The Executive Director, Application Management is responsible to the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enterprise Program Management Office, Office of Information and Technology for the development of all enterprise applications and upgrades to existing applications.  The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Directing the appropriate VA staff with recognizing IT implications of current and future business environments and consult with customers to clarify specific requirements; 

• Defining systems scope and objectives, conduct feasibility studies and trade-off analyses and participate in planning systems implementation to ensure integration of all systems components; 

• Coordinating all components of change management with Administration and Staff Office senior leaders;

• Establishing and implementing requirement policies and procedures that govern function requirements, deployment requirements, usability requirements, change cases and scalability requirements, testing requirements, stakeholder acceptance criteria, and solution lifecycle requirements, coordinating closely with appropriate staff members throughout the Department;

• Managing staffing, budgeting, development, design, security and integration of multi-site application development operations;

• Developing cost effective alternatives for application delivery for all enterprise systems; providing ongoing staff professional training and development and strategic use of outside partners, including other government and commercial entities; 

• Developing and implementing enterprise applications that ensure systems, network, and data users are aware of, understand, and adhere to systems security, policies and procedures, and developing plans for and oversees the execution of all system testing.

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.
• Successful completion of a background investigation.
• 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, 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 in response to the following ECQs.  Each ECQ should contain at least two examples describing your experiences and accomplishments/results.  For additional guidance, applicants may visit the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Qualifications.  Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the guide.  Responses to ECQs must not exceed 10 pages.  It is recommended that applicants prepare the ECQs in a Word document and upload it into the application system.
The definitions of the SES ECQs and their underlying competencies can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp.  Leading Change:  This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organization goals.  Inherent 
to the ECQ is the ability to establish an organization vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.  Leading People:  This core qualification involves 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, facilities cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.  Results Driven:  This core qualification involves 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.  Business Acumen:  This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.  Building Coalitions:  This core qualification involves the ability to build coalition internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs):  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, etc. Responses must not exceed 2 pages per TQ.

TQ1. Demonstrated experience researching, developing, testing, implementing, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-wide software systems applications in a large, complex, geographically dispersed environment including multiple types of services and promoting strategies to incorporate these into strategic plans.

TQ2. Demonstrated experience leading and directing new application systems projects using a consistent software development lifecycle and coordinating with business sponsors through development and test phases of new applications in a large, complex, geographically dispersed environment including multiple types of services.

How you will be evaluated

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

Step 1: Minimum ECQ-based qualifications
Step 2: Technical qualification screening
Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board (ERB) rating and ranking
Step 4: Tentative selection by Nominating Organization (May include additional screening)
Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (May include additional screening)
Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) Certification