Summary
We need your expertise! Our mission here in the Patent Product Delivery Branch is to promote the use of new technology, innovative solutions, and experience design practices across business product delivery teams. In the Patent Product Delivery Branch, you can work with business product delivery teams to deliver business value to customers through software, from initial design to deployment and ongoing operations.
Duties
The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year. This position is for you if... GS-12 You're excited to perform and coordinate technical product-team activities throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle, including requirements analysis, application and system testing, troubleshooting, implementation, technical documentation, and coordination with multidisciplinary stakeholders. You're ready to use your skills to apply cloud, systems analysis, software development, and your technical expertise to develop and implement solutions; identify and resolve technical issues; and help ensure assigned products and information systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with organizational requirements and standards. You enjoy performing cybersecurity compliance and system assessment and authorization activities and providing technical guidance to support the secure development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of products and information systems. You are eager to participate in special projects and technical initiatives by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, supporting project planning and execution, resolving technical or security issues, and supporting acquisition, contract, or vendor-management activities. GS-13 You strive to lead complex technical product and system initiatives throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle, establish technical approaches, evaluate requirements and alternatives, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, and resolve significant technical or production issues affecting product delivery. You're eager to serve as a senior technical advisor for cloud and information-system solutions by evaluating architecture, technologies, system performance, security, scalability, and operational requirements and recommending technical solutions or improvements for complex or high-impact initiatives. You're passionate about providing authoritative technical guidance for cybersecurity compliance and system assessment and authorization activities, evaluates technical and security risks, and recommends corrective actions to ensure products and information systems are securely developed, deployed, monitored, and maintained. You're ready to utilize your leadership skills by heading special projects or major technical initiatives, coordinates work across technical teams and stakeholders, provides technical direction, evaluates project risks and priorities, and represents the organization on technical matters as assigned.
Education
Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
How you will be evaluated
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job opportunity announcement, you will be placed in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are "gold," "silver," and "bronze." Candidates placed in the "gold" category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. In addition to the USA Hire Assessment, your resume will be evaluated, using a Panel Review, for evidence of your ability to demonstrate possession of any specialized experience and how well your background and experience relate to the job announcement, required by this position. How you will be evaluated for Veteran's Preference eligibility: Preference eligibles with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category (gold). Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. If referred all relevant documents submitted with your application package will be forwarded to the selecting official, due weight shall be given to performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR § 335.103(b)(3), during the interview/selection process conducted by the hiring manager. Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or for changing your scored responses to questions you've answered, which may affect your overall final score. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13064766 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, retaliation for engaging in protected activity, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. If you believe that you have been discriminated against and would like to file an EEO complaint, you must do so within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act. Claims of employment discrimination must be submitted to the attention of the USPTO's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity via email ([email protected]) or phone (571-272-8292).