{"id":3379250,"url":"https://alion.io/job/noaa-it-specialist","title":"IT Specialist","company":{"id":34912,"name":"Noaa","domain":"noaa.gov","url":"https://alion.io/company/noaa","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Support","role_family":"Support","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["College Park, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":85447,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":85447},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Summary\nThis position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Central Operations, Operational Monitoring Division, with 1 vacancy in College Park, MD.\nDuties\n\n As an IT Specialist, you will perform the following duties:\n\n The working title of this position is Observation and Data Specialist. As an Observation and Data Specialist, monitor Information Technology (IT) software related to environmental observations and services.\n\n Maintain problem tracking and resolution systems, including the management of customer service performance requirements.\n\n Ensure effective around-the-clock/24x7 operational support of the National Weather Service (NWS) switching system, surface observation systems, web infrastructure, and other operational distributed architecture systems.\n\n Provide 24 x 7 operational support for observational data inquiries, problems, and corrections for meteorological oversight of the numerical weather and climate processing.\n\nCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:\n\n Rotating shift work is required.\n\n This position has been designated as an Emergency Employee.\n\n Incumbent may be required to relocate to an alternate facility out of the local commuting area.\n\nRequirements\nConditions of employment\n\n Key Requirements:\n\n Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.\n\n Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.\n\n More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information.\n\n Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov)\n\n Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.\n\n 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.\n\nAdditional Considerations:\n\n One year probationary period may be required.\n\n Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized.\n\n This position requires Moderate Risk Security Clearance.\n\n 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.\n\nAs 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:\n\n Your performance and conduct;\n\n Needs and interests of the agency;\n\n Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and\n\n Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of then Federal service.\n\nUpon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.\n\nThroughout 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.\n\n Qualifications\n\n Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/\n\nEDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.\n\nSPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.\n\nExperience 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.\n\nTo qualify for the 2210 series:\n\nIT COMPETENCIES: For all positions individuals qualifying based on experience must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.\n\n Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.\n\n Customer 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\n 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.\n\n Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.\n\n-AND-\n\nTo qualify at the GS-11 level:\n\nSPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the IT Competencies above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:\n\n Monitoring real-time data flow and data processing in an operational computing environment;\n\n Maintaining Information Technology (IT) systems and equipment used to observe, collect, convert, process and communicate data and information; and\n\n Providing support and guidance to customers on IT data products and services.\n\nOR\n\nSUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks or 3 full years of progressively higher graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.\n\n Education\n\n College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.\n\nNote: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.\n\nEducation completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.\n\n Additional information\n ICTAP and CTAP Candidates: Eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition.\n\nICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents:\n\n Copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement;\n\n Copy of your SF-50 \"Notification of Personnel Action\" documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc;\n\n Copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and\n\n Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.\n\nCTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents:\n\n Copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice).\n\n Copy of your SF-50 \"Notification of Personnel Action\", noting current position, grade level, and duty location;\n\n Copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and\n\n Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.\n\nReasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. 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