Computer Assistant (Scheduler/Production Controller)

$49,025 - $63,733/Yr

United States Department of the Treasury - Bloomington, IL

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Bloomington, IL

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Computer Assistant (Scheduler/Production Controller) position at the Department of the Treasury involves planning, scheduling, and controlling the processing of tax data on major corporate and departmental computer systems. The role requires analyzing and evaluating requirements for computer processing, identifying workflow and equipment needs, and ensuring the correct restoration of data files. This position offers career progression opportunities, allowing for non-competitive promotions as the employee gains experience and meets qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and control the processing of tax data on major corporate and departmental computer systems.
• Analyze and evaluate requirements for computer processing by identifying workflow and sequence, equipment and capacity requirements, and job interrelationships.
• Review system reports and logs to identify scheduling conflicts, processing problems, or job failures and determine corrective actions.
• Ensure correct restoration of data files and databases to the proper restart point.
• Receive program additions, deletions, and changes from programmers and various external sources.
• Evaluate systems change requests to determine modifications to existing setups, schedules, run streams, and dependencies with other systems and programs.
• May serve as on-the-job or formal classroom instructor.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service, related to the work of this position.
• Experience operating computer equipment, providing support to a Local Area Network (LAN), analyzing data quickly, and reading computer printouts to extract necessary information.
• Ability to recognize and correct malfunctions and report findings to responsible personnel.
• Experience receiving, testing, and installing new products, as well as installing software updates.

Benefits

• Access to a range of federal employee benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.