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Lead Information Technology Specialist (Systems AnalysisApplications Software)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 125776 - 125776
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
6 October 2026 (3 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
3 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Summary
WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
A description of the business units can be found at: are to be filled in following area(s):
REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
- Ensures the organizations strategic plan mission vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the teams strategies goals objectives work plans work products and services.
- Articulates and communicates team assignments projects problems actionable events milestones program issues and deadlines.
- Independently or as a Team Leader serves as a technical expert for Compliance Domain systems development and undertakes technically complex projects/studies requiring coordination across functional lines service wide.
- Develops or assists other developers with software applications for the PC/Server/Web portal environment using languages and technologies such as Java J2EE XML HTML SOAP SQL DB2 Oracle other object-oriented language and/or other Web technologies. This includes understanding syntax creating compiling executing testing and debugging programs functions and objects.
Conditions of employment
- Probationary Period - All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time your performance conduct and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor seek feedback and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
- Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred promoted demoted or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.
- Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- U.S Citizenship - Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Selective Service Registration - Males born after December 31 1959 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System or prove they are exempt from having to do so.
- Personal Identity Verification (PIV) - Must provide 2 forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTIONS
Qualifications
- Leading or coordinating IT projects application-related efforts operational initiatives or system-related activities that affect multiple users teams programs or business processes.
- Applying advanced IT principles concepts methods and practices to evaluate requirements; resolve technical issues; guide system application or code testing and configuration decisions; and ensure technical documentation and federal cybersecurity privacy or regulatory requirements are addressed.
- Engaging customers stakeholders users product or business owners and technical teams to define business or technical requirements communicate technical impacts and guide delivery of secure reliable scalable IT solutions.
- Evaluating system service or application performance availability reliability security controls usability and operational effectiveness; identifying risks issues defects or gaps; and leading corrective actions or improvement efforts.
- Analyzing competing technical approaches and providing authoritative recommendations to management stakeholders or IT specialists on the selection design configuration implementation or improvement of IT solutions with organizational impact.
- Utilizing IT security concepts standards methods and compliance requirements; applying project management principles and practices including developing plans and schedules estimating resources defining milestones and deliverables monitoring activities and evaluating project accomplishments.
- Applying IT principles techniques requirements Software Life Cycle (SLC) concepts and business process improvement methods to identify issues develop solutions and resolve application or system issues while ensuring they adhere to security and governance requirements.
- Applying enterprise architecture principles application development standards IT infrastructure concepts or organizational policies and procedures governing application development cyber security risk management and compliance of IT services.
- Leading or coordinating teams involved in the development implementation analysis design and maintenance of critical software applications for the PC/Server/Web Portal environment using technologies such as Java J2EE XML HTML SOAP SQL DB2 and Oracle or other object-oriented programming languages or web development tools.
- Developing technical documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Handbooks technical papers and training packages to plan and lead project teams.
- Preparing and presenting technical IT information both orally and in writing to executives stakeholders customers and team members to support IT operations.
AND
You must also meet the following requirement(s):
- PERFORMANCE RATING: Current federal employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating to receive consideration.
- TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to All US Citizens
- TIME IN GRADE (TIG): Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements. For positions above the GS-05applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05 you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02 03 or 04 positions.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPMs Qualifications Standards.
Education
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3 Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).
Additional information
- Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location that location will become your official post of duty.
- In the event that a building is closed due to rent management new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
- Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
- Alternative work schedule staggered work hours may be available.
- Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
- Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): Puerto Rico includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026.
- Prior IRS Employment - Former employees will be subject to a screening of their prior conduct with the Service. The Taxpayer First Act of 2019 26 U.S. Code 7804 prohibits the IRS from rehiring certain former employees who were removed from service.
- Tax Check - Must undergo a review of income tax verification. To check the status of your tax record go to: ( If you are not in compliance you will be determined unsuitable for employment with IRS.
- Fingerprint/Criminal History Check - This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into Continuous Vetting. Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout ones employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBIs Rap Back service which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g. arrests charges convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information regarding your rights refer to Noncriminal Justice Applicants Privacy Rights - FBI FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI and ().
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.
Required Experience:
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