The Deputy Office Chief is responsible for assisting the AOTO Chief in providing leadership, supervision, and direction to government and contractor staff involved in the Office's operations cross four AO locations at Washington DC, San Antonio, Phoenix and Charleston.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

1. Acting as a trusted advisor and building long-term strategic relationships with key stockholders.
2. Managing all administrative matters associated with the day-to-day operation of the Office, including but not limited to staff development and training, staff assignments, performance standards development, and communications.
3. Communicating regularly with customers to remain aware of business needs and potential problem areas and taking corrective actions to keep Office operating effectively and efficiently.
4. Fostering a secure and trusted IT environment cross four AO locations managed and operated by the AOTO; and promoting cybersecurity best practices.
5. Assisting in the development of long-range planning and budget forecasts which include plans for acquisition of hardware, software and/or services necessary to support major operations.
6. Managing the execution of a $30M IT budget to support the initiatives and activities of the Office.
7. Coordinating the integration of crosscutting AOTO functional areas to support business alignment with service life cycle management, risk management, project management, and technology infrastructure management.
8. Leading AOTO major initiatives to support judiciary and AO's goals and objectives. Assisting in the development of information technology, information technology security, policies, guidelines and procedures developed for use by the AO.
9. Providing oversight of AOTO's business continuity and disaster recovery program.
10. Serving as the Co-Chair of the Court IT Operation Working Group.

Conditions of employment

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. This does not apply to current federal Judiciary employees.
5. Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.
6. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
7. All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is extensive leadership and management experience which has provided the applicant with demonstrated experience to lead functional teams across multiple locations and to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.

Desired, but not required:The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following:

1. Knowledge of and experience in adopting and implementing cloud services.
2. IT related certifications.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.