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TA-02
| TA02-Quality Management and Independent Verification and Validation | |
| Labor Category Position Name | Labor Category Position Description |
| Administrative Assistant I | Provide administrative support specifically dedicated to the requirements of the project team. Plan and produce correspondence, reports, proposals, memos, and other documentation using a personal computer. Operate spreadsheet software such as Excel to produce finished documents. Proofread completed documents. Provide copying and production support as needed. Commensurate experience and education. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Administrative Assistant II | Provide administrative support specifically dedicated to the requirements of the project team. Perform a wide range of clerical and administrative duties including, for example, typing, filing, and tracking of time records, word processing, dictation, and composition of correspondence. Commensurate experience and education. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Application Architect II | Evaluate applications development needs and apply technical principles and concepts to develop business solutions, analyze procedures and data to develop logical solutions to complex applications programming problems, recommend, design, and develop complex applications and supporting hardware and software, perform complex application analysis design and development duties. Evaluate, test, implement, and support new operating systems and hardware, evaluate application development practices and create development standards, policies, and procedures. Commensurate experience and education. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Application Architect III | Create application design standards, conduct meetings with customers and transform requirements into effective applications, monitor quality assurance and security procedures for business applications, ensure application design and development policies are adhered to, independently perform complex application development/programming analysis, provide detailed design and specification documentation for all applications and databases. Develop and maintain database standards, provide project management, oversight, leadership, and support, represent Information Technology at advisory and user group meetings, verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, and scalability of application architecture, install, research, test, and verify proper functioning of software updates, research new features, software, and tools, generate documentation for staff and training. . Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Application Engineer I | Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities. Translate detailed design into application systems. Test, debug, and refine applications to produce the required product. Prepare required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation. Enhance applications to improve performance and add functionality. Provide technical direction to engineers to ensure program deadlines are met. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Application Engineer II | Analyze and study complex system requirements. Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manages their implementation. Manage software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques and Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. Estimate software development costs and schedule. Review existing programs and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improving current techniques. Supervise software configuration management. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Application Programmer I | Assist with the analysis of information requirements. Aid in the evaluation of problems with workflow, organization, and planning and help in the development of appropriate corrective action. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Application Programmer II | Participate in the design of software tools and subsystems to support reuse and domain analysis. Assist Applications Engineer and Applications Programmer to interpret software requirements and design specifications to code, and integrate and test software components. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Application Programmer III | Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional areas such as finance, accounting, personnel, manpower, logistics, and contracts. Develop block diagrams and logic flow charts. Translate detailed design into computer software. Test, debug, and refine the computer software to produce the required product. Prepare required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation. Enhance software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency. Provide technical direction to programmers to ensure program deadlines are met. Experience in information system design, including application programming on large-scale DBMS and the development of complex software to satisfy design objectives. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Application Systems Analyst | Provide analysis and design of business systems for different applications such as: financial, accounting, human resources, and other enterprise systems. Handle test scripts and service requirements; work closely with end users on project development and implementation. Analysts should have a working knowledge of relational database environments, structured analysis, data modeling, information engineering, mathematical model building, sampling, and cost accounting to plan the system. Specify the inputs to be accessed by the system, design the processing steps, and format the output to meet the users’ needs. Prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to help management decide whether implementing the proposed system will be financially feasible. Possess excellent verbal and written communications skills. |
| Business Analyst | Provide expertise in business process and system analysis, design, improvement, and implementation efforts and in translating business process needs into technical requirements. Provide expertise in change management and training support. Provide organizational and strategic planning for a wide variety of technical and functional environments. Provide expertise in, but not limited to, Configuration Management, Strategic Planning, Knowledge Management, Business Analysis and Technical Analysis. |
