Duties

Summary

The Lead Application Developer provides hands-on oversight to the development practices of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and the Voice of America (VOA). The incumbent will develop new innovative solutions for the 45 plus language services to deliver news to their respective regions of the globe and work on the day to day development, management, integration, and updates to the VOA digital products.

THIS POSITION IS COVERED BY A UNION AGREEMENT
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Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

-Function as part of a program team to assist in and/or implement all aspects of the software development lifecycle; requirements generation, design, code, verification and test, and maintenance,
-Work with journalists, broadcasters, digital strategists, and other users to understand their needs, develop technical requirements, advocate that vision of the software team, and design, develop and maintain software that delivers innovation and seamlessly integrates with the existing system.
-Design, Code, and debug software components and subcomponents/modules to support development of the user interface, Web, mobile, IoT, and social distribution platforms.
-Provides expert consultation on agile development for VOA digital products and connecting mobile, social,, and desktop applications.
-Provides expert consultation on open-source software development, DevOps, and continuous integration and continuous delivery, and cloud platform and infrastructure solutions (PaaS, IaaS).
-Ensures automated testing through the use of continuous integration pipeline and Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US Citizenship Required
• Candidates may be required to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Will be subject to an investigation for suitability determination.
• Applicants must complete online questionnaire.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a SF-86.
• This is a sensitive or national security position.
• This is a term appointment not-to-exceed 4 years, with the option to extend an additional 4 years. The appointment may not exceed a total of eight years.
• Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, which is directly related to this line of work AND IT related experience demonstrating the four competencies listed.

1. Attention to Detail - Meticulous; thoroughly reviews and proofreads various IT related data/information; dedicates focus to accomplish tasks that are complete, precise and accurate to a given IT situation.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customer (that is, any individual 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.
3. 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS:

For the GS-13 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience for this position are defined as:
-hands on programming experience developing Web and/or mobile applications with PHP, Drupal, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
-proven ability to pick up new development technologies quickly and independently; possess flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, processes, and new technologies
-experience with Drupal 7 and/or Drupal 8 module development.
-experience with Agile development;
-knowledge of PHP, GIT Repositories, LAMP stack, Javascript libraries, and operating systems such as Linux, Windows.

For the GS-14 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service the specialized experience listed above as well as specialized experience for this position defined as:
-providing expert consultation on agile development and open-source software development;
-excellent interpersonal, teamwork, organizational and administrative skills;
-experience leading IT systems development projects from design to support.

Education

Applicants cannot substitute education for experience.

Additional information

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE

1. If you are an eligible Inter agency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.

2. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

3. If selected, you will be subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.

4. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional selections may be made if additional/identical vacancies occur within 90 days of certificate issuance.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This position is being advertised through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Direct-Hire Authority ( PMA and Executive Order 13833 ) and is open to All U.S. Citizens. Under this authority, competitive rating, ranking and veterans' preference procedures do not apply.

Once your resume or application is submitted a review of your qualification will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.

Competencies:

• Attention to Detail
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Software Development
• Software Testing and Evaluation

Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):

• Resume

You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource office.