IT Specialist (Data Mgt), CG-2210-11/12/13, 2023-HQD-B0273

Summary

This position is located in the Division of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer Organization (CIOO) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation within the Database, Tools and Content Unit (DTCU) that provides database management support services. 

Please see "Clarification from Agency" and "Additional Information" sections below for more information on telework options.

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This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

All United States Citizens. Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2023-HQ-B0259. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility. Please see "Additional Information" for available telework options.

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Duties

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Supports a large, highly dynamic, 24-hour x 7-day database operations environment (on premise and cloud); monitors compliance against Federal Government and FDIC data sharing and database operational standards, best practices, and customer service level agreements; participates in initiatives to strengthen database administration capabilities through automation, engineering and administration practices in support of the FDIC mission, critical functions and interactions with other federal agencies.
• Participates in identification and prioritization of database operations and engineering initiatives; maintains alignment of activities against initiative objectives, execution milestones, metrics, measures and key performance (KPls) for related work threads.
• Participates in database solution support activities, contributing to design and implementation services (e.g. database architecture, access patterns, security controls, tuning, and performance monitoring) to the application and infrastructures teams, including support and coordination for research and impact analysis.
• Supports subject matter users in the implementation and enforcement of target enterprise database standards, database architecture, automation of operational processes (e.g. Infrastructure as a Code – IaC), and development of flexible, agile database platforms for on premise and off premise, Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS), databases.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and support of the enterprise database architecture roadmap, database service design, delivery, and operational model. Monitors database governance, database services, and operational metrics to track and improve services levels, operational transparency and effectiveness, and audit and security compliance.
• Performs research and evaluation in the execution of proof of concept (POC), and recommendation of database technologies and solutions to better align the corporate database architecture with industry best practices, to ensure compliance with agency and federal government requirements, and support IT development and modernization initiatives.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

 Background Investigation (BI) required

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience:

• For the CG/GS-11 You must have 1 year of specialized experience at the CG/GS-9.  Specialized experience is defined as experience assisting with activities to support a 24 hour x 7 day database engineering and operations environment in support of enterprise applications, development projects, database architecture and automation OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR a combination of education and experience.

• For the CG/GS-12. You must have 1 year of specialized experience at the CG/GS-11. Specialized experience is defined as experience implementing assigned activities to support a 24 hour x 7 day database engineering and operations environment (on premise and cloud DBaaS) in support of enterprise applications, development projects, database architecture and automation, or other organizational initiatives.

• For the CG/GS-13. You must have 1 year of specialized experience at the CG/GS-12. Specialized experience is defined as experience monitoring activities to support a 24 hour x 7 day database engineering and operations environment (on premise and cloud DBaaS) in support of enterprise applications, development projects, database architecture and automation, or other organizational initiatives.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, Click Here.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Telework eligible

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.