| Business Process Reengineering Specialist | Apply process improvement, reengineering methodologies, and internet related methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects. Responsible for transitioning of existing organizations or project teams in accomplishing the organization’s goals or project activities and objectives through improved use of internet and other automated processes. Support activity and data modeling, development of modern business methods, identification of best practices, and creating and assessing performance measurements. Provide group facilitation, interviewing, training, and additional forms of knowledge transfer. May provide daily supervision and direction to other contractor business reengineering specialists and web architects. Commensurate education and experience. |
| Communications Specialist | Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput) and recommend procurement, removals, and modifications to network components. Design and optimize network topologies and site configurations. Plan installations, transitions, and cutovers of network components and capabilities. Coordinate requirements with users and suppliers. |
| Computer Scientist | Act as a senior consultant in complex or mission critical client requirements. Develop, modify, and apply computer modeling and programming applications to analyze and solve mathematical and scientific problems affecting system and program performance. Participate in all phases of scientific and engineering projects such as research, design, development, testing, modeling, simulating, training, and documentation. |
| Computer Security Systems Specialist I | Analyze and defines security requirements for Multilevel Security (MLS) issues. Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions to MLS requirements. Gather and organize technical information about an organization's mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs in the MLS arena. Perform risk analyses which also includes risk assessment. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Computer Security Systems Specialist II | Analyze and defines security requirements for MLS issues. Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions to MLS requirements. Guide effort to gather and organize technical information about an organization's mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs in the MLS arena. Perform risk analyses which also includes risk assessment. Develop security standards. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Computer Security Systems Specialist III | Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions to MLS requirements. Perform complex risk analyses which also include risk assessment. Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands. Support customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies. Apply know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures. Perform analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Computer Systems Analyst I | Analyze information requirements. Evaluate analytically and systematically problems of workflow, organization, and planning and assists Senior Computer Systems Analyst and Computer Systems Analyst develop appropriate corrective action. Help develop plans for automated information systems from project inception to conclusion. Define the problem, and develop system requirements and program specifications, from which programmers prepare detailed flow charts, programs, and tests. Under the supervision of a Senior Computer Systems Analyst or a Computer Systems Analyst, coordinate closely with programmers to ensure proper implementation of program and system specifications. Develop, in conjunction with functional users, system alternative solutions. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Computer Systems Analyst II | Analyze and develop computer software possessing a wide range of capabilities, including numerous engineering, business, and records management functions. Develop plans for automated information systems from project inception to conclusion. Analyze user interfaces, maintain hardware and software performance tuning, analyze workload and computer usage, maintain interfaces with outside systems, analyze downtimes, and analyze proposed system modifications, upgrades and new COTS. Analyze the problem and the information to be processed. Define the problem, and develops system requirements and program specifications, from which programmers prepare detailed flow charts, programs, and tests. Coordinate closely with programmers to ensure proper implementation of program and system specifications. Develop, in conjunction with functional users, system alternative solutions. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Computer Systems Analyst III | Provide technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards, and for progress in accordance with schedules. Coordinate with the Project and/or Program Manager to ensure problem solution and user satisfaction. Make recommendations, if needed, for approval of major systems installations. Prepare milestone status reports and deliveries/presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Configuration Management Specialist | Provide configuration management planning. Describe provisions for configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits. Regulate the change process so that only approved and validated changes are incorporated into product documents and related software. |
| Data Architect II | Design and build relational databases for data storage or processing. Develop strategies for warehouse implementation, data acquisition, and archive recovery. Clean and maintain the database by removing and deleting old data. May evaluate new data sources for adherence to the organization's quality standards and ease of integration. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Data Architect III | Design and builds relational databases for data storage or processing. Develop strategies for warehouse implementation, data acquisition, and archive recovery. Clean and maintain the database by removing and deleting old data. May evaluate new data sources for adherence to the organization's quality standards and ease of integration. Provide direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Data Scientist I | Perform tasks with advanced hardware, software, and techniques to develop computational algorithms and statistical methods that find patterns and relationships in large volumes of data. Using agile methodology design and develop big data implementations utilizing full-text search technologies and unstructured text analysis/Natural Language Processing. Engage users, working with both internal and external customers to locate and analyze data in order to derive new insights. Develop and write openly released code. Collaborate with engineers to implement and deploy scalable solutions, research best practices, conducting experiments, and collaborating with industry leaders. