# SSA Recruits Woodlawn OCIO Engineers

The Social Security Administration’s Woodlawn Office of the Chief Information Officer appears to be hiring GS-13–15 software engineers. Employee accounts differ on whether IT staff face reassignment to public-facing phone work and on changes to work schedules, while some report pressure to automate and deteriorating conditions. The signal identifies no solicitation, contract, vendor, or procurement contact, so it is workforce intelligence—not a current contracting opportunity.

- For procurement professionals and contractors supporting SSA, reported staffing instability may be relevant when assessing continuity and capacity for agency IT work, but the accounts are mixed and do not establish a procurement decision or requirement.
- The apparent engineering recruitment indicates SSA is seeking software talent; firms should not interpret the hiring discussion as an announced contract opportunity or solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Government Entities
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

### Key Quotes
> They are going to give you coding exams. Then interview you like you’re applying for Goldman. Then your resume goes into what is now a massive database that the CIO branch chiefs and directors can search.
> — Community commenter

### Sources
- [Worth it to join SSA in OCIO?](https://www.reddit.com/r/FedEmployees/comments/1wzcj31/worth_it_to_join_ssa_in_ocio) - reddit-fedemployees