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Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: South Burlington, VT
Salary: $54,032.00 - $77,138.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (802)660-1146

JOB SUMMARY:

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Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resilience to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services secures America's promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system. Visit us at www.uscis.gov.

Everyday our Information Technology Specialists provide operational and support services to USCIS enterprise infrastructure components, including networks, voice and data circuit components, and databases.

This position of INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST starts at a salary of $54,032.00 (GS-09 step 1), with promotion potential to $77,138.00 (GS-11 step 10).  Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Office of Information Technology, South Burlington, VT within DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Who May Apply

Status Candidates which include:

• Federal employees with competitive status and reinstatement eligibles.

• Persons eligible under an Interchange Agreement (click here to view a list of covered agreements)
• Veterans’ preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing at least three consecutive years of active duty (click here for information on veterans)
• Persons that are applying under a Special Hiring Authority (see "Other Information" section of this announcement)
• For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here
• If you do not meet the requirements above,  you may be eligible to apply through CIS-PJN-744754-OIT.

USCIS will not pay your relocation expenses.
This position is in the bargaining unit.
This position is not considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed.

Relocation expenses are authorized if you are assigned to the RAIO program and have been approved for rotation from an overseas assignment. Relocation expenses for employees assigned to an OCONUS location will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Note: USCIS may fill one or more positions using this vacancy.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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You must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position

Successfully pass a background investigation including financial disclosure

You must pass drug screening

Meet relevant experience and/or education requirements.

Current Federal employees must meet Time-in-Grade requirements

You must submit resume and supporting documentation