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If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.\n\nPosition security requirements are dependent on the position for which selected, and may be designated at Top Secret, Secret, High Risk, Moderate Risk or Low Risk. Dependent on which position you are selected for you will be required to undergo and pass the appropriate Tier background investigation level. You must be granted this clearance before you can start the job.\n\nHave your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.\n\nAny applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative drug test result.\n\nSome positions may require to perform on-call duty outside typical schedule duty hours as needed and directed to respond to and resolve issues related to fraud, platform, engineering, partnership, and/or other comparable issues.\n\nServe a one year probationary period, if required.\n\n Qualifications\n\n To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: \n\nName, address, telephone number, email address;\n\nJob Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);\n\nRelevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.\n\nEducation, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.\n\nYour resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible\n\nIf you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.\n\nThe GS-13 salary range starts at $117,284 per year.\n\nIf you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. \n\nTo qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.\n\nApplicants applying for the GS-13 grade level must meet the following requirements: Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the nine competencies AND one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service as described below: \n\nAttention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.\n\nCustomer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services 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.\n\nDecision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.\n\nInformation Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.\n\nInterpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations.\n\nOral Communication - This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant persuades others to take a particular course of action or to accept findings, recommendations, changes, or alternative viewpoints.\n\nProblem Solving - This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant identifies and accommodates technology and resource constraints.\n\nTeamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.\n\nTechnical Competence – Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.\n\nTo qualify, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following:\n\nContributing to an agile team in developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining digital products and services for public-facing or enterprise environments, including data engineering, cloud-native architectures, computer hardware/software integration, cybersecurity-by-design, performance requirements, interoperability, and/or secure deployment of emerging technologies. This includes applying modern programming languages, frameworks, and technologies (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails, Terraform, Next.js, HTML/CSS, Rust).\n\nContributing to the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of digital products, systems and solutions by integrating emergent technologies and industry best practices.\n\nApplying information security and privacy best practices and performing risk assessments in artificial intelligence or cloud environments\n\n Education\n\n This job does not have an education qualification requirement.\n\n Additional information\n EEO Statement\n\nCandidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.\n\nResume Mining/Searchable Resume\n\nApplicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches.\n\nCriminal History Inquiries - Not allowed before offer\nIf you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage.\n\nRelocation Not Paid\n\nRelocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility. \n\nRecruitment/Relocation Incentive\n\nOn a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved:\n\n· Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government\n\n· Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee\n\n· Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government\n\nManagement Rights\n\nAdditional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.\n\nStanding Register Announcement\n\nThis announcement will be used to fill positions on an ongoing-basis as job openings occur. Eligible applicants who have submitted a complete application by the initial cut-off date, will be considered first. If additional vacancies exist, remaining applicants will be considered as needed. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 09/11/2026. Thereafter, the cut-off for applications received will be every 7 days on Friday unless a Holiday occurs until the job opportunity announcement closes on 12/31/2026.\n\n Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.\n\n 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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\nYou will have access to many benefits including:\n\nHealth insurance (choose from a wide range of plans)\n\nLife insurance coverage with several options\n\nSick leave and vacation time, including 11 paid holidays per year\n\nThrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan)\n\nTransit and child care subsidies\n\nFlexible spending accounts\n\nLong-term care insurance\n\nTraining and development\n\n 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 information on the specific benefits offered.\nHow you will be evaluated\nYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.\n\n Your application will be evaluated against the basic qualifications which includes any specialized experience and/or education requirements (if applicable). 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