Duties
- Initiating, executing, overseeing, and evaluating projects and advising management concerning the future of the Census Bureau's Secure Cloud strategy, road map, architecture, and engineering specific to Azure Cloud environment.
- Implementing security requirements, monitors security statuses, and maintains compliance of Cloud solutions with Federal and Census Bureau security policies.
- Developing operational and architectural artifacts; develops Cloud processes and Standard Operating Procedures, and helps to review/refine Cloud usage patterns to reduce costs.
- Translating business and non-functional requirements to actionable technical requirements necessary for designing and engineering technical solutions and critical technical engagement services to Census Bureau Cloud customers.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- U.S. Citizen.
- Suitable for Federal employment.
- Registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- This is a NON-BARGAINING unit position.
Qualifications
his vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the 'Who May Apply' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see
24-CVSD-12555731-ST-KC.
Specialized Experience: For the
GS-13, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the
GS-12 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: Assisting with Cloud architecture design and core services implementation; Completing hands-on operational work in cloud environments utilizing Azure cloud solutions; Developing SOP's and architectural diagrams; Performing automation leveraging infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions or related scripting/PowerShell; Coordinating with vendor partners for problem triage and new solution implementations; and Performing on-premise application workload migrations to Cloud, or similar hands-on cloud technical experience.
MS Azure/ AWS/ Google Cloud knowledge preferred.
In Addition To The Above Specialized Experience, Your Resume Must Demonstrate One Year Of Information Technology (IT) Related Experience In The Federal Service Or Private Or Public Sector Demonstrating The Following Four Competencies, As Defined
- 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.
- 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.
Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.
Experience 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.
Additional information
If hired for this position with the Census Bureau, at its headquarters office located in Suitland, Maryland, you will be expected to temporarily telework to maximum extent while the headquarters building is being renovated. Once renovations are completed for your area, you will be notified when to return to the office. At that time, you will be expected to work from your duty station, and you may be eligible to telework, up to 8 days a pay period depending on your respective work schedule, with approval from your supervisor.
The following links provide information on various hiring authorities that do not fall under competitive examining procedures; however, they may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.
The Department of Commerce provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.