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Are you a graduating student or a recent grad? Join our Pathways Recent Graduate Program! The U.S. Digital Corps is a two-year Fellowship program that offers professional and technical training, mentoring and developmental opportunities starting at the GS-09 grade level that promotes careers in the federal government to recent graduates.
Learn more about this agency01/07/2025 to 01/08/2025
$61,111 - $99,314 per year
If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.
GS 09
MANY vacancies in the following location:
Yes - The location of this position will be determined upon selection.
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
Occasional travel - Travel for program events
No
Recent Graduates
Full-time
Excepted
12
No
No
Q2-2024-0107
826880900
Recent Graduates: If you completed a qualifying degree, certificate, or industry-recognized credential within the previous two years, you may apply. If you are a veteran who was prevented from applying during the 2-year period due to your military service, you may apply if your degree, certificate, or industry-recognized credential was completed within the last 6 years. Enrolled students: If you will complete your degree requirements by JULY 15, 2025 you may apply.
This position is for the U.S. Digital Corps Software Engineering (APPSW) track - an advanced entry level Information Technology (IT) Specialist with a specialty in Information Technology (APPSW). As an IT specialist, the incumbent designs, documents, develops, modifies, tests, installs, implements, and supports new or existing applications software.
Major duties of this position:
If selected, you must meet the following conditions:
To be eligible for conversion to the competitive service after completion of the Pathways Recent Graduate program must:
The qualification standards for this position allows an applicant to meet the qualification requirements through either the requirements specified in the section titled Education or the requirements specified in the section titled Specialized Experience.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the five competencies listed below:
AND
Specialized experience:
You qualify at the Grade 09 level if you possess one year of specialized experience that equips you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. This specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the Grade 07 level to meet the qualification requirements in the Federal Service.
Examples of specialized experience include experience that demonstrates the ability to design and build basic software applications; maintain and modify existing programs; collaborate with other computer specialists utilizing code management tools; and communicate technical information—including information about the software development process—in ways that different types of audiences can understand, and utilize technical knowledge and methods to solve problems.
OR
Education: Please see below for education qualification requirements.
Apply only if you meet the qualifications.
Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. If you do not have the below graduate education to qualify, you can still qualify with one year of specialized experience as described above.
Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree for the IT Specialist 2210 Series (or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree): in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
To receive credit for Education, you must provide college transcripts to support your Educational claims.
GSA is not obligated to make an offer of employment, nor is the Pathways selectee obligated to accept an offer of employment.
Bargaining Unit Status: This position is ineligible for the bargaining unit.
Criminal History Inquiries - Not allowed before offer. If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage.
Promotion Policy: If you are selected at a grade lower than the full performance level, you may be promoted up to that grade level without having to re-apply or compete against other applicants.
Management Rights: Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.
Diversity
GSA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility that goes beyond our compliance with EEO regulations including:
On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved:
Our commitment is:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The evaluation process for this job is different from a typical federal job announcement as the U.S. Digital Corps program utilizes the Subject Matter Expert Qualifications Assessment (SMEQA) process.
Subject matter experts will evaluate whether you meet the qualifications for the U.S. Digital Corps for this position.
You are being evaluated under the category rating method which means, if you are determined to be qualified, you will be placed into the ‘Best Qualified’, or ‘Well Qualified’ category by Subject Matter Experts (SME) based on your knowledge and experience to the required competencies of this position.
Resume review:
Subject matter experts will review the first page of education and first two (2) pages of work experience on your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required competencies.
Project-based assessment:
Shortly after the deadline, eligible applicants will receive a short project-based assessment to complete. Responses to the assessment will be used to measure the depth of knowledge in relation to the required competencies for the position. Depending on the volume of applications passing this step in the evaluation process, either the top candidates will move into the next assessment phase (with remaining candidates holding in the process) or all passing candidates will move to the next phase.
Qualifying phone interviews:
At this phase, you will have at least one phone interview to further assess whether your experience meets the required competencies. You should expect your interview to cover both technical and non-technical competencies. You may meet with more than one subject matter expert for a determination to be made.
All interviews will be conducted virtually. Live captioning and other accessibility assistance is available for all candidates. If you require accommodations at any point of the application or hiring process, please contact jointts@gsa.gov.
Ranking and preference:
Veteran's preference applies to all selections made under the Pathways authority in accordance with Part 302 of 5 CFR. Veteran Preference will be applied to applicants who move forward after the qualifying phone interviews.
The “Best Qualified” applicants will be issued to the Selecting Official by the Human Resources Office. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. Based upon your category and score, you may be referred to the U.S. Digital Corps for interviews with host agencies.
If you misrepresent your knowledge and experience in the application package, you will be excluded from consideration for this job.
A "federal resume" is not required, however, federal hiring does require that your resume must explicitly reflect the minimum qualifications cited in the job posting.
GSA & the U.S. Digital Corps' application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for the information we absolutely need to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility. All Recent Graduate applicants are required to submit the following supportive documents.
ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.
Resume: Your resume must show your name, email address, work schedule (full-time, part-time, etc.), number of hours worked per week, start/end dates of employment (month/year) and duties performed.
College transcripts: Your transcripts must show a, b, and c:
(a) Proof of recent graduate status (within past 2 years or on track to graduate by July 15, 2025; or within past 6 years if you were prevented from applying due to your military service)
(b) Name of your college or university
(c) Date your degree was awarded
Certificate: If you received a certificate from a registered apprenticeship programs, (i.e., Job Corps, Climate Corps, AmeriCorps, and Peace Corps) or industry-recognized credential only when awarded from a qualifying career or technical education program. Your certificate must show a, b, and c:
(a) Proof of recent graduate status (within past 2 years or on track to finish by July 15,2025; or within past 6 years if you were prevented from applying due to your military service)
(b) Name of qualifying career or technical education program
(c) Date program was completed
If you are currently pursuing a graduate degree, but you are claiming Recent Graduate eligibility based on a previous degree, you must also include those transcripts.
If you completed your education outside of the U.S., see Foreign Education information for guidance on what we can accept.
If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
If you are claiming veterans preference:
(a) Copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 that shows the dates of your active duty service. If selected, a DD-214 showing your type of discharge (member 4 copy) will be required prior to appointment.
(b) If you are claiming 10-point preference, submit both of the following in addition to the DD-214: (1) completed SF-15 form; and (2) proof of your entitlement (refer to SF-15 for complete list).
If you are active duty military- Certification on a letterhead from your military branch that includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service dates including discharge/release date (must be no later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted).
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job.
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To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement.
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