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Infrastructure Engineer

Social Security Administration
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Woodlawn, Maryland, USPosted March 9, 2026

Job Description

Summary

IT Specialist (APPSW) Infrastructure Engineer positions are being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's delegated Direct Hire Authority, open to all U.S.

citizens. Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service. Under the provisions of the Direct Hire Authority, Veterans Preference and the "Rule of Many" do not apply.

Duties

This announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available.

Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed.

Positions filled with applications from this pool will be placed into positions where artificial intelligence duties occupy the majority of the work performed.

Qualifications

Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please visit the new resume guidance for more information

Duties

Knowledge of a wide-range of multi-platform software/hardware products and services in a multi-platform software development environment. Skill installing, configuring, and supporting various operating systems. Ability to analyze software/hardware problems and formulate solutions. Skill installing, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. Skill installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows Server Update Services. Skill coordinating technical tasks with fellow employees and/or vendors. Ability to organize joint inter-component efforts. Ability to communicate orally and in writing. READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION. Applicants must qualify for the series and grade of the posted position.

Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.

Your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying.

To qualify for the 2210 IT Specialist series, the applicant must demonstrate the following 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; know about available products and services; and 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

Grade 13 To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent.

Such IT-related experience must include all of the following: 1) Supporting Windows Server Infrastructure, 2), knowledge and expertise in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, and 3) recommending implementable innovative solutions

PLEASE NOTE:

This specialized experience is REQUIRED and must be explicitly documented/described in your resume, or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Qualification standards and additional information for this position can be found here:

Additional Information

See announcement cutoff dates below under How to Apply.

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