IT Specialist (DataMgmt/SysAnalysis)

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), with one vacancy in the listed locations.

As an IT Specialist (DataMgmt/SysAnalysis), you will perform the following duties: Lead and conduct data management and systems analysis programs. Formulate enterprise-wide data architecture standards, naming conventions, design practices, and lifecycle requirements. Design highly secure, scalable, and resilient data solutions that address complex, mission-critical requirements across the organization. Lead the planning, execution, and risk management of high-impact data initiatives, including complex cloud or on-premise migrations, systems consolidations, upgrades, and modernization efforts. Evaluate long term technical developments in the industry to recommend and justify strategic investments in secure, supportable, and modern data platforms. Establish and enforce security architectures based on least-privilege principles, advanced encryption, and robust auditing. Direct system authorization and audit response activities, coordinating across executive stakeholders, system owners, and cybersecurity leadership to mitigate enterprise risk. NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

This specific position will be filled in Woods Hole, MA; Narragansett, RI; Milford, CT; Highlands, NJ; or Orono, ME and the initial certificate of eligibles will be issued for that location. Additional duty locations are listed for future vacancies and/or vacancies that may be filled throughout the Department of Commerce. Please select locations for which you want to be considered. This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZP-3 is equivalent to the GS-11/12. The ZP-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Additional Considerations: One year probationary period may be required. Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized. Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized. Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only. Background investigation will be required. Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; Needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.