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IT Specialist (PLCYPLN) 'Senior COR' GS-2210-15 FPL GS-15 (DH)

Department of Education HeadquartersMultiple LocationsPosted 11 Sept 2026

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Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two. Specialized Experience for the GS-15 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience in successfully leading initiatives or large-scale operations that continuously monitor, analyze, and manage full-lifecycle IT procurement operations and make authoritative recommendations for organizational process improvements or innovations.

2. Experience as a senior-level Contracting Officer Representative or private sector equivalent, independently managing national/Enterprise-level technology asset portfolios and technology acquisitions lifecycle processes in large Federal Agencies or private sector firm. 3. Experience as a software development asset manager, conducting, managing, and/or directing financial analyses, and financial planning, programming, budgeting, and funds execution of IT Programs and/or software asset portfolios in large Federal Agencies or private sector firm.

Basic Experience Requirements Example (IT Specialist GS-12 and Above GS or Equivalent): For positions at the GS-12, GS-13, GS-14, or GS-15 grade levels, applicants may qualify by meeting or exceeding the minimum proficiency level established for each of the required competencies, in addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement as demonstrated through the assessment of skills. You must possess IT-related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (e.g., IT certification), as appropriate) demonstrating each of the nine competencies listed below.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (i.e., 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.

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3. Decision 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. 4. Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. 5. Interpersonal 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.

6. 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. 7. Problem Solving- Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

8. Teamwork- Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. 9. Technical 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. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs).

You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1. Skill in leading efforts in operational capacity, managing the full-lifecycle activities associated with the acquisition of software development services/technology asset portfolios of large Federal/State Agencies or private-sector companies.

2. Ability to display leadership of initiatives or large-scale operations that continuously monitor and analyze software asset management and/or technology procurement make authoritative recommendations for improvement, and conduct efforts to implement those improvements. 3. Skill in leading teams of diverse stakeholders in efforts to re-engineer, integrate, standardize, or newly devise technology/software asset management and technology acquisition processes that optimize organizations and technology stacks and achieve cost savings.

4. Skill in supporting of Federal or private sector acquisitions staffs, managing software development acquisitions full-lifecycle processes and leading collaborative teams that work to improve acquisition processes and outcomes. 5. Ability to conduct and manage IT strategic and operational planning efforts in large, Federal/State Agencies or private sector firms, effectively communicating those plans to a wide variety of stakeholders, and managing/leading implementations of efforts that execute against those strategic/operational plans.

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