About the Position:
The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants. Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.
Summary
About the Position:
The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants. Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.
You will build, operate, maintain, and defend all United States Military Academy .EDU enterprise IT services
You will manage United States Military Academy Enterprise IT systems.
You will implement United States Military Academy Enterprise lifecycle plans.
You will direct subordinate managers and IT technicians.
You will assist with planning and managing annual and long-term budgets.
You will employ technology trends in the .edu space in support of the United States Military Academy IT Strategy.
You will provide training and mentoring for the Chief Information Officer Directorate, Chief Technology Office Branch, United States Military Academy IT workforce, and United States Military Academy users.
You will evaluate customer technical project requests and provide a comparative analysis of potential solutions.
You will serve as the primary integration point for network services, enterprise services, and software engineering efforts.
You will coordinate and lead troubleshooting efforts across all involved Office of the Chief Information Office sections.
You will assist the Chief Technology Officer in authoring requests for proposals, vetting vendor submissions, making recommendations to decision makers, and administering IT and IT Services contracts.
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens with Allegiance to the United States.
This is an academic-tenure-track position with an initial term appointment in the federal excepted service not to exceed 2 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond the initial term. Faculty that attain the academic rank of Associate Professor or Professor may have the opportunity to non-competitively receive a permanent appointment. As a term employee you will be eligible for medical insurance, life insurance, retirement dental and vision. You will be eligible to earn annual leave and sick leave.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must (a) hold a bachelor's degree or higher that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, OR (b) possess a combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Applicants will be evaluated on the following factors: 1) Academic Accomplishment (an advanced degree in subject matter appropriate to the position such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Cyber Security is highly preferred); 2) Ability to teach courses with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or related curriculum; 3) Demonstrated experience of increasing responsibility over time with at least 2 years in a .EDU environment and at least 8 years in Information Technology; 4) Ability to innovate, build, operate, maintain and defend a cloud enterprise environment and a hybrid enterprise environment; 5) Skilled in enterprise-level Information Technology services, Microsoft 365, Cloud computing administration, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud; 6) Demonstrated knowledge and or Certification with Scrum, Sprint, Agile, or other related methodologies; 7) Fundamental knowledge about computer networks, including IP routing, firewalls, VLANs, and software-defined networking.
Education
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at -http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Additional information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
This position is eligible for situational telework only.
This is a Career Program (CP) 31 - Education Services position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume/curriculum vitae and supporting documents) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
1.Resume or Curriculum Vitae, including courses taught at the undergraduate level and bibliographic references to published work(s).
Your resume or curriculum vitae may be submitted in any format and must support the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this announcement.
If your resume or curriculum vitae includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
This position has an individual occupational requirement. You MUST submit a copy of your academic transcripts with your application package. See: Transcripts and License.
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
1. You MUST submit documents verifying your veteran's preference or military spouse preference if you are claiming these preferences. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
for MSP claims, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and marriage certificate;
for verification of Veteran status, DD-214 (which indicates character of service), SF-15, VA Letter as applicable and/or Activation/Deactivation orders.
2. If you are currently serving on active duty: A statement of service from your unit identifying the branch of service, period(s) of service, campaign badges or expeditionary medals earned, type of discharge, character of service, and the date you will be separated or be on approved terminal leave. If you supply a statement of service at this stage, your preference/eligibility will be verified by a DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) upon separation from the military. For more information about Veteran's Preference, please click this link: http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetguide.asp.
If you fail to provide these required documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/05/2021.
Application packages MUST include:
1. Resume or Curriculum Vitae, submitted in any format that supports the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this announcement, and includes courses taught at the undergraduate level and bibliographic references to published work(s);
2. Academic Transcripts;
3. DD-214, if claiming veteran's preference;
4. Statement of service from your unit, if currently serving on active duty; and,
5. Copy of Sponsor's Permanent Change of Station orders and marriage certificate, if claiming military spouse preference.
In order to receive full consideration, applications should be postmarked or received by the closing date of the announcement.
Submit your full application package to the following email address:
United States Military Academy
Office of the Chief of Staff
Attention: Angie Mathews
Email: angie.mathews@westpoint.edu
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
1.Resume or Curriculum Vitae, including courses taught at the undergraduate level and bibliographic references to published work(s).
Your resume or curriculum vitae may be submitted in any format and must support the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this announcement.
If your resume or curriculum vitae includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
This position has an individual occupational requirement. You MUST submit a copy of your academic transcripts with your application package. See: Transcripts and License.
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
1. You MUST submit documents verifying your veteran's preference or military spouse preference if you are claiming these preferences. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
for MSP claims, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and marriage certificate;
for verification of Veteran status, DD-214 (which indicates character of service), SF-15, VA Letter as applicable and/or Activation/Deactivation orders.
2. If you are currently serving on active duty: A statement of service from your unit identifying the branch of service, period(s) of service, campaign badges or expeditionary medals earned, type of discharge, character of service, and the date you will be separated or be on approved terminal leave. If you supply a statement of service at this stage, your preference/eligibility will be verified by a DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) upon separation from the military. For more information about Veteran's Preference, please click this link: http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetguide.asp.
If you fail to provide these required documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/05/2021.
Application packages MUST include:
1. Resume or Curriculum Vitae, submitted in any format that supports the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this announcement, and includes courses taught at the undergraduate level and bibliographic references to published work(s);
2. Academic Transcripts;
3. DD-214, if claiming veteran's preference;
4. Statement of service from your unit, if currently serving on active duty; and,
5. Copy of Sponsor's Permanent Change of Station orders and marriage certificate, if claiming military spouse preference.
In order to receive full consideration, applications should be postmarked or received by the closing date of the announcement.
Submit your full application package to the following email address:
United States Military Academy
Office of the Chief of Staff
Attention: Angie Mathews
Email: angie.mathews@westpoint.edu
