This position is located in the Information Technology Department for the United States Mint and is responsible for directing and managing information resources, including achieving and sustaining a fully integrated, manageable, and secure enterprise architecture serving the United States Mint headquarters in Washington DC as well as United States Mints at Philadelphia, West Point, Denver, San Francisco, and, United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. The Department maintains a robust array of policies and processes that increase the United States Mint's return on its technology investments and strengthens its IT structure and performance.
Summary
This position is located in the Information Technology Department for the United States Mint and is responsible for directing and managing information resources, including achieving and sustaining a fully integrated, manageable, and secure enterprise architecture serving the United States Mint headquarters in Washington DC as well as United States Mints at Philadelphia, West Point, Denver, San Francisco, and, United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. The Department maintains a robust array of policies and processes that increase the United States Mint's return on its technology investments and strengthens its IT structure and performance.
Create a world-class information technology (IT) organization as measured by Baldrige Award criteria.
Develop and execute strategies and annual action items to lead the organization forward on its strategic journey.
Direct and propel progress on executing assigned United States Mint Annual Action Items (critical objectives), Work Plans, and ensures on-time execution of same.
Develop and execute Information Technology Strategic Plan, departmental annual work plans and three year business plan.
Participate on Executive Boards/Councils/Committees in support of United States Mint-wide strategic goals and objectives.
Optimize information technology programs by evaluating and establishing best practices.
Build collaborative relationships with individuals, teams, groups, and partners outside of the Information Technology department to accomplish United States Mint strategic goals and objectives.
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As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, you must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability; and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical/Professional Qualifications (TPQs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations.
Candidates must meet all of the following qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement, including general management skills and characteristics applicable to all SES positions AND technical or program responsibilities specific to this position.
Qualifications
Guidance on Addressing the ECQs and TPQs: Use your overall set of professional and volunteer experiences, education and training, accomplishments, awards and potential in describing your ECQ's and TPQ's. Be clear and concise, using examples that demonstrate the scope and quality of your experiences, accomplishments, and/or potential relevant to each ECQ and TPQ.
IMPORTANT: When addressing the ECQs, describe your responses using Challenge, Context, Action and Results (C-C-A-R). Identify what the challenge was, the context or environment you were operating in/under, the specific actions you took and what the results of those actions were. For further information and tips on writing effective narrative statements, see OPM's publication 'A Guide to SES Qualifications' available on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website at: www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages. Narrative statements may NOT exceed 2 pages for each individual ECQ. IF YOU EXCEED THESE LIMITS YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Please be advised that the individual selected for this position will likely require certification by a Qualifications Review Board conducted by OPM, prior to receiving the SES appointment. If you are already certified by OPM's QRB, submit proof such as a copy of the certification or an SF-50 showing SES Career Status.
Each of the following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Continual Learning, Public Service Motivation. The essay competencies address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's). Your responses are required for each of these ECQ's, unless you have had your ECQ's previously certified by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board (QRB) for the Senior Executive Service (SES).
ECQ 1: LEADING CHANGE - Describe your ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to enhance organizational goals. Address your experience in establishing and implementing an organizational vision in a continuously changing environment.
ECQ 2: LEADING PEOPLE - Describe your ability to lead people in achieving the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Address your experience in providing an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
ECQ 3: RESULTS DRIVEN - Describe your ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Describe your ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
ECQ 4: BUSINESS ACUMEN - Describe your ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Address your experience with budget and financial management, human resources or capital programs and processes, and use of information technology to address mission challenges.
ECQ 5: BUILDING COALITIONS - Describe your ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Address your experience with achieving relationships outside of your organization that enhance mission accomplishment, including interactions with the media.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs):All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQs. Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc. Narrative statements may NOT exceed 2 pages for each individual TQ. IF YOU EXCEED THESE LIMITS YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
TPQ 1: Demonstrated ability to assess the current state of a large Information Technology department (over 75 full time employees and consultants), develop in a collaborative manner the IT future state across a five-year path, lead the development of strategic and tactical goals including organizational structure to most effectively support future needs, and execution of specific annual goals and performance metrics to make and track definitive progress.
TPQ 2: Demonstrated expert-level technical knowledge of Information Technology (IT) systems administration and operation standardized on a Oracle platform evolving to an ERP solution serving headquarters and distributed sites for a large organization.
