IT Specialist (Systems Analysis/Applications Software)

As an IT Specialist (Systems Analysis/Applications Software) at the GS-2210-14, you will be part of the Mission Applications Management Division (MAMD), Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If selected, you will serve as the Senior Applications Platform Engineer, in support of the agency's ARC application platform.

Administers enterprise cloud platform services within Microsoft Azure environment, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Service, Azure API Management, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, and cloud-native services supporting applications.

Leads the design, implementation, and modernization of application platforms, migrating legacy Java/Spring-Boot and Angular to modern cloud-based architectures utilizing Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, containerization technologies, and Azure services.

Develops and maintains infrastructure-as-code solutions using Bicep and Terraform to automate cloud resource provisioning, configuration management, and deployment activities.

Establishes and implements enterprise application security standards, secure coding practices, and architectural requirements to reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Designs, publishes, manages, and governs application programming interfaces (APIs) through Azure API Management, ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture standards and industry best practices.

Reviews front-end and back-end application architectures, source code, and deployment configurations to ensure optimal performance, scalability, maintainability, and compliance with established technical standards.

Manages container build processes, image registries, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and automated deployment mechanisms supporting enterprise application delivery.

Monitors platform security posture and compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements, including FedRAMP High controls, continuous monitoring activities, vulnerability remediation efforts, and audit readiness initiatives.

Provides Tier III technical support, troubleshooting, and consultation to development teams, system owners, and stakeholders regarding platform services, authentication mechanisms, application integrations, and cloud infrastructure capabilities.

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.