Duties

The ideal candidate has exceptional interpersonal skills when dealing with management, business stakeholders, team members, and end-users. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must, and empathy is highly valued.
Representative Duties

• Meet regularly with the Director of Information Technology to receive guidance on direction and priorities and to provide updates on your progress and the progress of the software developers in your team.
• Provide guidance to software developers, system administrators and web team on direction and make assignments of new tasks.
• Document progress on development projects and tasks in DevOps tool to create visibility into the work of the team for management and business owners.
• Collaborate with developers, system administrator and web team to create and update the software development standards to be followed and ensure solutions adhere to local and national policy.
• Lead brainstorming sessions focused on resolving issues and discovering new ways forward.
• Work under pressure to resolve business-impacting issues in a timely fashion.
• Be comfortable meeting with business owners of projects to ensure the requirements are clearly defined and proposed solutions will meet expectations.
• Contribute directly to solution development (Design, Code, Configure, Test, Deploy).
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. citizen or a permanent resident in the process of applying for citizenship. Direct deposit of pay required. Provisionally hired pending results of background investigation and fingerprinting. Positions with the U.S. Courts are at-will, excepted service appointments, and may be terminated with or without cause by the Court. Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.
The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, for any reason including, but not limited to, budgetary issues. Said modifications may occur without prior written or other notice.
Equity Focused Employer
We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. The 9th Circuit encourages applications from all qualified individuals and seeks a diverse pool of applicants in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, disability, religion, and socio-economic circumstance.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

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• How to Apply

  Please submit a single PDF application packet through the Career Portal.
  Only applicants submitting a completed application packet will be considered.

  • Cover letter detailing your qualifications and interest in the position;

  • Current Resume.

  Agency contact information

  Human Resources

  Email

  employment@ca9.uscourts.gov

  Address

  US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  95 Seventh Street
  San Francisco, CA 94103
  US

  Next steps

  Initial application review: February 16, 2024.
  Tentative interview dates include: The week of February 20-29, 2024.
  Video conference interviews available.
  Position open until filled.

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents