Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: • GSA, Office of Government-wide Policy employees only. • GSA surplus or displaced employees in the local commuting area who qualify for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) You must be serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, or under a noncompetitive Special Appointing Authority which provides for conversion to a permanent position in the Competitive Service.

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• Provide leadership, expert assistance, authoritative advice, and comments on the development of critical policies, proposals for changes in mission, implementation of organizational policy changes, sound management practices, and management/program evaluation plans and methodology, which are relevant to IT Investment management and Technology Business Management. Interpret proposed legislative or legislative changes and provides policy clarification to GSA Senior Leadership and other high-level management officials.
• Identify improvement opportunities and potential solutions to problems or gaps in policy, guidance, methodologies, capability or capacity. Plan and conduct pioneering work in his/her area of expertise of outstanding scope, difficulty and complexity.
• Conduct special projects and strategic analysis on a broad range of classified, confidential, sensitive projects or assignments, involving controversial issues of public interest and complex subject matter, to resolve unyielding problems. Independently or as a part of a team, conduct research and studies that focus on unique, complex, or controversial issues related to IT spending transparency, improved IT management decisions, and/or relevant or related IT Investment management matters.
• Provide expert written and oral deliverables for other agencies, Congress, OMB and industry forums on the meaning of government wide policy relating to these initiatives. Monitor technical aspects of broad programmatic issues to ensure successful completion, recommending changes or solutions to problems or redirection of effort to leadership as required.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date.
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. 

The GS-14 salary range starts at $122,198 per year. The salary shown in this announcement includes locality pay and will be determined once the selectee's duty location has been established.

Applicants applying for the GS-14 grade level must meet the following requirements:

Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the four competencies AND one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service as described below:

 IT SPECIALIST COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• Attention to Detail - This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant keeps abreast of latest technology, information, research, etc., to maintain knowledge in field of expertise (for example, reads trade journals, participates in professional/technical associations, maintains credentials).
• Customer Service - This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant promotes or develops and maintains good working relationships with key individuals or groups.
• Oral Communication - This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant serves on panels, committees, or task forces as a representative for the organization on technical or professional issues.
• Problem Solving - This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant monitors current trends or events (for example, technological, economic, political, social, educational, or employment trends or events) and applies the information as appropriate.

Specialized experience for GS-14: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience managing, implementing and integration of cyber security policies, guidelines and requirements on IT systems and software, and designing, implementing, and maintaining a Information Security Continuous Monitoring program.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.  

• Knowledge of the principles and theories of advanced management techniques which enable the incumbent to apply new developments to a variety of management problems and to provide expert, authoritative advice and guidance on high level IT security policy issues and initiatives, applicable to all Federal agencies and both classified and non-classified IT environments, and impactful to the private sector.
• Knowledge of programs and functions to inform decision-making, government-wide policies, facilitate interagency coordination and communications, to gauge the effect on program management and support service operations and to ensure alignment between policy and delivery of government-wide general services, and to identify problems and recommend possible solutions or alternative actions.)
• Skill in applying: policy and planning concepts and practices; interrelationships of multiple disciplines, to include: information technology, and information quality; acquisition and financial management; performance management and measurement methods and tools; project management methods; governance and risk management methods and techniques.
• Skill in written and oral communications to develop and/or review for comment documents, make presentations, to negotiate issues, present complex, controversial or sensitive findings and recommendations to higher authority, to inform the development of policy and/or obtain compliance with policies from activities nationwide, to articulate positions/policy of vast technical complexity, and to represent the Agency on interagency committees and/or task forces as a recognized authority in the incumbent’s area of information security responsibility.

Additional hurdle assessments, such as narrative responses or other assessments, may be administered to applicants who meet the requirements of the first hurdle, e.g., the minimum qualification requirements. If additional assessments are used, you will be provided with further instructions.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process.  If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If you are eligible under GSA's Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.