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Data Scientist II | Research, design and implement cutting edge algorithms, develop models and algorithms that drive innovation throughout the current processes and procedures. Conduct advanced statistical analysis to provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance, build learning systems that monitor data flows and react to changes in agency preferences, network constraints, and business objectives, collaborate with engineers to implement and deploy scalable solutions, research best practices, conducting experiments, and collaborating with industry leaders. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Data Scientist III | Research, design and implement cutting edge algorithms, develop models and algorithms that drive innovation throughout the current processes and procedures. Conduct advanced statistical analysis to provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance, build learning systems that monitor data flows and react to changes in agency preferences, network constraints, and business objectives, collaborate with engineers to implement and deploy scalable solutions, research best practices, conducting experiments, and collaborating with industry leaders. Advising on continually improving data governance; introducing and coaching on data management and analytics industry best practices;, consolidating disparate databases, formats, and sources, developing adaptable analytics solutions, and designing complex logical and physical databases. Develop Extract Transform & Load (ETL) processes, improve data collection, cleansing, storage, and retrieval processes, and assist with the transition of current automated data management processes. Provide direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Data Security Specialist | Provide support to plan, coordinate, and implement the organization’s information security. Provide support for facilitating and helping agencies identify their current security infrastructure and define future programs, design and implementation of fire-wall and other related security issues on LANs/WANs. A working knowledge of several of the following areas is required: understanding of business security practices and procedures; knowledge of current security tools available; hardware/software firewalls and their implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools; familiarity with commercial products (ex. - Domain Name Systems, public–key encryption technology, Smartcard, Cyberguard, and TimeStep), and current Internet and electronic commerce technology. |
| Data Standardization Specialist | Provide technical support in the evaluation of prime object names, data elements, and other objects. Evaluate proposed objects and their attributes. Ensure that proposed object definitions are clear, concise, technically correct, and that they represent singular concepts. Ensure that the values of object attributes and domains are accurate and correct. Ensure that the proposed objects are consistent with data and process models. |
| Document Control Specialist | Track and maintain the location of records utilizing a personal computer based tracking system. Typically scan bar coded boxes and their locations, update tracking systems as required, archive records, ship and receive records, coordinate the pickup, storage, and delivery of records, perform records searches as requested by clients, maintain logs on the receipt and shipment of records, destroy and archive documents, and prepare periodic inventories of records. Work normally requires lifting boxes of medium weight throughout the day. Commensurate experience and education. |
| Enterprise Architect II | Review, analyze, and evaluate ideas, projects and opportunities to develop new products, new technologies and business models for the business segments, collaborate across business segments to find opportunities for and showcase ideas in an innovating and emerging business pipeline, create business architecture models demonstrating how products, operations and systems interoperate within the organization. Conduct analysis to determine best path for solving business problems/opportunities that may include process improvement, systems enhancement, user training, and/or software procurement. Conduct analysis to determine best path for solving business problems/opportunities that may include process improvement, systems enhancement, user training, and/or software procurement, ensure solutions developed across organization are aligned to enterprise architecture standards and principles. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Enterprise Architect III | Review, analyze, and evaluate ideas, projects and opportunities to develop new products, new technologies and business models for the business segments, collaborate across business segments to find opportunities for and showcase ideas in an innovating and emerging business pipeline, create business architecture models demonstrating how products, operations and systems interoperate within the organization. Conduct analysis to determine best path for solving business problems/opportunities that may include process improvement, systems enhancement, user training, and/or software procurement, ensure solutions developed across organization are aligned to enterprise architecture standards and principles, leverage common solutions and services, and meet financial targets (cost and benefits), provide overall direction, guidance and definition of business architecture to effectively support business strategy. Lead senior management through the development of a business architecture plan, evaluate and present information that will facilitate effective and timely decision-making through written and oral communication materials that effectively summarize findings with recommendations. Leads the effort to identify and document capability and initiative needs and strategic prioritization into business architecture deliverables, provide architectural oversight of projects; ensure requirements are in alignment with business strategies and business architecture roadmap/framework. Acts as a subject matter expert in the development of business architecture framework development, tool suite selection and design and methodology development. Provide direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Functional Analyst | Analyze user needs to determine functional and cross-functional requirements. Perform functional allocation to identify required tasks and their interrelationships. Identify resources required for each task. |
