IT Specialist

This vacancy is for a IT Specialist in the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Commerce.

As an IT Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Design and maintain the Configuration Management (CM) plan, configuration item hierarchy, identification practices, baselines, and status accounting. Lead the Change Advisory Boards (CABs); assess change requests for feasibility, impact, risk, priority, and implementation progress. Administer CM tools, verify actual configurations against baselines, correct discrepancies, and use metrics to improve processes. Coordinate stakeholders, guide contractors, support, and communicate changes, procedures, and training to CAB participants. This position is also advertised under OS-OCIO-DE-27-13088481, which is open to Delegated Examining eligible applicants. If you want to be considered for both, you must apply to both announcements. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other IT Specialist GS-2210-12, FPL GS-12 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. This position requires a SECRET CLEARANCE: Any required investigations and clearances must be completed before the selectee can be placed in the position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. A probationary or trial period may be required. Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/). If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid License required: No Drug Test Required: Yes - This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter. Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligibility, or a non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible, which do not require time-in-grade/band.

There is no positive education requirement for this position.