IT Specialist (DATAMGT)

IT Specialist (DATAMGT) Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General Office of Technology & Innovion Summary The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigions, audits, evaluions, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operions. Learn more about this agency Summary The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigions, audits, evaluions, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operions. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/21/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $143,913

• $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

OIG-26-IMP-12968953-DF

Control number 870288000 This job is open to Help Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency

• Current DHS employees eligible for considerion under Career Transition (CTAP) in the Washington DC commuting area.

Duties Help Leads the planning, coordinion, and execution of major IT applicions software projects, including software design, development, testing, and implemention. Leverages AI-assisted development tools and prompt-engineering techniques to streamline delivery processes, enhance code quality, and autome documention and defect detection. Serves as a technical lead for large-scale or cross-product initiives, independently resolving technical ambiguity and setting implemention direction. Coordines with vendors to evalue solutions, manage support agreements, and ensure timely delivery of services. Leads project teams composed of technical specialists, analysts, and support staff. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position You must successfully pass a background investigion You must be able to obtain Secret security clearance You must be able to meet job-reled medical and/or fitness standards; All applicants tentively selected for this position required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment Selective Service registrion required Completion of a two-year Trial Period may be required A Financial disclosure is required for GS-14, GS-15 and Acquisition positions Submission of Performance Appraisal is mandory May require random drug testing during the period of employment. Qualificions Applicants must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de of the announcement.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must show th you have the required IT-reled experience demonstring each of the four competencies and experience for the grade level to which you are applying: GS-14

Required Competencies:

Attention to

Detail:

Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail.

Customer Service:

Works with clients and customers (th is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products th your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizions outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide informion or assistance, resolve their problems, or sisfy their expections; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

Oral Communicion:

Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely.

Problem Solving:

Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions.

AND Specialized Experience:

One cumulive year of experience reled to each of the responsibilities below. This can include paid or unpaid internships, volunteer experiences, student organizions, and jobs. Demonstred proficiency (e.g., skills) assessed through the structured evaluion process. Coordining software work, such as coordining building applicions (guiding tasks, reviewing code, or setting technical direction) using common languages and frameworks (for example, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET, Spring, React, Node). Running projects end to end, such as planning and delivering software projects, creing a timeline, tracking risks, coordining with teammes, or keeping work moving. Solving problems with secure, scalable solutions, such as diagnosing issues (e.g., bugs, performance, integrion), improving reliability, or building with security in mind (e.g., authenticion/authorizion, da protection) so systems can handle growth. Explaining technical ideas, such as sharing updes and tradeoffs with different audiences (e.g., engineers, product partners, and senior leaders) through briefings, reports, or documention. Specialized experience must be equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or higher in the Federal service, defined by the responsibilities listed above. Specialized experience is experience th has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or reled to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience. If your resume does not support your applicion questionnaire responses, we will not allow credit for your responses(s). A full-time year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours per week spent in such employment. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion DHS offers competitive salaries and an tractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.

Other benefits may include:

flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportion subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more informion, go to the DHS Careers website and select Benefits. Disabled veteran leave available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability ring of 30 percent or more. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declarion for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all informion in your applicion, prior to entry on duty. False stements on any part of the applicion may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Background Investigion:

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigion for

TOP SECRET/SCI

clearance as a condition of placement into this position. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United Stes. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities. Due weight given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).Additional identical positions may be filled from this announcement a ler de. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the applicion questionnaire, a subject mter expert review of your resume, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. You assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Da Structures Implemention Oral Communicion Problem Solving In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the applicion and applicion questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. Cheing on the online assessment may also result in your removal from considerion. Following the review of your resume by our panel of subject mter experts, you may be referred to the hiring manager for considerion and may be called for an interview. Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must be 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separed after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. (

Note:

Veteran's preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures.) View VEOA informion on Feds Hire Vets . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment and duties performed. Your responses to the job questionnaire Are you a current or former federal employee? Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action th demonstres your eligibility for considerion, e.g., length of time you have been in your current grade; your highest grade held; your current promotion potential and proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an interchange agreement. Examples of approprie SF-50s include promotions, within-grade increases and accessions. Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) ? Submit a copy of your

• Agency notice
• Most recent performance ring, and
• Most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty locion.

If you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit your most recent FY2025 performance appraisal and or incentive awards. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodion to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documention to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodion Request Form found here. (https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodions_for_USA_Hire) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: 1. To begin the applicion process, click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. 3. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. 4. After submitting an online applicion, you notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message delivered to you both on screen and via email notificion. 5. If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=USA_Hire_System_Requirements 6. Note, set aside least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue a ler time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found on the Additional Applicion Informion page th can be loced in the applicion record in your USAJOBS account. To upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login) . There you will find a record of your applicion, the applicion stus, and an option to Upde Applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . All of your applicions will appear on the Welcome page. The applicion record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Applicion Informion page th provides informion regarding the documention you submitted and any correspondence we have sent reled to this applicion. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/. Agency contact informion Dhymee Fields Dhymee.

Fields@oig.dhs.gov Address Office of Inspector General 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20548 US Next steps Based on your applicion and your responses to the applicion questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Your assessment results kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply th require the same assessments. To be considered for the position, you must meet all qualificions, including meeting or exceeding the cut score on the required assessments. We will notify you by email after each step has been completed. Your stus will also be upded on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your stus, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on "Applicion Stus," and then click "More Informion." We expect to make a job offer within 60 days after the deadline for applicions. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. View more informion on applying for federal employment . The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to oig.hroperions@oig.dhs.gov . Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment and duties performed. Your responses to the job questionnaire Are you a current or former federal employee? Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action th demonstres your eligibility for considerion, e.g., length of time you have been in your current grade; your highest grade held; your current promotion potential and proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an interchange agreement. Examples of approprie SF-50s include promotions, within-grade increases and accessions. Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) ? Submit a copy of your

• Agency notice
• Most recent performance ring, and
• Most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty locion.

If you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit your most recent FY2025 performance appraisal and or incentive awards. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodion to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documention to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodion Request Form found here. (https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodions_for_USA_Hire) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: 1. To begin the applicion process, click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. 3. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. 4. After submitting an online applicion, you notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message delivered to you both on screen and via email notificion. 5. If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=USA_Hire_System_Requirements 6. Note, set aside least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue a ler time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found on the Additional Applicion Informion page th can be loced in the applicion record in your USAJOBS account. To upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login) . There you will find a record of your applicion, the applicion stus, and an option to Upde Applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . All of your applicions will appear on the Welcome page. The applicion record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Applicion Informion page th provides informion regarding the documention you submitted and any correspondence we have sent reled to this applicion. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Dhymee Fields Dhymee.

Fields@oig.dhs.gov Address Office of Inspector General 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20548 US Next steps Based on your applicion and your responses to the applicion questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Your assessment results kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply th require the same assessments. To be considered for the position, you must meet all qualificions, including meeting or exceeding the cut score on the required assessments. We will notify you by email after each step has been completed. Your stus will also be upded on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your stus, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on "Applicion Stus," and then click "More Informion." We expect to make a job offer within 60 days after the deadline for applicions. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. View more informion on applying for federal employment . The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to oig.hroperions@oig.dhs.gov . Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/21/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $143,913

• $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

OIG-26-IMP-12968953-DF

Control number 870288000