| Hardware Installation Technician | Conduct site surveys; assess and document current site network configuration and user requirements. Design and optimize network topologies. Analyze existing requirements and prepare specifications for hardware acquisitions. Prepare engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages. Develop hardware installation schedules. Prepare drawings documenting configuration changes at each site. Prepare site installation and test reports. Configure computers, communications devices, and peripheral equipment. Install network hardware. Train site personnel in proper use of hardware. Build specialized interconnecting cables. |
| Hardware Specialist - Information Technology | Review computer systems in terms of machine capabilities and man-machine interface. Prepare reports and studies concerning hardware. Prepare functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions. Ensure that problems have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user's requirements. |
| Information Architect II | Assess an existing site/ property for usefulness, usability, and visual design, content and branding. Prepare, conduct, and analyze behavioral in-context research events; conduct meetings and prepare notes to analyze stakeholder interviews to understand key success factors for a project or task; execute participatory requirements gathering sessions and participate in debrief sessions; create feature lists from sessions. Analyze, synthesize, and organize research data into meaningful themes, categories, and visually compelling framework and behavioral models; identify opportunities to create business value and improve the user experience, based on research; organize opportunities into visually compelling matrices or maps, provide recommendations to the client/ internal team based on findings. Utilize low-fidelity, medium-fidelity, and high-fidelity prototypes across the different stages of the design process, develop identities/ segmentations based on research findings (with guidance and oversight), create engaging scenarios that describe how user profile/ personas would interact with the design solution to accomplish Agency goals. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Information Architect III | Assess an existing site/ property for usefulness, usability, and visual design, content and branding. Prepare, conduct, and analyze behavioral in-context research events; conduct meetings and prepare notes to analyze stakeholder interviews to understand key success factors for a project or task; execute participatory requirements gathering sessions and participate in debrief sessions; create feature lists from sessions. Analyze, synthesize, and organize research data into meaningful themes, categories, and visually compelling framework and behavioral models; identify opportunities to create business value and improve the user experience, based on research; organize opportunities into visually compelling matrices or maps, provide recommendations to the client/ internal team based on findings. Utilize low-fidelity, medium-fidelity, and high-fidelity prototypes across the different stages of the design process, develop identities/ segmentations based on research findings (with guidance and oversight), create engaging scenarios that describe how user profile/ personas would interact with the design solution to accomplish Agency goals. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Information Engineer I | Apply business process improvement practices to re-engineer methodologies/principles and business process modernization projects. Apply, as appropriate, activity and data modeling, transaction flow analysis, internal control and risk analysis and modern business methods and performance measurement techniques. Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures. Develop and apply organization-wide information models for use in designing and building integrated, shared software and database management systems and data warehouses. Construct sound, logical business improvement opportunities consistent with corporate Information Management guiding principles, cost savings, and open system architecture objectives. Possess a minimum of 0 to 2 years of demonstrated professional experience. |
| Information Engineer II | Apply an enterprise-wide set of disciplines for the planning, analysis, design and construction of information systems on an enterprise-wide basis or across a major sector of the enterprise. Develop analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Perform enterprise wide strategic systems planning, business information planning, business and analysis. Perform process and data modeling in support of the planning and analysis efforts using both manual and automated tools; such as Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering tools. Apply reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents. Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Information Systems Training Specialist | Provide support for coordinating, developing, and delivering computer-related training to the user community. Provide second level support and coordinate training with help desks. Provide standards, services, and guidance on IT related training programs that are designed to enable government agency personnel to use information technologies and systems more productively. Services include the development, delivery, and/or coordination of training courses and materials that address specific agency needs. Possess thorough knowledge of appropriate hardware and software (ex. - PCs, Microsoft (MS) Windows, MS Office, and applications such as from SAP and Peoplesoft). Understand computer functions and related technical terminology and how they are applied in everyday business situations. Possess exceptional interpersonal skills and superior oral and written communication skills. |
