Job Summary

This position is in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA), Technology Directorate (TD). The Technology Directorate provides information technology services for all FSA systems, promoting the effective and secure use of technology to achieve FSA's strategic objectives through sound planning, investments, integrated technology architectures and standards, effective systems development, production support, and cybersecurity services.

Job Description

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the specialize experience. Specialized Experience for the GS-15: One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: Experience serving as the principal engineer or engineering lead in the development of a scaled technology platform. Experience serving as a lead engineer or senior software developer, overseeing internal and external software development, integration, and operation. Experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and translating user needs into technical architecture. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). Ability to lead engineering teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for users. Knowledge of software application best practices and emerging technologies tooling, including but not limited to AI and Data. Ability to build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing engineering culture across the organization. Ability to navigate complex systems and process while driving effective change management. Knowledge of building and operating large-scale, mission-critical financial system or comparable complex technology systems.