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This position is located in the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Virginia Square duty location in Arlington, VA of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Director of Information Technology (IT) performs a key leadership role in IT by partnering with business stakeholders to deliver services, optimize processes, and ensure business alignment.
Learn more about this agency04/03/2020 to 04/05/2020
$154,409 - $243,500 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Occasional travel - Occasional travel is required.
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2020-OIG-0013
564682400
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility) in the local commuting area; those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities in the local commuting area; and veterans eligible for VEOA appointment. This vacancy is limited to 75 applicants and may close before the close date listed here if that limit is reached.
Plans and manages OIG-wide IT projects involving innovative concepts or approaches where precedents may not exist. Plans and carries out programs, resolves conflicts that arise, integrates and coordinates the work of others as necessary and interprets policies in terms of established objectives.
Develops and implements OIG-wide IT project management procedures, tools, templates, activities, and infrastructure to align internal business practices with FDIC and government-wide regulations and policies, such as those pertinent to agency-wide systems with IT enterprise-wide architecture.
Evaluates current organizational IT architectural models and capabilities, and provides authoritative advice and guidance on IT enterprise solutions for the OIG. Oversees the planning, design, development, and implementation of an OIG-wide enterprise architecture that addresses mission-critical objectives. Defines FDIC documentation standards and produces an enterprise-wide set of policies and principles for integration of the OIG business, application, information, and technology architectures.
Develops enterprise-wide guidelines on how to best apply technology standards in creating business applications. Interprets and applies FDIC, government-wide and industry best practices when developing enterprise architecture processes and methodologies. Develops graphic views of the systems and data that support processes used in the OIG. Manages software licenses and compliance for all enterprise software used by the OIG on its network.
Provides expert technical advice in the monitoring and evaluation of contractor activities on contracts covering OIG systems. Directs, coordinates, and approves detailed planning design, development, programming, testing, documentation, training and implementation of information technology (IT) systems through the use of outside vendors and/or contractors.
Acts as a Contracting Technical Monitor collaborating with vendors and end users on a daily basis to ensure that contract requirements are met, and that all activities are performed in compliance with the terms of the contract. Reviews work products of contract personnel, including accepting, amending or rejecting their work. Works with the Contract Oversight Manager in monitoring contract hours and monthly billings. Requests additional documentation from contractors, as necessary.
Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) required.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here.
Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the CG/GS-13 or higher in the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience is experience in IT Enterprise Architecture, IT Project Management, network services and monitoring IT contracts.
You must also have Information Technology (IT) related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following competencies:
Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors - if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $243,500.00.
If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination.
Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.
Ability to supervise/lead an information technology group performing work in information security, systems administration, internal and external web pages, network services, and IT work support for investigations and audits.
Ability to set and adjust short-term priorities and schedule work completion; and assign work to staff based on consideration of difficulty, requirements of assignments and staff capabilities.
Knowledge of the principles and requirements of the Inspector General Act and the Federal Information Systems Modernization Act (FISMA), and related standards and guidelines, including the structure and function of IT systems, applications, IT policies and procedures used by Office of Inspectors General to prevent and detect fraud and abuse.
Knowledge of Cloud technologies and the processes required to efficiently move IT operations to a cloud environment.
Knowledge of project management tools, principles and techniques in an IT environment in order to ensure the effective and efficient development of systems, including expert knowledge of the basic techniques of program management in a multi-disciplined IT environment to ensure timely completion of program projects.
Knowledge in IT and telecommunications technology including hardware, software, and systems design as well as a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the IT industry and emerging technologies. Knowledge required to direct the planning, developing and implementing of systems as well as to gauge the capabilities and reasonableness of proposed solutions to integrate systems and services to meet current and future business requirements.
Ability to design and build networks and systems to support the activities of a Federal audit and law enforcement organization with a nationwide footprint.
Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT (VEOA) ELIGIBLES AND SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR VETERANS: If you are applying for consideration under VEOA and special hiring authorities for veterans, click here.
SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: If you are applying for consideration under special appointing authorities for people with disabilities, you will be required to provide proof of disability documentation to specify that you are a person who (1) has a severe physical disability; (2) an intellectual disability; or (3) a psychiatric disability. Severe physical disabilities include but are not limited to blindness, deafness, paralysis, missing limbs, epilepsy and dwarfism. The documentation does NOT need to detail your specific disability, medical history or need for accommodation, however, the letter should clearly state that you are eligible for appointment under this authority. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM: (a). Licensed medical professionals; or (b). State or private vocational rehabilitation specialists; or (c). Any Government agency (e.g. VA, etc.) that issues or provides disability benefit. To view sample Schedule A proof of disability letters and for more information on this special appointing authority, click here. Please note that employees hired under this Schedule A hiring authority will be required to complete a Standard Form 256 to identify their disability status.
INTERAGENCY TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here.
CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBLE WITH COMPETITIVE STATUS: A copy of your most recent SF Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, that shows: (1) permanent or career-conditional tenure (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and (2) position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34). To be considered as a non- competitive eligible candidate, the SF-50 must show the highest grade level or promotion potential level applicant has attained competitively and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.
NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION ELIGIBLES UNDER A PATHWAYS PROGRAM: If you are applying under this noncompetitive conversion authority, you must provide proof of program completion. A letter from your current agency certifying completion is acceptable documentation.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
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You must apply online. Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/564682400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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