| Infrastructure Architect II | Architect, converge and optimize the Agency next-generation infrastructure capabilities (servers, storage, middleware, runtime, OS, application platforms, cloud, virtualization, services, and databases) with target state, transition states and baseline architectures by creating implementation roadmap with interdependencies and execution sequences. Provide oversight, hands on design and implementation support during execution time for multiple concurrent initiatives and perform architecture transformation and change management activities on servers, storage, middleware, runtime, OS, application platforms, cloud, virtualization, services, and databases capabilities. Pragmatically apply and comply with industry standards and processes, such as FEA, TOGAF, IEC 25010, SSAE-16, OWASP, ISAE – 3402, NIST, ITIL, ISO 27001, ISO 27002, CMMi, COBIT and COSO. Provides expertise in designing Windows/Linux server; Oracle, MS SQL, and MySQL databases servers; IIS, Apache, WebLogic servers; SOA, IAM and BPN platform; CDN and Media servers; NAS, SAN and media storages; Hadoop, Hive, Cassandra, Open Compute Project architecture, and NoSQL capabilities to achieve reliable, scalable, and distributed computing and data storage. Design and deploys X509, private keys, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), oAuth, TLS, and the Agency’s encryption standards to provide secure access to customers and internal staff. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Infrastructure Architect III | Architect, converge and optimize the Agency next-generation infrastructure capabilities (servers, storage, middleware, runtime, OS, application platforms, cloud, virtualization, services, and databases) with target state, transition states and baseline architectures by creating implementation roadmap with interdependencies and execution sequences. Provide oversight, hands on design and implementation support during execution time for multiple concurrent initiatives and perform architecture transformation and change management activities on servers, storage, middleware, runtime, OS, application platforms, cloud, virtualization, services, and databases capabilities. Designs and implements device architecture and advancing infrastructure capabilities such as small cell, DAS, IoT, Context Aware, beacon, cloud, sensor network, NFC, RFID, and Bluetooth. Creating solutions with considerations around gaps and risks, including the effective engagement of critical stakeholders, evaluating options (features, benefits, functionality, factored on return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership (TCO), risk, time to market, and the broader Agency enterprise alignment context, and subsequently presenting, educating, and guiding the business units in making better investment decisions. Conceptualize technology implementations in terms of business outcomes to stakeholders. Expert in designing implementation solutions to deliver expected business outcomes applying cloud (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS) capabilities. . Provide daily supervision and direction to staff. Possess 8 to 10 years of experience in a related field. |
| Instructional Systems Designer I | Designs and develops instructional material for customer training courses that support company technical products. Demonstrates and utilizes effective needs analysis, project management, course development, and evaluation skills. Can independently develop entry and advanced level courses for both internal and external audiences. Able to utilize multimedia technology and authoring tools. Acts as liaison between R & D and I.D. in determining needs of the course and appropriate method of delivery. Possess a minimum of 0 to 2 years of demonstrated professional experience. |
| Instructional Systems Designer II | Performs end to end design and maintenance of learning programs required to support the agency. Performs organizational needs analyses and works closely with key stakeholders including operations, legal and compliance to ensure all modules are current and in line with agency needs. Collaborates with Training resources to ensure the appropriate programs, courses, and measurements are in place. Translates analyses into workable, engaging, and interactive learning modules for classroom, web, and computer based delivery. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Logistics Analyst I | Provide analytical support for the planning, identification, implementation, integration, and monitoring of support for policies, processes, and strategies to client staff, including the chief logistician and program office logistics and product support managers as needed. Support and participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and Working Groups, Configuration Control Boards (CCB), Provisioning Conferences, PSM meetings, and related activities and record minutes and action items for all product support meetings. Review logistics acquisition documentation to ensure compliance. Possess a minimum of 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Logistics Analyst II | Provide analytical support for the planning, identification, implementation, integration, and monitoring of support for policies, processes, and strategies to client staff, including the chief logistician and program office logistics and product support managers as needed. Support and participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and Working Groups, Configuration Control Boards (CCB), Provisioning Conferences, PSM meetings, and related activities and record minutes and action items for all product support meetings. Review logistics acquisition documentation to ensure compliance. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Logistics Analyst III | Analyzes, organizes, plans and administers various phases of day-to-day provisioning, spares, or maintenance repair activities for one or more programs of moderate scope. Analyzes contractual documents, technical data, customer usage data, customer maintenance practices, customer operation characteristics, and related reports for assigned contracts to determine spares provisioning or maintenance repair requirements. Develops logistics plans in order to enhance distribution of goods and supplies. Identifies, prioritizes, and assesses key logistics assets and infrastructures. Assists in the development of policies, guidelines, and procedures to ensure quality and cost control. Conducts distribution and network studies, monitors inventory and analyzes requirements in order to develop strategies to achieve desired delivery times. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Principal Systems Architect | Establish system information requirements using analysis of the information engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large-scale information systems. Design architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces. Ensure these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for open systems architectures, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and ISO reference models, and profiles of standards - such as Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of information management solution of the application platform, across the Application Program Interface (API), and the external environment/software application. Ensure that the common operating environment is compliant with the Agency enterprise architecture and applicable reference models. Evaluate analytically and systematically problems of workflows, organization, and planning and develop appropriate corrective action. Provide daily supervision and direction to staff. |
