Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals; No prior Federal experience is required.

As a Supervisory Information Technology Specialist, you will:

• Set goals and provide executive leadership and direction for Information Technology (IT) staff. Establish vision and direction for all OCC IT and cybersecurity program areas (IT modernization, cloud computing, infrastructure, software development, product and project management, customer experience, device management, resources, and/or operations.)
• Be responsible for the OCC's information policy, information and technology management strategic planning, information technology workforce planning, and associated capital planning and investment management.
• Exercise delegated authorities as the Senior Agency Official for Privacy, and the OCC responsible official for Paperwork Reduction Act and Records Management Act compliance.
• Oversee the enterprise IT and cyber portfolio management process for identifying, prioritizing, and managing the OCC's portfolio of applications, platforms, data, devices, and capital investments.
• Provide executive direction to the Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer (CISO/CPO) to safeguard OCC systems and data through effective cyber security and privacy policies and procedures, employee awareness campaigns, network and systems monitoring capabilities and controls, proactive threat analysis for internal and external risks, and other such strategies.
• Facilitate enterprise data governance within and across OCC business units to maximize OCC's data usage and investment, analytical capabilities, hosting and operational costs, and security and privacy.
• Collaborate with the OCC Chief Financial Officer and other senior agency business unit counterparts in establishing, managing, and executing the ITS budget and providing full transparency into IT investment spending and overall health of the initiatives.
• Represent the Senior Deputy Comptroller and OCC at meetings with Treasury, legislators, bankers, attorneys and high-level federal, state and private industry officials. Collaborate with CIOs of other regulatory and Treasury agencies for sharing leading practices, IT solutions, and information.
• Lead, motivate, coach and develop the staff of the organization.
• Establish objectives and goals in support of the OCC and OM strategic plans. Develop short and long term plans; establish priorities for the organization.

Conditions of employment

• To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.
• Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• Complete a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).
• Complete a background investigation (unless already completed).
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Travel occasionally to attend conferences and/or training.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Complete a financial disclosure review and resolve any ethics issues.
• Click here for important information about OCC ethics standards, such as the requirement that new hires divest their bank securities.
• Successfully complete a background investigation that includes criminal history, financial history (including a credit check) and other information.
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

-Attention to Detail- Generally demonstrated by tasks where the applicant is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
-Customer Service - Generally demonstrated by tasks where the applicant works with customers to assess their needs, provide information, resolve their problems, knows about available services; and is committed to providing quality products and services.
-Oral Communication -Generally demonstrated by tasks where the applicant expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, considers the audience and nature of the information; makes convincing oral presentations; listens, and responds appropriately.
-Problem Solving - Generally demonstrated by tasks where the applicant identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; and uses sound judgment to evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.

In addition to the above IT-related competencies, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-VII band level or GS-15 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

• Leading and managing Information Technology (IT) programs for a Federal agency or non-federal organization. This includes experience in the modernization, development, delivery, and management of IT operations, cloud services, infrastructure, products, programs, and resources in accordance with policy and procedures, regulations, and industry best practices. AND
• Planning, directing, and overseeing IT budgets, acquisition management, performance measurements, investment prioritization, and strategy portfolio reviews. AND
• Managing a cyber security program to protect information and IT assets using a risk-based approach to upgrade or deliver new IT services, products, and solutions.

The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating:

Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:

• Cybersecurity/Information Security
• Customer Service
• IT Project/Program Management
• Financial Management
• Human Resources Management
• Compliance
• Strategic Thinking

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories (Outstanding, Excellent, or Qualified) depending on your responses to the online questions regarding your experience, education and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference eligibles in that category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus federal employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must be rated as well-qualified to receive special selection priority. "Well-qualified" means that in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective placement factor(s), if applicable, you must be assigned to the Outstanding or Excellent category.