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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

IT Specialist - Principal Software Engineer

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $195K/yr

4+ years exp

USAJOBS is part of the General Services Administration (GSA), focusing on providing scalable software products and services to federal agencies. As an IT Specialist - Principal Software Engineer, you will lead cross-functional teams in architecting and deploying secure, scalable applications that improve services for the American people.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as an expert software engineer and applications developer, managing and directing multiple highly complex and innovative IT and information security products, projects, and initiatives

Employs modern software development languages and frameworks such as Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails, Terraform, Next.js, HTML+CSS, and/or Rust

Serves as a principal authority on a diverse range of highly technical and complex software engineering, development, security, and usability issues, as well as more widespread issues affecting customer agencies’ missions

Provides authoritative subject matter expertise in software, security, and service design to internal agency, program office, and employing organization management and staff, as well as external government partners/customers and other stakeholders

Works to determine product scope and approach, appropriate financial resources, personnel resources, and monitoring overall development and performance of IT products

Provides leadership in the design, development, security, and deployment of IT software, applications, programs, and/or services leveraging current and emergent technologies and best practices

Plans, develops, and executes large-scale critical IT software development/engineering security projects that transform the manner in which software engineering is accomplished

Establishes and maintains mutual understanding and cooperation with executive, management, and staff stakeholders within GSA and at customer agencies

Employs creativity, builds coalitions, and maintains situational awareness to solve stakeholder software, security, and related engineering, development, and similar problems

Qualification

PythonJavaScriptGoReactInformation SecurityNode.jsTypeScriptRuby on RailsTerraformNext.jsHTML/CSSCustomer ServiceProblem SolvingOral CommunicationAttention to Detail

Required

US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)

Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date

Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch

Serve a one year probationary period, if required

Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level)

Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee

Perform on-call duty outside typical scheduled duty hours, as needed, and directed to respond to and resolve issues related to fraud, platform, engineering, partnership, and/or other comparable issues

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or higher in the federal service

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Serving as a recognized authority in designing, developing, managing, and directing multiple highly complex IT and information security projects

Integrating security and privacy best practices throughout the software development lifecycle

Leading and mentoring cross-functional teams at scale in highly complex, dynamic and agile environments

Serving as a principal technical liaison to internal and external stakeholders

Mastery of, and skill in applying applications software development, design, and information security principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices

Providing expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues

Expert knowledge of, and skill in estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, and evaluating and reporting on accomplishments

Expert knowledge of, and related skill in systems engineering development, concepts and factors

Expert knowledge, and related skill in employing state-of-the-art tools, methods, and methodologies for developing, testing, and deploying IT and information security products and services

Expert knowledge of IT product and project management principles, methods, and practices

Knowledge of, and skill in applying written and verbal communications sufficient to building and maintaining business relationships with customer agencies