data engineers, guiding technical implementation, ensuring data quality and performance, and supporting the modernization of legacy operational data systems in the AWS cloud.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Leading technical execution for operational data workflows supporting production case management applications.
• Designing, implementing, and optimizing relational and NoSQL data pipelines and operational data models.
• Overseeing performance tuning, schema optimization, and data lifecycle management for operational systems.
• Providing hands-on leadership and mentorship to senior and junior data engineers.
• Ensuring operational data quality, consistency, and availability to meet application and business needs.
• Collaborating with Data Architects to implement operational data standards, governance controls, and modernization strategies.
• Partnering with application teams, infrastructure, and cybersecurity to ensure secure and resilient data operations.
• Supporting operational monitoring, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of data workflows.

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Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining operational data systems using relational databases (RDBMS) and NoSQL data stores in support of enterprise or mission-critical applications.
• Performing SQL query optimization, database schema design, and performance tuning of operational data workloads in cloud-based environments, including AWS, with responsibility for data lifecycle management.
• Leading and mentoring engineering teams while providing hands-on technical support for secure, resilient, and compliant data operations within sensitive or regulated environments.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

- Eight (8) or more years of experience in data engineering, database development, or operational data systems.

- Experience supporting high-availability, transaction-heavy operational systems.

- Experience modernizing legacy operational systems and migrating data to cloud-native platforms.

- Knowledge of master data management concepts and operational reference data management.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify. However, a bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from a four-year college or university in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field is highly desired .

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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