Clarification from the agency

Current employees within the Federal civil service. SES reinstatement eligibles and SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The incumbent is responsible for managing and overseeing a Department wide infrastructure program and the Tier I delivery of enterprise application systems which coordinate cross functional service and ensure consistency of service across the Department. The incumbent formulates the vision and strategy, short and long range program policies and budget plans for IT services based on response to input from customers. Aligns the plans with the service level agreements, and manages the monitoring and assessment of performance against plans.

Develops and implements an infrastructure system in accordance with the HHS Enterprise Architecture and assures programs and operations are delivered on time and on budget and meet all Service Level Agreements (SLAs) required by the programs served by the infrastructure and enterprise applications.

Provides executive leadership and oversight to ensure all IT investments are effective and efficient in accordance with Federal and Department guidance to execute sound capital planning and investment strategies.

Enters into and manages contracts and provides leadership on the deployment of SLAs to provide for multi-agency acquisitions of information technology. Prepares an annual budget report on information technology for inclusion in the Department's budget submission to OMB & Congress.

Provides leadership, coordination and customer training to create systems and infrastructure policies, procedures, techniques and tools for major solutions development. Identifies new IT technology or systems for potential use by the components.

Ensures that adequate security procedures are followed for appropriate handing of information and for all automated information systems. Also, promotes and facilitates learning opportunities to ensure that all HHS employees and contractors are adequately trained. Manages the security certification and accreditation of all infrastructure and application systems.

Represents the Department on a variety of information management and IT issues with OMB, General Services Administration, Congressional Committees, Inspector General, General Accounting Office, trade associations and private industry, as well as Executives within the Office of the Secretary and OPDIVs.

Conditions of employment

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test; random testing after appointment
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

Open to all groups of qualified individuals from the public. Current employees within the Federal civil service. Career SES and SES reinstatement eligibles. SESCDP graduates may also apply for noncompetitive consideration.

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results.

Fundamental Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):

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.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's):

This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume.

1. Demonstrated expertise in the management of large-scale complex information technology (IT) infrastructure environments that include hybrid cloud and on-premise hosting, federated networks, and significant software-as-a-service offerings. Experience with the identification, evaluation, and implementation of transformative IT solutions.
2. Demonstrated experience implementing and overseeing complex IT acquisitions within Government regulations. Executive-level expertise in IT budget formulation and execution, IT service cost/pricing models, and IT project management concepts and techniques.
3. Senior-level expertise in developing IT strategic and operational plans, overseeing and implementing IT policy governance, administering complex portfolios of systems, and managing IT through its lifecycle from concept to disposition.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your cover letter (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) and your resume (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES), demonstrating possession of the technical qualifications and achievement of the five executive core qualifications are the documents that will be used to determine your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE PAGE LIMITS ABOVE AND INCLUDE BOTH DOCUMENTS OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.