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Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai . Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees. This position will support our newly awarded DCSA contract. Empower AI is seeking a Service Portal Developer to build and continuously improve the modernized IT Service Portal that serves as the 'front door' for every interaction the approximately 13,000 users of a Department of War agency have with IT. Working from the UX Designer's research, personas, and designs and the Government-prioritized CX Roadmap, the developer implements portal pages, widgets, forms, and knowledge experiences on the ITSM platform (e.g., ServiceNow Service Portal / Employee Center), including the user-facing Confirm and Close / Reopen ticket actions, searchable knowledge, and automated request fulfillment flows, and ensures everything meets Section 508 accessibility and responsive design standards. Work is delivered in an Agile framework with formal stakeholder demonstration and acceptance. This is a salaried, FLSA-exempt position in which you will independently analyze situations, determine the appropriate course of action, and exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance to the program and its customers. THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE BASED IN QUANTICO, VA (RKB) WITH REMOTE WORK ELIGIBILITY AND UP TO 10% OF TRAVEL INVOLVED. JOB DUTIES: • Design, develop, test, and maintain Service Portal / Employee Center pages, widgets (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/ AngularJS or Next Experience components), themes, and forms on the ITSM platform, implementing the UX Designer's designs and the CX Roadmap backlog. • Implement the user-facing self-service experience: searchable knowledge base presentation, automated request fulfillment flows, ticket status views, and the Confirm and Close / Reopen actions that support the Customer-Confirmed Ticket Closure process. • Ensure all portal components are Section 508 / WCAG 2.x compliant, responsive, and performant; support VPAT preparation; and integrate Virtual Agent, knowledge, and catalog components with the Tier 0 / Deflection Content Analyst. • Analyze portal usage analytics and user feedback with the UX Designer to identify improvements, and provide portal usage statistics and development status for the Monthly Customer Support Activity Report. • Design, develop, test, and maintain custom solutions on the Microsoft 365 / Power Platform toolset (Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint Online, SPFx, JavaScript/TypeScript) to automate business processes and improve the user experience, as directed by the Government-prioritized backlog. • Provide front-end and back-end maintenance and custom configuration for the Government's public- facing web content on the current web content management system (e.g., AFPIMS) using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Adobe Creative Suite. • Ensure all web content and applications are fully compliant with Section 508 accessibility requirements, responsive design principles, and Government coding standards, and prepare Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) for developed applications upon request. • Support the modernized IT Service Portal and self-service experience by developing portal components, forms, and knowledge presentation features in coordination with the UX Designer and ITSM platform developers. REQUIREMENTS : • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of related experience (an additional 4 years of related experience may be substituted for the degree). • Must be a U.S. Citizen. • Must possess and maintain a current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level I baseline certification (e.g., CompTIA A+ CE, Network+ CE, Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, or SSCP) prior to performing cybersecurity-related duties • Must have an Active Secret Clearance (favorably adjudicated T3/T3R) to start. • Must be willing and able to obtain Top Secret eligibility after start , if required by mission needs. • Must be within investigation scope and/or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation / Continuous Vetting. • Demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems, determine the appropriate course of action, and exercise discretion and independent judgment with limited day-to-day supervision. • Minimum of 3 years of web or Power Platform development experience in an enterprise environment. • Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern front-end practices, and hands-on experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint Online/SPFx. • Demonstrated experience delivering Section 508 / WCAG 2.x compliant, responsive web content and applications. • Experience working in an Agile framework with sprint demonstrations, UAT, and stakeholder acceptance. • Experience with a web content management system and with Adobe Creative Suite for web graphics. • Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills. DESIRED SKILLS: • ServiceNow Certified Application Developer or Certified System Administrator; experience with Employee Center Pro and Next Experience UI Builder. • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate or Power Platform Functional Consultant; Microsoft 365 Certified: Developer Associate. • Experience with Microsoft 365 GCC High, Dataverse, Power BI embedding, and Microsoft Graph API. • Experience with AFPIMS or other DoD public-facing web content platforms and DoD web policy (DoDI 8550.01, OMB M-23-07 digital-first experience). • Experience supporting Department of War ( DoW ), DoD, or other compliance-driven Federal IT environments. • Experience using ServiceNow (incident, request, knowledge, CMDB, Service Catalog, Virtual Agent) or a comparable enterprise ITSM platform. • Familiarity with ServiceNow Service Portal development and knowledge base presentation. • CompTIA Security+ CE certification PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions: • Sitting for long periods • Standing for long periods • Ambulate throughout an office • Ambulate between several buildings All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. If hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees. USD $87,320.00/Yr. USD $135,160.00/Yr. We can recommend jobs specifically for you! Click here to get started.

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This position will support our newly awarded DCSA contract.
THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE BASED IN QUANTICO, VA (RKB) WITH REMOTE WORK ELIGIBILITY AND UP TO 10% OF TRAVEL INVOLVED.
Analyze portal usage analytics and user feedback with the UX Designer to identify improvements, and provide portal usage statistics and development status for the Monthly Customer Support Activity Report.
Support the modernized IT Service Portal and self-service experience by developing portal components, forms, and knowledge presentation features in coordination with the UX Designer and ITSM platform developers.
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of related experience (an additional 4 years of related experience may be substituted for the degree).
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must possess and maintain a current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level I baseline certification (e.g., CompTIA A+ CE, Network+ CE, Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, or SSCP) prior to performing cybersecurity-related duties
Must have an Active Secret Clearance (favorably adjudicated T3/T3R) to start.
Must be willing and able to obtain Top Secret eligibility after start , if required by mission needs.
Must be within investigation scope and/or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation / Continuous Vetting.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems, determine the appropriate course of action, and exercise discretion and independent judgment with limited day-to-day supervision.
Minimum of 3 years of web or Power Platform development experience in an enterprise environment.
Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern front-end practices, and hands-on experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint Online/SPFx.
Demonstrated experience delivering Section 508 / WCAG 2.x compliant, responsive web content and applications.
Experience working in an Agile framework with sprint demonstrations, UAT, and stakeholder acceptance.
Experience with a web content management system and with Adobe Creative Suite for web graphics.

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ServiceNow Certified Application Developer or Certified System Administrator; experience with Employee Center Pro and Next Experience UI Builder.
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate or Power Platform Functional Consultant; Microsoft 365 Certified: Developer Associate.
Experience with Microsoft 365 GCC High, Dataverse, Power BI embedding, and Microsoft Graph API.
Experience with AFPIMS or other DoD public-facing web content platforms and DoD web policy (DoDI 8550.01, OMB M-23-07 digital-first experience).
Experience supporting Department of War ( DoW ), DoD, or other compliance-driven Federal IT environments.
Experience using ServiceNow (incident, request, knowledge, CMDB, Service Catalog, Virtual Agent) or a comparable enterprise ITSM platform.
Familiarity with ServiceNow Service Portal development and knowledge base presentation.
CompTIA Security+ CE certification

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