Office of Personnel Management
IT Software Engineer (Tech Force)
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Summary
This announcement will close at 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/23/2026. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date. Minimum Qualification Requirement: Under the updated Competency-Based Qualification Standard for the IT Management Series (2210), applicants must: Meet or exceed all required general competencies at the minimum proficiency level for the GS-14 grade, Meet or exceed all required technical competencies established for this announcement for the GS-14 grade, and Demonstrate you have the required specialized experience for the position. You may be considered ineligible and removed from further consideration for the position, if you fail to meet any of the criteria above. Required General Competencies 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. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations 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. Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Technical Competency: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Required Technical Competencies: General Programming and Algorithms Debugging and Troubleshooting Requirement Understanding and Implementation Performance Optimization and Scalability Specialized Experience You must demonstrate the competencies required to successfully perform the duties of the position. These competencies are normally attained through one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level of the position being filled but may be obtained through other means. Experience may be paid or unpaid (internships, volunteerism). Experience must be validated through the assessment process, consistent with OPM's skills-based hiring policy. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Solving problems with secure, scalable solutions, such as diagnosing issues (e.g., bugs, performance, integration), improving reliability, or building with security in mind (e.g., authentication/authorization, data protection) so systems can handle growth. Explaining technical ideas, such as sharing updates and tradeoffs with different audiences (e.g., engineers, product partners, and senior leaders) through briefings, reports, or documentation. Leading software efforts, such as designing, building, deploying, or maintaining reliable technical solutions that address user or mission requirements. Specialized experience must show demonstrable competencies aligned to the position's job analysis and the IT-2210 standard. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing online assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the online assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the online assessment. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
Major Duties
Those selected will join a cohort of individuals that receive leadership training, get exposure to America's top technology CEOs and gain unparalleled exposure to policymaking and national-scale impact. This may include CEO fireside chats, networking events, coding training/certificates, and other opportunities. The specific duties assigned to an IT Software Engineer may differ by hiring agency, Examples may include: Supporting the expansion and use of Super Intelligence (SI) across government. Leveraging SI-assisted development tools and prompt-engineering techniques to streamline delivery processes, enhance code quality, and automate documentation and defect detection. Full-stack engineering, which may include modern Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) implementation, automated and performance testing, observability, SI tool integration, cybersecurity applications, and delivery of robust, secure, and maintainable systems. Leads the planning, coordination, and execution of major IT applications software projects, including software design, development, testing, and implementation. Participates in interagency working groups, task forces, and strategic planning sessions to align IT initiatives with broader government priorities. Leads project teams composed of technical specialists, analysts, and support staff. Assigns tasks, monitors progress, and ensures deliverables meet quality expectations and stakeholder requirements.
Requirements
This is a shared announcement used by multiple Federal agencies. Applicants must meet all conditions of employment listed in this announcement and any agency-specific requirements. Depending on the position, these may include: Completion of the E-Verify employment verification process. Selective Service registration, if applicable. Background investigation and suitability determination. Security clearance, if required by the hiring agency. Must be able to pass a background investigation and/or obtain and hold a security clearance, as determined by the hiring agency. Drug testing, financial disclosure, or bargaining unit coverage, depending on the position. May require a pre-employment drug test and/or random drug testing during the period of employment. Direct deposit of salary payments. Successfully completing a probationary period. Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or national. Specific conditions of employment may vary by hiring agency. Applicants should clarify duty location, travel, security clearance, and other position-specific requirements with the hiring agency, if contacted for interview or selection.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/23/2026. A resume of no more than two pages which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year, and indicates hours worked per week. If military or a civilian Federal employee, you must include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications, and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font style such as Lato, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, or Open San Source Sans Pro. The USAJOBS resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. A complete application questionnaire and online assessments. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the online assessment, you can find the Reasonable Accommodation process here. Other supporting documents, if applicable: Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP)? If so, submit all of the following: A copy of your reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of disability annuity termination, or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your separation SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action'', or most recent SF-50 if pending separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal, including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential, if applicable. Your Federal position at the time you were displaced must be within the local commuting area for a location that a hiring agency plans to fill from this announcement. The definition of local commuting area varies based on duty location and hiring agency policy. To receive priority consideration, you must also be found well-qualified. Are you a current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, non-career SES, or Presidential appointee employee? Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, non-career SES, or Presidential appointee); Agency; and Beginning and end dates of appointment. Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials. You must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. 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.
How to Apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires and assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents sections by11:59 PM (ET) on 10/23/2026 to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Complete the questionnaire and include all supporting documents with your initial application. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about 2 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the closing date of this announcement. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. If you are required to take the General Coding Assessment (GCA), you will be notified within 3 business days of completing the USA Hire Assessment. The notification will include your unique assessment access links to the system and the completion deadline. Access the GCA using the unique assessment link. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have 70 minutes to complete the GCA. Once you start the assessment, you are not able to pause it and restart again. You must complete the assessment in the given time frame or it will time out and submit as you left it. If you are required to take an interview, you will be provided additional instructions within 5 business days of completing the GCA. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. Technical Assessment Notification The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will invite applicants who meet minimum qualification requirements to complete a mandatory technical assessment which will be administered by a third-party contractor hired for this purpose (assessment provider). OPM will send the assessment provider qualifying applicant email addresses solely for the purpose of administering the assessment. Each applicant will receive a link to the assessment at the email address used to apply. After the assessment is completed, the assessment provider will transmit the scores to OPM to be used for applicant evaluation purposes. By written agreement with OPM, the assessment provider will handle all information related to the assessment as confidential information for use only in the assessment process for the relevant vacancy. Taking the assessment is voluntary, but it must be completed in order to receive further consideration for the position. Automated Interview Notification The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will invite applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements to complete a mandatory automated interview, which will be administered by a third-party contractor hired for this purpose (service provider). OPM will provide the service provider with qualifying applicant email addresses, and other information necessary to administer the interview. Each applicant will receive a link to the interview at the email address used to apply. After the interview is completed, the service provider will transmit the interview results, including any job-related evaluation information, to OPM for applicant evaluation purposes. By written agreement with OPM, the service provider will treat all information related to the interview as confidential information and use it only for administering the interview process for the relevant vacancy. Participation in the interview is voluntary; however, applicants must complete it to receive further consideration for the position.