{"id":2669942,"url":"https://alion.io/job/veterans-affairs-it-specialist-data-mgmt","title":"IT Specialist (Data Mgmt)","company":{"id":1753110,"name":"Veterans Affairs","domain":"va.gov","url":"https://alion.io/company/va-gov","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":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Phoenix, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":76463,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":76463},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Incident Management","optional":false},{"name":"MS SQL","optional":false},{"name":"PHP","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Windows Server","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Summary\nDeliver secure and high availability infrastructure solutions supporting VA's mission. Serve as an operational service provider of foundational compute, storage, physical database, and client management components. Implement and sustain technical, management, and operational security controls and supporting processes to protect mission critical networks, systems, and applications throughout the VA enterprise.\n\nApply today!\nDuties\n\n Reads, interprets, writes, modifies, and execute ssimple scripts (e.g., Transact-SQL) on Windows Server and SQL Server systems (e.g., those that perform tasks such as: parsing large data files, automating manual tasks, and fetching/processing remote data).\n\n Manages the compilation, cataloging, caching, distribution, and retrieval of data.\n\n Maintains and supports various versions of database systems configuration related to one another.\n\n Conducts functional and connectivity testing to ensure continuing operability.\n\n Ensures rigorous application of technical information and security information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of customer support services.\n\n Implements operational and technical security controls and adheres to organizational security policies and procedures.\n\n Participates with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in management of the transition to modernized systems.\n\n Develops and document systems administration standard operating procedures.\n\n Provides recommendations for improvements to the efficiency of system utilization and respond to special requests for system data.\n\nThis position is primarily aligned to the following NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework work roles:\n\nCybersecurity Code 451 - System Administrator: Responsible for setting up and maintaining a system or specific components of a system (e.g. for example, installing, configuring, and updating hardware and software; establishing and managing user accounts; overseeing or conducting backup and recovery tasks; implementing operational and technical security controls; and adhering to organizational security policies and procedures).\n\nCybersecurity Code 411: Technical Support Specialist: Provides technical support to customers who need assistance utilizing client-level hardware and software in accordance with established or approved organizational process components (i.e., Master Incident Management Plan, when applicable).\n\nCybersecurity Code 422: Data Analyst: Examines data from multiple disparate sources with the goal of providing security and privacy insights. Designs and implements custom algorithms, workflow processes, and layouts for complex, enterprise-scale datasets used for modeling, data mining, and research purposes.\n\nFor more information about these work roles, where they fit within the larger Cyber Workforce, and how they can support your unique career journey, please visit the Cyber Career Pathways tool on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies website: https://niccs.us-cert.gov/workforce-development/cyber-career-pathways\n\nPosition Description/PD#: IT Specialist (Data Mgmt)/PD19753A\n\nTravel Required: Occasional travel may be required as needed for this position.\n\nWork Schedule: Monday - Friday; Tour of duty will be determined based on organizational needs.\n\nCompressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy\n\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\n\nPhysical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work sire. Some employees may carry light items such as paper, books, or small parts.\n\nWorking Conditions: The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Some employees may occasionally be exposed to circuitry of electronic equipment during testing and must apply precautions to avoid personal injury. Some employees may have the option for telework agreements, with the appropriate required approvals and compliance.\n\nRequirements\nConditions of employment\n\n You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.\n\n Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.\n\n Selectee is subject to background/suitability investigation.\n\n Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.\n\n To be considered for this position, applicants must complete all required steps in the process.\n\n Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.\n\n As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will 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\n 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.\n\n All required documents must be uploaded at the time you submit your application. The system supports only one submission. Applicants will not be able to edit their application or upload additional documents once it has been submitted.\n\n Applications that are incomplete-including those missing required documentation-will not be considered. Applicants are responsible for reviewing the Required Documents section and ensuring all mandatory materials are included prior to submission.\n\n Note: Applicants will not be contacted for missing information. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide all documentation necessary to determine qualification and eligibility.\n\n Qualifications\n\n To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/22/2026.\n\nYou must meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements, Specialized Experience and Selective Placement Factors to qualify for this series as described below.\n\nMinimum Qualifications Requirements\n\nEXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position, you must have information technology-related experience demonstrating all of the four competencies listed below. Ensure that this experience is clearly described in your resume:\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\nSpecialized Experience for GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. 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 and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT.\n\nSpecialized experience is defined as Demonstrating proficiency administering and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases in high-volume enterprise environments supporting prescription fulfillment or similarly large-scale transactions. Experience ensuring data integrity, availability, and consistent accuracy across multiple sites; analyzing and optimizing database structures, indexes, and query execution plans; and resolving performance bottlenecks and production issues. Proficiency developing, troubleshooting, and optimizing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions to extract, transform, validate, and report data. Experience documenting and implementing database policies, security controls, recovery procedures, and maintenance practices; collaborating with application, software development, pharmacy, and operations teams; and independently managing complex database environments to support large-scale business operations.\n\n-AND-\n\nSelective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume.\n\nSelective Placement Factor Administering and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases, including analyzing and optimizing large-scale prescription fulfillment data to ensure data integrity and uninterrupted system availability. Applicants must also demonstrate proficiency developing and troubleshooting complex SQL queries that support high-volume transactional operations upon entry into the position\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\nNote: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.\n\nIt is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those who have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.\n\n Education\n\n EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position at this grade level.\n\n Additional information\n This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.\n\nThis is not a remote position. OIT has multiple worksites at various duty locations, and the individual(s) selected may be assigned to any federal government work site. This announcement will NOT be used for changing duty locations. If selected, and you are a current VA employee, and not on an approved exemption, you will continue to report to your current duty location. 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