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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER

Department of the Navy
Secretary of the Navy Offices (SECNAV)
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Summary

You will serve as an Information Technology Program Manager in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), Systems Department.

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
09/22/2025 to 09/26/2025
Salary
$167,603 to - $195,200 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington Navy Yard, DC
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
15
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
ST-12804285-25-AIB
Control number
846504000

Duties

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  • You will review DON ERP programs to assess compliance with IT plans and policies, ensuring alignment with business requirements and changes in legislation or regulatory standards.
  • You will support the development of enterprise IT architecture for the DON financial management community, ensuring alignment with business processes and evaluating emerging technology solutions.
  • You will serve as the lead technical advisor responsible for recommending scalable and resilient solutions and architectures for the future state enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, ensuring alignment with the latest advancements.
  • You will lead the design and architecture of solutions that drive transformation across key business processes (procure-to-pay, hire-to-retire), ensuring the future ERP system supports high-throughput operations.
  • You will ensure that system users have seamless access to the tools and data necessary to perform their roles, focusing on user-centered design, efficient data pipelines, and automated access control mechanisms.
  • You will advise on the implementation of financial standards and processes, ensuring that technical solutions facilitate continuous auditability and mission readiness through integration with FM systems and compliance with DoD audit requirements.
  • You will build cross-functional teams to support a phased ERP architecture plan that meets organizational needs, including cloud connectivity, ABAC, AI/ML-based analytics, and strategies for interface management, data handling.
  • You will ensure that all transformation initiatives achieve the strategic goals outlined in the Department of the Navy's business and information technology strategies and policies.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

- Experience developing and implementing IT policies, strategic plans, and compliance frameworks to support organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Experience leading the technical design and architecture of large-scale, complex systems within large organizations, with a focus on scalable architectures that meet both functional and technical requirements such as security, availability, and performance.
- Experience in managing and coordinating high-impact IT projects across diverse teams, ensuring alignment with critical agency priorities. Experience spans the entire software development lifecycle, from project selection, risk management and continuous delivery through continuous integration / delivery pipelines.
- Experience preparing and delivering briefings to senior government officials and military leadership on IT infrastructure, security management, and program execution.
- Experience with the infrastructure of ERP systems, including cloud-native environments, containerization, microservices architecture, and orchestration of complex, distributed systems.
- Experience performing analysis of alternatives, evaluating technical courses of action by summarizing the impact on cost, schedule, and performance using modern analytical tools, statistical analysis, and technical modeling techniques.


Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

  • Accountability
  • ACCOUNTABILITY
  • Attention to Detail
  • Customer Service
  • Decision Making
  • ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
  • Flexibility
  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND PLANNING
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Learning
  • ORAL COMMUNICATION
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Reasoning
  • Self-Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Teamwork


You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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