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Chief Technology Officer

AmeriCorps
Office of Inspector General
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Summary

Serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) responsible for overseeing, both internally and externally, all aspects of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) information technology (IT) and related functions among all OIG staff, and is the OlG's single point of contact for all matters related to IT, telecommunications, data analytics, and media systems.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
02/26/2020 to 03/11/2020
Salary
$121,319 to - $161,730 per year
Pay scale & grade
NY 4
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
4
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
CNS-20-032-10729874
Control number
561079900

Duties

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Manages and oversees OIG Information System Security duties and is responsible for conducting the Federal Information & Security Management Act (FISMA) evaluations or audits of the agency and OIG Information systems according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards as appropriate. Assists in oversight of agency IT issues, including primary responsibility for FISMA, and serves as the OIG's liaison to the agency's Office of Information Technology.

Responsible for serving as the OIG's technical representative at meetings, presentations, seminars, involving all aspects of IT telecommunications, data analytics, media systems, and Information security.

When appointed, serves as the Contracting Officer Representative for IT, telecommunications contracts and related issues. Must also maintain proper training and certifications associated with this function.

Maintains familiarity with developments in the IG Community and the Federal community regarding leading practices in IT, data analytics, cybersecurity, privacy and related matters.

Responsible for providing all OIG staff advice and assistance on technology available and applicable to the missions of each discipline, and on the tools available to accomplish specific tasks to include in-house data analytics tools and dashboards.

Responsible for all coordination with Corporation for National and Community Service staff regarding information, telecommunications, and media systems issues that arise during the course of related OIG activities.

Responsible for overall management and operational control of the OIG's office telecommunications systems. Keeps abreast of emerging telecommunication technologies and provides recommendations to OIG staff on the use of these technologies to meet OIG mission requirements. Provides solutions to OIG staff regarding their telecommunication needs or problems. Ensures existing telecommunications systems or devices are current and secure.

Responsible for the overall technological integration and security of identity verification devices for OIG suite access by OIG personnel, guests and visitors. Coordinates with appropriate Corporation for National and Community Service personnel to ensure access to the OIG suite is limited to OIG employees and other authorized personnel. Ensures that the OIG access control plan meets Federal requirements.

Serves as liaison with Treasury Administrative Resource Center (ARC) in support of OIG access to agency data and to ensure transition of our work to ARC's administration minimizing technical impediments. Requires awareness and working knowledge of business process re-engineering to shared services.

In depth understanding of cloud security concepts, principles, and FedRAMP.

Performs the full range of first-line supervisory responsibilities for an Information Technology Specialist and a Data Analyst. Plans, coordinates, and oversees the team's work, which may include the oversight of contractors. Manages work priorities, provides resources including training, evaluates work performance, and assesses contractor capability and completion of work. Manages and makes decisions regarding the IT budget and the planning of resources and equipment.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a United States Citizen
  • A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal employees
  • Merit Promotion applicants must submit a SF-50 to verify Status and grade
  • Must be telework ready
  • Satisfactory completion of a background investigation
  • A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal supervisors

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to at least the upper range of the NY-03 pay band, which would be at or equivalent to, the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes implementing and evaluating IT systems for compliance with the provisions of the Federal Information and Security Management Act (FISMA); ensuring that processes are in place for staff to carry out duties and functions related to telecommunications and media technology; and serving as an expert in data analytics to include experience with MS Access, Oracle, SQL, Python and other models in support of data analytic methods.

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 can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Such experience must be clearly documented in the applicant's resume.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

Veteran's Preference: If you are claiming 5-point or 10-point veteran's preference, you must submit documentation described below in "Required Documents."

Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, disabled veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces, VISTA volunteers, some Peace Corps employees and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for noncompetitive appointment. If you are eligible and would like to be considered for one of these noncompetitive appointments, applicable documentation that supports your eligibility must be submitted with your application package.

Ethics Requirement: Our Agency is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 201-209) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. part 2635). Additionally, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) or Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) within 30 days of your appointment date and on an annual basis thereafter.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

  • Information Management
  • Information Systems/Network Security
  • Leadership
  • Planning and Evaluating

Important Note: Your resume must support your answers to the job specific questions. High self-assessment on the Occupational Questionnaire that is not supported by the information in your resume or supporting documents can/will result in elimination from further consideration. If you do not answer all of the job specific questions you will not be considered. Incomplete applications (resume and required supporting documents) will be considered ineligible.

Qualified applicants will be placed in one of the following three categories:

1 - Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement.
2 - Well Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.
3 - Best Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates high level proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.

NOTE: Status candidates will be considered under the provisions of the Corporation's Human Resources system which allows for:
1) Non-competitive referral of lateral candidates; and
2) The separation of status and non-status applicants for referral purposes.

Status candidates will be referred on one selection list only, i.e., either merit promotion or non-competitive. Nonstatus candidates who are eligible for Noncompetitive referral, e.g. Peace Corps, VRA, etc., will be referred under Noncompetitive procedures only. For Noncompetitive categories, See "Special Employment Consideration" below under "Other Information."

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