Job: 0. IT Specialist III

Jobing Description

POSITION: IT Specialist III

JOB CODE: 11-0039

LOCATION: Stennis Space Center, MS

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics or related field preferred.

MONTHS/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 8 or more years of experience in programming or testing, 5 or more years experience working with .Net programming languages, and appropriate operating systems and software.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS: Responsibilities include supporting the development of new software applications, maintaining and upgrading existing software applications, meeting with customers to understand requirements, and creating design and test documentation. Knowledge of NASA and federal government procedural requirements is a plus. Codes, tests, debugs, implements, and documents complex programs. Develops test plans to verify logic of new or modified programs. Designs systems and programs to meet complex business needs. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded. Creates appropriate documentation in work assignments such as program code, and technical documentation. Gathers information from existing systems, analyzes program and time requirements. Prepares time estimates and justifications for assigned tasks and provides recommendations to project managers. Supports project personnel in resolving fairly complex program problems. Works with client and management to resolve issues and validate programming requirements within their areas of responsibility. Provides technical advice on complex programming. May serve as technical project lead; provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel. Conducts quality assurance activities such as peer reviews. Provides consulting services in a technical capacity to management and technical staff. Develops test plans to verify logic of new or modified programs. Identifies issues as appropriate. Creates appropriate documentation in work assignments such as program code, and technical documentation. Conducts quality assurance activities such as peer reviews. Experience working with relational databases to facilitate programming software. Strong programming skills, strong personal computer and business solutions software skills, strong analytical and problem solving skills for design, and creation and testing of programs.