TPQ 3: Demonstrated ability to provide expert technical and business leadership in the governance of a multi-million dollar IT department capital budget, ensuring a project prioritization protocol is collaboratively developed and implemented to rank order IT Department Infrastructure projects (back shop) and Business Line IT projects including thoroughly planned, cost-justified, approved, and executed projects - - tracked by senior leadership through projects’ life-cycle to make the most informed decisions supporting the organization’s strategic goals.
TPQ 4: Demonstrated knowledge and ability to oversee and lead the design, implementation, and continuing operations of modern, reliable, and secure end-to-end IT security services that includes, among others, data center operations, network communications, and data base/applications/web servers.
Additional information
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. - This is a Non-bargaining unit position. - We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules. - Veterans Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service: http://www.usajobs.gov, 5 USC 2108(3)
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
A one year probationary period for initial SES appointment may be required.
Must successfully complete a background investigation.
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
File a Public Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your Application includes your:
Resume
Responses to each Executive Core Qualification and Technical Professional Qualification, AND
Any supporting documents for non competetive consideration.
We use a multi-step process to evaluate and refer applicants.
Minimum Requirements: Your application must show that you meet all requirements, including the education and/or experience required for this position. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position. If your application is incomplete, we may rate you as ineligible
Rating: A panel of Senior Executives will review your application and evaluate your qualifications for this position based on the information in your application. Interviews will be at the discretion of the panel and/or selecting official. Your application will be rated, based on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of this position.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
1. Resume. 2. Written narrative responses to address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ)not to exceed 2 pages for each ECQ but no more than a total of 10 pages. 3. Written narrative responses to address each Technical Professional Qualification (TPQ) not to exceed 2 pages for each TPQ. 4. SF-50 is required for all applicants that must include information in block 24 and 34 to show tenure and position occupied. 5. Non-competitive applicants: Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES and/or proof of certification of your executive core qualifications from the OPM administered Qualifying Review Board.
Note 1. Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required.
Note 2. All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the Technical Professional Qualification. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The United States Mint has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
The United States Mint provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
To begin, either click the “Create a New Account” button and follow the prompts to register or if you previously registered, click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts.
You will be re-directed to The United States Mint's Career Connector system to complete your application process; answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, click one of the available options; Upload; Fax; or Reuse existing documents. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN). Also, go to “My Account” to view and update your information, as necessary.
To complete, you must click the “Finish” button located at the bottom of the “Application Review” page.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
United States Mint
See "How to Apply"
Washington, District of Columbia 20220
United States
Next steps
To check the status of your application for this position, please follow these steps:
1. Login to your USAJOBS account, select the "Applications" section and click on the vacancy you would like to view and have already applied for.
2. Under "application status," click "additional application information" and you will be taken to the CareerConnector website where you can check your application status. The "additional application information" link may not be available if your application status says "Unavailable." This indicates that your application is not complete.
If the "additional application information" link is not available and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to the CareerConnector portion of the application.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
1. Resume. 2. Written narrative responses to address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ)not to exceed 2 pages for each ECQ but no more than a total of 10 pages. 3. Written narrative responses to address each Technical Professional Qualification (TPQ) not to exceed 2 pages for each TPQ. 4. SF-50 is required for all applicants that must include information in block 24 and 34 to show tenure and position occupied. 5. Non-competitive applicants: Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES and/or proof of certification of your executive core qualifications from the OPM administered Qualifying Review Board.
Note 1. Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required.
Note 2. All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the Technical Professional Qualification. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The United States Mint has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
The United States Mint provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
To begin, either click the “Create a New Account” button and follow the prompts to register or if you previously registered, click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts.
You will be re-directed to The United States Mint's Career Connector system to complete your application process; answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, click one of the available options; Upload; Fax; or Reuse existing documents. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN). Also, go to “My Account” to view and update your information, as necessary.
To complete, you must click the “Finish” button located at the bottom of the “Application Review” page.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
United States Mint
See "How to Apply"
Washington, District of Columbia 20220
United States
Next steps
To check the status of your application for this position, please follow these steps:
1. Login to your USAJOBS account, select the "Applications" section and click on the vacancy you would like to view and have already applied for.
2. Under "application status," click "additional application information" and you will be taken to the CareerConnector website where you can check your application status. The "additional application information" link may not be available if your application status says "Unavailable." This indicates that your application is not complete.
If the "additional application information" link is not available and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to the CareerConnector portion of the application.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
