Description:
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), serving as the Information Technology Specialist (DATAMGT/INFOSEC) responsible for administering all database technology, both structured and unstructured, at the USITC.This announcement is issued under "direct-hire" authority.
Requirements:
You must meet all the requirements below by the closing date of the announcement and they must be clearly identified in your application, resume, or supporting documents. This includes any general and specialized experience, and selective placement factors mentioned. These are used to determine if you possess the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to successfully perform in this position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience obtained in the private or public sector that is equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as:
- Ensuring the ongoing operation, administration and maintenance of production and non-production databases running PostgreSQL and MongoDB database management systems in a Linux-based environment AND
- Implementing security controls and using tools to check and monitor the health, security, usage and performance of enterprise database environments following Federal IT and cybersecurity policies, such as FISMA, as well as industry standards and best practices; AND
- Supporting maintenance and timely security updates and patching of all network infrastructure, database management technologies and other software which supports hosting databases to effectively ensure the high availability, integrity and confidentiality of the data.
- To be considered qualified for this position at the GS-13 level, applicants must have at least 2 years of demonstrated experience conducting effective and comprehensive administration and maintenance activities to ensure operational use of production and non-production PostgreSQL and MongoDB database systems hosted on Linux-based operating systems following industry standards and best practices.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GS-14 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience obtained in the private or public sector that is equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is defined as:
- Mastery of the administration and maintenance of production and non-production databases running PostgreSQL and MongoDB database management systems in a Linux-based environment AND
- Advanced experience implementing security controls and using tools to check and monitor the health, security, usage and performance of enterprise database environments following Federal IT and cybersecurity policies, such as FISMA, as well as utilizing cutting-edge industry standards and best practices; AND
- Providing expert support for implementation of new software systems and underlying information databases, to include designing, implementing and integrating databases containing both structured and unstructured data, following an Agile-based SDLC; AND
- Providing expert support with the maintenance and timely security updates and patching of all network infrastructure, database management technologies and other software which supports hosting databases to effectively ensure the high availability, integrity and confidentiality of the data.
- To be considered qualified for this position at the GS-14 level, applicants must have at least 3 to 5 years of demonstrated experience conducting effective and comprehensive administration and maintenance activities to ensure operational use of production and non-production PostgreSQL and MongoDB database systems hosted on Linux-based operating systems.
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.