| Project Control Specialist | Direct all financial management and administrative activities, such as budgeting, manpower and resource planning and financial reporting. Perform complex evaluations of existing procedures, processes, techniques, models, and/or systems related to management problems or contractual issues, which would require a report and recommend solutions. Develop work breakdown structures, prepare charts, tables, graphs, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems. Provide daily supervision and direction to staff. |
| Project Manager I | Typically oversee all aspects of the project, leading a team on large projects or a significant segment of large and complex projects. Analyze new and complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions that normally involve the schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management of the project. Provide applications systems analysis and long and short-range plans for application selection, systems development, systems maintenance, and production activities for necessary support resources. Possess 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Project Manager II | Typically oversee all aspects of the project, leading a team on large projects or a significant segment of large and complex projects. Analyze new and complex project related problems and create innovative solutions that normally involve the schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management of the project. Provide applications systems analysis and long and short-range plans for application selection, systems development, systems maintenance, and production activities for necessary support resources. Possess 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Project Manager III | Typically oversee all aspects of the project, leading a team on large projects or a significant segment of large and complex projects. Analyze new and complex project related problems and create innovative solutions that normally involve the schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management of the project. Provide applications systems analysis and long and short-range plans for application selection, systems development, systems maintenance, and production activities for necessary support resources. Commensurate experience and education for the specific level. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience as a technical expert in a related field. |
| Quality Assurance Analyst | Provide technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards, review of program documentation to assure government standards/requirements are adhered to, and for progress in accordance with schedules. Coordinate with the Project Manager and/or Quality Assurance Manager to ensure that problems are solved to the user’s satisfaction. Make recommendations, if needed, for approval of major systems installations. Prepare milestone status reports and deliveries/presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives. |
Hinkle, Susan - FSA EMSO - Washington, DC: Hinkle, Susan - FSA EMSO - Washington, DC:
Should include experience with audting to prescribed Quality Standards Quality Assurance Manager Establish and maintain a process for evaluating software and associated documentation. Determine the resources required for quality control. Maintain the level of quality throughout the software life cycle. Conduct formal and informal reviews at pre-determined points throughout the development life cycle. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff.
Hinkle, Susan - FSA EMSO - Washington, DC: Hinkle, Susan - FSA EMSO - Washington, DC:
should include experience with managing auditing team within a software engineering/development environment. Should include experience with implementing ISO 9001:2015, a CMMI model, and ITIL Quality Assurance Specialist Develop and implement quality control methodologies to ensure compliance with quality assurance standards, guidelines, and procedures in a large computer-based organization. Develop and define major and minor characteristics of quality including quality metrics and scoring parameters and determines requisite quality control resources for an actual task order. Establish and maintain a process for evaluating hardware, software, and associated documentation and/or assist in the evaluation. Conduct and/or participate in formal and informal reviews at pre-determined points throughout the development life cycle.
Hinkle, Susan - FSA EMSO - Washington, DC: Hinkle, Susan - FSA EMSO - Washington, DC:
Should include experience with audting to prescribed Quality Standards
| Researcher I | Follow established protocols or procedures to conduct a variety of complex and independent investigations in the planning, development, and implementation of original experimental procedures within the overall scope of the research project. Collect, analyze and report on experimental data; create and maintain accurate and timely records of test results and protocol design; assist in the publication of research findings; perform computer data analysis; instruct and assist students and laboratory staff; participate in meetings with Principle Investigator to evaluate and interpret the validity of data and evaluate laboratory procedures; monitor lab expenses and assists with budgetary responsibilities; and write protocols of committee approval. Design experimental procedures/protocols; statistical analysis of data; prepare progress reports and presentations. Possess a minimum of 0 to 2 years of experience in a related field. |
