| Category |
Description |
Cost |
| Business/Process Analyst |
Three to six years. Three years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: developing functional requirements for complex integrated IT systems, ensuring that the business requirements are supported by the software, ensuring goals for Functional Architects are being met, and managing team commitment. Additional years of experience must be in the general business administration field and encompass the ability to work independently or under general direction |
$68-85/hour |
| Customer Support Specialist |
One to five years. One year must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: knowledge of PC operation, network and mail standards, help desk support, information systems development and other work in the client/server, or related fields. The CSS must demonstrate the ability to communicate skillfully in speech and in writing, for they are responsible for collaborating with Technical Architecture Specialists, System Specialists, Programmers and vendors to ensure and enhance the use of products and services. Most importantly, they must identify the customer’s problem, suggest solutions, and/or dispatch the technical expertise to the area with the problem. |
$28-55/hour |
| Data
Modeler |
Three plus years of
experience that must be specialized in developing and maintaining
business process models and relational data models. |
$79-120/hour |
| Database
Administrator |
Three to six years. Three
years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes:
demonstrated experience using current RDBMS's technologies,
application design utilizing various RDBMS, and experience with
RDBMS internals. The other 3 years in general RDBMS systems analysis
and programming. The administrator must effectively provide work
status to the Project Team Lead. They must also engage in, and fully
adopt the ongoing process improvement. The DBA must have previously
demonstrated the ability to work independently or under general
direction. |
$65-160/hour |
| Internet
Specialist/Web Developer |
One to three years. One
year must be specialized. Specialized experience includes
demonstrated experience using current Internet technologies, and
application design utilizing various WEB tools (C++, JAVA, Visual
Basic, XML JSP, WebLogic, Vignette). The Web developer must exemplify
the ability to work independently or under only general
direction. |
$70-105/hour |
| Management
Consultant |
Fifteen years. Ten years
must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: project
management from inception to deployment, expertise in the control of
funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms, and
demonstrated capability in managing multi-task contracts and/or
subcontracts of various types and complexity. Additional experience
includes: increased responsibilities in information systems
management, the ability to serve as the primary point of contact for
all program-related issues, and provide the systematic resolution of
those issues. Higher degrees of education will require less
experience, up to two years per degree. |
$85-190/hour |
| Network
Engineer |
Two to five years. Two
years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes:
analysis, design, installation of local area networks, analysis and
installation of communications systems, use of engineering
documentation, network configurations and topologies, and
proficiency in X.25, TCP/IP, Frame Relay, Bridges, and Routers.
Additional experience includes increasing responsibilities in
technical management, knowledge of advanced scripting and
programming skills, and languages that run on specified platform.
The Network Engineer must anticipate and resolve issues specific to
the team. |
$50-80/hour |
| Programmer
1 |
One to two years of work
in writing computer programs. Knowledge of two or more computer
languages. |
$45-55/hour |
| Programmer
2 |
Three to five years. They
must prove the ability to perform unit tests and write programs from
written program specifications. |
$55-75/hour |
| Programmer
3 |
Five years or more. Three
years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes:
experience as an applications programmer on large-scale data base
management systems, senior level knowledge of computer equipment,
and the ability to develop complex software to satisfy design
objectives. |
$60-85/hour |
| Programmer/
Analyst 1 |
One to four years. One
year must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: ability
to write programs, perform program analysis, and provide skill in
unit and system testing, as well as file to file conversions. |
$55-60/hour |
| Programmer/
Analyst 2 |
Four to eight years. For
years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: analysis
and design of business applications on complex systems for
large-scale computers, three years experience in data base
management concepts, use of some advanced programming languages, and
knowledge of current storage and retrieval methods. One year of
systems analysis experience designing technical applications on
computer systems, and demonstrated ability to formulate
specifications for computer programmers to use in coding, testing,
and debugging of computer programs is also pertinent. Any additional
experience includes increasing responsibilities in information
systems design and management. They must also demonstrate the
ability to work independently or under only general direction on
requirements that are moderately complex to analyze, plan, program,
and implement. |
$65-85/hour |
| Programmer/
Analyst 3 |
Ten years. Eight years
must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: analysis and
design of business applications on complex systems for large-scale
computers, data base management, use of advanced programming
languages, and knowledge of current storage and retrieval methods.
They must also demonstrate the ability to formulate specifications
for computer programmers to use in coding, testing, and debugging of
computer programs. Additional experience includes increasing
responsibilities in assignments of a technical nature, and the
ability to work independently or under only general direction on
complex application problems involving all phases of systems
analysis. |
$65-95/hour |
| Project
Lead |
Five years. Two years
must be specialized in project management. Specialized experience
suggests they must provide technical and analytical project
overviews, status reports, user liaisons, project staffing, and
system installations rendering acceptance. |
$80-115/hour |
| Project
Manager |
Twelve years. Nine years
must be specialized (eight years industry, four years project
management). Specialized experience includes: project management
from inception to deployment, expertise in the control of funds and
resources using complex reporting mechanisms, demonstrated
capability in managing multi-task contracts and/or subcontracts of
various types and complexity. The manager must also be responsible
for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor
schedules, supervising personnel and accurately relaying information
to Government officers. Higher degrees of education will require
less experience, up to two years per degree. |
$80-145/hour |
| Quality
Engineer/Test Manager |
Eight years. Three years
plus must be specialized in quality software engineering. Other
specialized experience includes: the ability to provide sound
engineering processes, methods for the development and maintenance
of testing group organizations, strategy and procedures, management
of testing activities, use cases, testing techniques and testing
tools. |
$80-145/hour |
| Systems
Analyst |
Five years. Three years
must be specialized. Specialized experience includes the ability to
effectively perform system analysis and design, and system to system
conversion and reengineering. The analyst must also exemplify the
ability to write system and program specification at a senior
level. |
$65-115/hour |
| Systems
Integrator |
Five years. Three years
must be specialized. Specialized experience includes being well
versed in multiple hardware and operating system platforms. They
must also be able to perform platform evaluation, conversions,
re-engineering and implementation. |
$70-145/hour |
| Technical
Support Specialist |
Three years systems
experience. They must be able to effectively perform operating
system software upgrades, maintenance, tuning and installation. |
$35-65/hour |
| Technical
Writer/Editor 1 |
One to three years
proficiency in the ability to effectively write/edit manuals based
on hardware and software design specifications, and perform
interviews with developers and users. |
$35-55/hour |
| Technical
Writer/Editor 2 |
Three to five years.
Three years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes
preparing technical documentation, which is to include researching
for applicable Government and industry documentation standards.
Additional experience includes technical writing and documentation
pertaining to all aspects of IT. |
$55-65/hour |
| Test
Specialist |
Four years. Two years
must be specialized. Specialized experience includes: testing of
complex software systems, testing tools, end-user interface, and
system development. Additional experience includes information
systems development, training, or related fields. |
$55-80/hour |
| Trainer-User
Application |
Individual is skilled at
providing individual and group (classroom) training. Fundamentally
proficient at the development and revision of training materials
based on individual system hardware and software design
specifications. |
$55-95/hour |
| Other |
Category is reserved for
those positions not listed above not excluding any additional costs
associated with highly skilled and/or multi-tasked levels of
expertise and experience |
$30-120/hour |
