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All Groups of Qualified Individuals

ABOUT THE POSITION
This position serves as the Chief Information Officer/Executive Director for Information Technology, with responsibility for serving as the focal point for OASH IT requirements and priorities, including cybersecurity, privacy, enterprise architecture, application development and operations, capital planning, IT infrastructure, and IT support. This provides management leadership for the Department-wide IT Security Program, to include IT security policy and guidance, security engineering and security operations as it relates to the use of Commission Corps and OASH managed systems. This position also provides expert advice and collaboration among the HHS Operating Divisions and Staff Offices in developing, promoting and maintaining IT security measures, to adequately and cost effectively protect sensitive information to meet the Department's current and future business needs.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The incumbent directs the development and execution of current policies and procedures for IT systems and support services. Determines the appropriate policies and procedures needed for OASH IT systems and initiatives based on HHS policies, and IT mandates from Congress, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Works with HHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) to interpret OMB and HHS IT policies to ensure that OASH IT activities are aligned to support these objectives and goals.

Ensures the implementation and full compliance with federal policies, mandates, regulations and directives (such as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA); the President's Management Agenda; Clinger-Cohen Action, the Management of Government Technology act (MGT); Making Electronic Government Accountable by Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act (MEGABYTE); Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and any others.

Manages OASH IT programs and priorities. Defines goals, objectives, plans, and performance measures for IT Services that this incumbent's organization provides. Promotes and stimulates thought on innovative uses of technology and the exploration of new promising technologies or methodologies to provide improved delivery of products and services that foster solutions that enhance organizational performance. Develops and deploys performance measures for OASH IT investments. Monitors the performance of OASH's IT programs and develops position papers and recommendations to support continuing, modifying or termination an IT program/project.

Directly advises the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Surgeon General, the HHS Secretary, and other HHS senior leaders on the design, development, security, and implementation of IT systems for the organization, to improve productivity and efficacy of the OASH and Commissioned Corps missions. Manages IT activities to ensure the appropriateness of system design, development, deployment and security functions associated with OASH, including applications, websites, IT inventory (hardware and software). Develops a cloud adoption strategy in collaboration with the OASH Offices and regions. Coordinates the deployment of OASH systems into a cloud-based platform.

Leads efforts to maximize the value and effectiveness of security performance measures associated with FISMA reporting, risk assessments, security authorizations, and the implementation of automated security continuous monitoring of HHS systems and data, while remediating and mitigating IT systems' threats and vulnerabilities.

Provides leadership for the definition and implementation of strategies, and guidelines to ensure efficient and cost-effective information resources planning, procurement, and cyber/computer security. Provides strategic and tactical leadership to staff supporting, research, analysis and the implementation of IT capabilities across OASH. Integrates IT activities with OASH acquisition and budget processes. Conducts market research on emerging IT solutions and identifies opportunities to apply new IT solution to improve the efficiency of OASH programs. Assesses the need for system, hardware, software, and service augmentations and upgrades; determines funding requirements; prepares business cases and cost estimates; sets priorities; develops implementation plans and schedules.

Responsible for effective information sharing among internal and external customers. Advises on the IT systems needed to develop requisite IT architecture to promote the exchange and accessibility of information. Provides leadership and oversight of all enhancements and upgrades to existing IT services.

Conditions of employment

• Must complete a 1 year probationary period, if not previously completed.
• Position requires the completion of a public financial disclosure report.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• Application must be received by closing date of the announcement.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Qualifications

All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):

1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: The 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.

Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs):

This position also requires that you possess PTQs that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following PTQs must be evident in your resume.

1. Senior-level experience in managing a major IT portfolio of projects, systems, investments, acquisitions and evaluations.

2. Experience in leading a diverse and complex IT program.

3. Knowledge of public health, healthcare, or scientific research missions and programs.

4. Ability to build and maintain working relationships and partnerships to convey information to support and defend the IT program and budget to high-level officials, other Federal Agencies, the Office of Management and Budget, and Congress.

5. Familiarity with setting programmatic goals and evaluation criteria and monitoring and reporting on progress to high level government officials.

6. Experience in driving innovation and deploying change management initiatives for a comprehensive IT program within a large organization.

It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview

IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your cover letter (optional) and your resume (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES), demonstrating possession of the technical qualifications and achievement of the five executive core qualifications are the documents that will be used to determine your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE PAGE LIMIT ABOVE OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.