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Senior IT Specialist, CG-2210-15

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Summary

This position is located in the Division of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer Organization, Chief Data Officer Staff, Washington DC of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in formulating the overall FDIC IT strategic vision in partnership with business leaders to establish enterprise goals and strategies.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
06/14/2024 to 06/28/2024
Salary
$180,564 to - $252,500 per year
Pay scale & grade
CG 15
Location
Washington, DC
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—The FDIC offers position-specific telework options. Please see the Additional Information section below for more information. Telework options are subject to change.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional Travel may be required.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
15
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Trust determination process
Announcement number
2024-CIOO-DB515
Control number
795724900

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Clarification from the agency

Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2024-CIOO-B515. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.

Duties

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  • Develops architectures, governance, and technologies that support modern, cloud-based, foundational, data management and data analytic/artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities.
  • Provides expert guidance on the development and implementation of the corporate information architecture and transformation roadmap that leverages FDIC’s target state Data Ecosystem including enterprise data management and data governance.
  • Develops detailed migration strategies that support agile movement of data, applications, and platforms from legacy environments, including on premise and mainframe architectures, to modern hybrid multi-cloud environments within the restrictions of a Federal government IT environment.
  • Conducts gap analysis to identify gaps between the current and the target data architecture state and works collectively with management and staff to develop effective plans and investment cases designed to accelerate transition to FDIC’s modern target architecture state and simplify the data and technology landscape.
  • Leads integrated project teams (IPT's) to analyze business and technology trends and strategies to ensure data strategies and architecture remains relevant to business needs; address strategic initiatives; and address material gaps in the target data architecture.
  • Maintains institutional awareness of industry and FDIC data-related privacy and security requirements across Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and FDIC’s Assess & Authorize (A&A) processes.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Background Investigation (BI) required

Qualifications

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
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 14 grade level or above in the Federal service.  
Specialized experience is defined as experience implementing enterprise cloud data management capabilities, enterprise data architectures, enterprise data practices, and enterprise data analytic capabilities using modern cloud-based techniques.

You must have Information Technology (IT)-related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following competencies:

• Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

• Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

• Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. 

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

Selectee(s) for headquarters, regional, and area office locations will be required to report to their duty station office at least 1 day per pay period beginning January 2, 2024, and at their supervisor’s direction to support mission and project needs. In person reporting requirements for headquarters, regional, and area office locations are expected to increase in July 2024.  Selectees(s) for field office locations will be required to report in person to an FDIC office or financial institution at their supervisor’s direction.

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $252,500.

How you will be evaluated

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.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

If you are found qualified, you will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

1. Knowledge in data architecture capabilities, practices, and techniques including modern cloud based strategies in this discipline.
2. Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
3. Ability to conduct technology assessment and business integration processes; support prototype capability and evaluates their utility and application to address corporate business needs.
4. Knowledge of cloud computing models (hybrid, multi-cloud, and private) and the benefits and risks associated with different cloud computing models.
5. Ability to secure and protect information in the cloud.
6. Skill in data analysis involving judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking to interpret the results of document review, data analysis and other data collection findings and to determine the appropriate use of the results as they relate to corporate operations.

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. 


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