Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as a principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Office of Information & Technology (OIT). The responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• The Chief Technology Officer designs the technical vision to meet strategic goals and recommends the appropriate technology solutions to support the policies and directives issued by the Assistant Secretary and Chief Information Officer (CIO).
• Directs and executes technology research and development projects to identify, access, and investigate high-risk, high-return technologies possessing potential application for performance of information technology in support of mission accomplishments.
• The Executive Director provides leadership for key architects including enterprise architecture, security architecture, and data architecture processes.
• Spearheads programs that increase OIT's ability to serve Veterans and customers through mobile service and cloud-shared services.
• Manage the Research and Development of an intensive high-tech team, such as an application software maker or a cloud provider, inventing and designing the product, and the technical aspects of the product.
• Responsible for the full technology-to-product life cycle; and becoming the expert on emerging technologies and trends, with responsibility for educating clients and helping them apply new technologies."

Conditions of employment

• US citizenship is required.
• One year probationary period required for initial SES appointment.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of drug screening required.
• Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required.
• May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicant must possess the following technical and executive core qualifications. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive level assignments such as director of a regional office, medical facility or program manager. An individual's total experience, education and volunteer work experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Additional information on ECQs is available at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results model outlined in the guide. It is recommended that you draft your ECQs in a Word document and then upload into the system.

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.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: In addition, all applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQ(s). 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 managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your TQ(s) in a word document and then upload into the system.

TQ1: Describe demonstrated experience spearheading new and emerging digital technologies, establishing a vision for how very large IT organizations can leverage new technology to attain their goals, and charting a path to achieve strategic objectives through the effective use of innovative technology architecture and engineering.

TQ2: Describe previous role(s) as a technology visionary providing leadership to groups that include enterprise architects, innovation managers, expert technology specialists and professionals in shared IT services within a large organization.

TQ3: Describe demonstrated experience creating digital business technology strategies and leading teams that would architect the required digital platforms. Please include risk management procedures for decisions such as choosing integration and implementation of vendor provided products versus products developed internally.

How you will be evaluated

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

Step 1: ECQ qualifications

Step 2: Technical Qualification(s)

Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board

Step 4: Nominating Organization may conduct interviews

Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening)

Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board certification