| Researcher II | Follow established protocols or procedures to conduct a variety of complex and independent investigations in the planning, development, and implementation of original experimental procedures within the overall scope of the research project. Collect, analyze and report on experimental data; create and maintain accurate and timely records of test results and protocol design; assist in the publication of research findings; perform computer data analysis; instruct and assist students and laboratory staff; participate in meetings with Principle Investigator to evaluate and interpret the validity of data and evaluate laboratory procedures; monitor lab expenses and assists with budgetary responsibilities; and write protocols of committee approval. Design experimental procedures/protocols; statistical analysis of data; prepare progress reports and presentations. Possess a minimum of 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Researcher III | Typically oversee all aspects of the project, leading a team on large projects or a significant segment of large and complex projects. Initiate protocols or procedures to conduct a variety of complex and independent investigations in the planning, development, and implementation of original experimental procedures within the overall scope of the research project. Collect, analyze and report on experimental data; create and maintain accurate and timely records of test results and protocol design; assist in the publication of research findings; perform computer data analysis; instruct and assist students and laboratory staff; participate in meetings with Principle Investigator to evaluate and interpret the validity of data and evaluate laboratory procedures; monitor lab expenses and assists with budgetary responsibilities; and write protocols of committee approval. Design experimental procedures/protocols; statistical analysis of data; prepare progress reports and presentations. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in a related field. |
| Security Architect II | Participate in architecture review boards, risk assessments, and review project documentation for the development of new software and products, collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls at every step of the design, development, quality assurance, and maintenance of systems, present and defend design and architecture suggestions to internal and external parties, including senior management, demonstrating the benefits and drawbacks of various solutions, Perform risk assessment and analysis of systems, software, and organizations, analyze vulnerability and penetration test findings and develop remediation strategies. Assess current and proposed systems and solutions for compliance with standards and regulations such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley, develop test plans, system specifications, hardening guides, and other tools to assist in the defense of exposed systems. Possess a minimum of 4 to 6 years of experience in a related field. |
| Security Architect III | Assist with the improvement of software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes to ensure security is an active member of the entire systems development process. Participate in architecture review boards, risk assessments, and review project documentation for the development of new software and products. Perform risk assessment and analysis of systems, software, and organizations. Assess current and proposed systems and solutions for compliance with standards and regulations such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley, analyze vulnerability and penetration test findings and develop remediation strategies, collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls at every step of the design, development, quality assurance, and maintenance of systems. Provide assistance related to incident response and computer/network forensics, ensure IT security controls meet regulatory requirements, and develop test plans, system specifications, hardening guides, and other tools to assist in the defense of exposed systems. Present and defend design and architecture suggestions to internal and external parties, including senior management, demonstrating the benefits and drawbacks of various solutions. Provide daily supervision and direction to support staff. Possess a minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in a related field. |
| Senior Applications Engineer | Provide conceptual and final designs, preparing company standards and specifications, drafting test components, mechanical devices as per designing and drafting standards, designing and analyzing systems, products and components with technical expertise, designing and developing complex models or simulations as well as applying analytical techniques, control strategies and advanced computer programs to identify and resolve problems. |
| Senior Applications Programmer | Manage a team of programmers who are responsible for the organization's applications programming projects. Allocates team resources and sets delivery schedule to meet client requirements. Provide technical support and direction for team programmers to control development process. Provide analysis of performance, problems and compatibility. Generate reports regarding the errors, modifications, maintenance and updates. |
| Senior Functional Analyst | Provide technical, managerial, and administrative direction for problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex to extremely complex systems in the subject matter area. Make recommendations and advise on organization-wide system improvements, optimization or maintenance efforts in the following specialties: information systems architecture; networking; telecommunications; automation; communications protocols; risk management/electronic analysis; software; lifecycle management; software development methodologies; and modeling and simulation. Commensurate experience in IT and in new and related older technology that directly relates to the required area of expertise. |
| Senior Information Assurance Specialist | Responsible for Enterprise security program compliance with all accredited systems and evaluate possible security risks. Plan and Execute Day-to-Day activities, such as maintenance, security reviews, and audit log analysis. Develop and implement Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documentation and security controls in compliance with NISPOM, ICD 503, DCID 6/3, DIARMF, and NIST requirements. Implement the latest security software and tools, such as hardening software, intrusion detection software vulnerability scanners and other network analysis tools. Participate in and/or lead in incident response and handling activities. Provide consultation and advice on complex technical concepts to management and customers. Train personnel on the prescribed security restrictions and safeguards before they are initially allowed to access a system. Assist with management of privileged user program. Identify and document unique local threats/vulnerabilities for assigned Information Systems. Develop and Maintain certification tests for multiple operating systems. Review and create SSPs, CONOPs and compliance documentation. Recommend and evaluate hardware and software. Collaborate with all IT-related Security groups in developing and deploying the strategy for Enterprise Security Framework and to ensure a consistent approach to meeting requirements |
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