{"id":1615653,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ssa-data-solutions-developer-dha","title":"Data Solutions Developer-DHA","company":{"id":98522,"name":"SSA","domain":"ssa.gov","url":"https://alion.io/company/ssa-2","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","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":["Woodlawn, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":121785,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":121785},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Db2","optional":false},{"name":"ETL/ELT","optional":false},{"name":"Greenplum","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Oracle","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-01T20:27:43Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-09-01T20:27:43Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":31,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":31},"description":"Summary\nIT Specialist (APPSW) Data Solutions Developer position(s) are being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's delegated Direct Hire Authority, open to all U.S. citizens. Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service. Under the provisions of the Direct Hire Authority, Veterans Preference and the \"Rule of Many\" do not apply.\nDuties\n\n This announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available.\n\n Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed.\n\n Applications may be gathered from additional recruitment sources. These will be added to the pool created by this announcement.\n\n Requirements\nConditions of employment\n\n U.S. Citizenship required\n\n Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)\n\n Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required\n\n Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results\n\n Selectees may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period\n\n Relocation expenses will not be paid\n\n All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement\n\n Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.\n\n Qualifications\n\n Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please visit the new resume guidance for more information.\n\nREAD ALL SECTIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION.\n\nApplicants must qualify for the series and grade of the posted position. Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. Your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying.\n\nTo qualify for the 2210 IT Specialist series, the applicant must demonstrate the following competencies:\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; know about available products and services; and 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\nApplicants for the GS-13 position must have specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such IT-related experience must include:\n\n Contributing to the design, development, testing, and support of Management Information (MI) and Business Intelligence (BI) applications and data environments.\n\n Developing and maintaining ETL solutions and database architectures using technologies such as SQL, PL/pgSQL, PostgreSQL (Greenplum), SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, Ab Initio, Linux shell scripting, Crontab, and mainframe JCL.\n\n Supporting the implementation and maintenance of WebFOCUS reporting solutions.\n\n Communicating Business Intelligence concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nQualified experience includes: proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, PostgreSQL (Greenplum), SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, Ab Initio, Linux shell scripting, Crontab, mainframe JCL, and experience supporting Management Information and Business Intelligence applications and data environments.\n\nYou may be asked to take a Code Signal online assessment.\n\n Education\n\n This job does not have an education qualification requirement.\n\n Additional information\n See announcement cutoff dates below under How to Apply.\n\nThis announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available. Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed. Applications may be gathered from additional recruitment sources.\n\nAre you ready to make a significant impact at the Social Security Administration? We are seeking experienced and innovative IT professionals to join our team as Data Solutions Developers. In this role, you will provide technical leadership in maintaining complex Extract Transform Load (ETL) solutions and database architectures using a range of technologies that drive data-driven decision-making for one of the nation's most critical agencies. As a key member of our technology team, you will build and maintain complex ETL solutions and database architectures using a diverse set of technologies where your expertise will help ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our data environments.\n\nWe value professionals who excel at developing and maintaining complex data solutions who understand how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to optimize MI and BI across the organization. If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and are passionate about leveraging technology to optimize business processes, this is the place for you.\n\nTake your career to the next level and help shape the future of digital government services, join us and make a difference for millions of Americans!\n\nAdditional selections may be made for this vacancy six months from the closing date of this announcement. This Direct Hire announcement may be used to fill the same or similar position in another office.\n\nThis is a bargaining unit position represented by the American Federation of Government Employees.\n\nSelective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.\n\nAs a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which 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- the 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 the 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\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\n Review our benefits\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 The evaluation you receive is based on your responses to the online assessment questions completed during the application process.\n\nPlease make sure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your evaluation.\n\nInformation not specifically stated in your resume cannot be assumed. Information that is copied or restated language from the vacancy announcement or rating criteria will not be considered. If this occurs, you may be found ineligible.\n\nYou may be asked to take an online technical assessment test as part of the application process. The technical assessment will come from a third party called CodeSignal, a widely used coding assessment platform that has been adopted and validated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for federal IT hiring. This assessment is a live coding exercise completed in a proctored online environment. The assessment is designed to evaluate practical programming skills relevant to the position. If you receive an email to take the CodeSignal assessment, this assessment is one component of our evaluation process, not the sole determining factor. Your application, resume, and other qualifications remain an important part of our review.\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\n Review our benefits\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.\n\n To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:\n\n Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.\n\n Other documents supporting qualifications and/or preference, if applicable.\n\nResumes exceeding two pages will not be considered. To be considered, your resume must:\n\n Clearly demonstrate your qualifications for the position\n\n Include your contact information\n\nWe recommend using a clear, easy-to-read format and focusing on information most relevant to the job announcement\n\nYou must also submit ALL supporting documentation by the closing date of the vacancy announcement to claim certain types of preference.\n\nTo apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:\n\nINTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP): ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, candidates must meet the requirements for the Well Qualified. Well-qualified is defined as having knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Candidates must also provide:\n\n proof of eligibility with your application. 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