This position is located in the Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Information Services. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing group activities related to support of the RRB's mainframe data processing environment. This job announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies. This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Minimum Qualifications for GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrated the candidate's expertise in mainframe systems software development, systems analysis, programming and database concepts based on business needs, resource requirements and new technology and/or hardware. Candidates must also demonstrate that they possess experience, or have the potential, to lead and supervise a group of technical staff. In addition, all applicants qualifying based on experience must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. Applicants must demonstrate possession of these competencies within the body of the resume; no separate statements addressing them are required. 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Applicant should be able to prepare status reports, deployment and test plans, conduct thorough unit and system testing, noting exceptions to processing and investigating any problems found. 2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the service or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. 3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems, missing or unclear system requirements; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. 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.
As a Supervisory Software Developer, you will: Supervise group employees, providing instructions for assignments and ensuring adherence to established objectives; prepare performance standards and evaluate section employees. Lead and supervise a group of technical staff responsible for the development and maintenance of applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and other mainframe and PC technologies. Review work products to assure the efficiency and effectiveness of systems, that all objectives are met, and that operational costs are consistent with estimates. Develop long-range operations plans and analyze group operations to identify and implement improvements. Establish special project teams as needed, incorporating personnel from both your section and other sections. Maintain communication with managers in various bureaus and offices within the Board, as well as in other federal agencies, to coordinate on system development matters of mutual concern. Provide technical advice to computer operations personnel regarding issues encountered during the processing of the group's work.