IT Specialist (Database Platform Engineer)

• Develop and maintain database platform technical designs patterns and engineering approaches for complex mission-critical systems across on-premises cloud and hybrid environments consistent with enterprise architectural direction.
• Design database solutions using relational non-relational distributed and cloud-native technologies including approaches for resiliency replication backup and recovery disaster recovery encryption and access management.
• Develop proposed reusable database reference architectures design patterns and engineering standards and provide architectural guidance for modernization and migration of legacy environments to cloud-native database services.
• Design and engineer assigned data systems supporting AI and machine-learning capabilities including vector and embedding stores feature stores retrieval-augmented generation and LLM data pipelines and training and inference data flows.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and data-platform services contribute to modernization roadmaps and provide architectural analysis and recommendations to OCIO technology governance and engineering reviews.
• Provide advanced technical advice to OCIO organizations and program offices work with architects engineers and cybersecurity personnel to resolve issues spanning multiple technology domains and mentor database administrators and engineers.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Candidates will not be hired based on their race sex color religion or national origin
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment if required
• You will be required to report to an OPM assigned office.
• This position is not eligible for inclusion in a bargaining unit

For the GS13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent performing information technology database platform engineering work that includes:

• Designing database solutions using relational non-relational distributed or cloud-native technologies including approaches for resiliency replication backup and recovery encryption or identity and access management; and
• Developing proposed database reference architectures design patterns engineering standards or technical implementation guidance for enterprise systems; and
• Providing architectural guidance or support for the modernization or migration of legacy database environments to modern database platforms or cloud-native database services; and
• Designing or developing data architectures or platform components supporting artificial intelligence or machine-learning systems (such as vector or embedding stores feature stores retrieval-augmented generation or large language model data pipelines or training and inference data flows); and
• Evaluating emerging database or data-platform technologies and communicating architectural recommendations risks and alternatives to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• 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.
• 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.
• Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
• 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.
• 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.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
• Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
• Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.