Quality Assurance Spec

Description:

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Acquisition Directorate (CG-9), Program Executive Office (CG-93), Project Resident Office (CG-9322) located in Mobile, Alabama .

Requirements:

Basic Requirements: To qualify for the GS-13, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Specialized experience should include one or more of the following:

• Interpreting contract requirements; covering policies and procedures of QA and Test Programs;
• C4I, TEMPEST, and Navigation system installation, testing and system integration
• Conducting quality assurance ad quality control practices and leading process improvement activities;
• Writing and preparing reports, developing presentations, and collecting data/information on quality issues for management on high level problem solving.
• Practical knowledge of investigative techniques and skill to develop, analyze and evaluate reports relative to the quality of the QA and Test Programs.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.