Clarification from the agency

Current or former federal employees qualifying as Status Candidates, Federal employees, VEOA eligibles, CTAP/ICTAP eligible, eligible for special hiring authorities (e.g., the Schedule A appointment for persons with disabilities, or covered by an Interchange Agreement), or Land Management employees eligible through Public Law 114-47.

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OIT Mission: The mission of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) is to collaborate with our business partners to create the best experience for all Veterans.

OIT Vision: To become a world-class organization that provides a seamless, unified Veteran experience through the delivery of state-of-the-art technology.

Major Duties:

• Use mastery ability to acquire and administer human, financial, material, and information resources in a manner that instills public trust and accomplishes the Department's mission and use new technology to enhance decision-making.
• Develops and explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses including mid-point appraisals.
• Prepares employee performance appraisals and conducts year-end appraisals.
• Make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.
• Supports obtaining Eresource requirements manpower and funding to implement programs/ projects.
• Updates plans and recommends business process changes in response to evolving circumstances, resources, or objectives, and ensures deadlines and priorities are met.
• Use knowledge of systems life cycle management concepts used to plan, develop, implement, operate, and maintain information systems.
• Use managerial techniques and quantitative analysis, to monitor work in progress, and evaluate the status and progress of work accomplished in terms of quality, efficiency, and effectiveness in achieving objectives.
• Coordinates with stakeholders to ensure appropriate interests are represented, functional requirements are included in analyses and designs, implements Government and industry best practices and tools within the assigned program areas, business practices are addressed and/or redesigned, and stakeholder feedback is incorporated.
• Develop and maintain strategic plans.
• Perform needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions.
• Coordinates with senior agency leaders and technical personnel within OIT to ensure architecture is compliant with regulatory policies, communication, software standards and with user requirements.

Position Description/PD#: SUPERVISORY IT PROGRAM MANAGER/PD18481A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
Travel Required: Up to 25% travel may be required, as needed, for this position.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM; Tour of duty may be subject to change based on organizational needs.
Compressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy
Virtual: This is NOT a virtual position.

Physical Demands: The work is sedentary and does not require any special physical effort. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Employee may carry light items such as papers, books, and portable computer requirement. The work often requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected technical and/or management crises resulting in sometimes highly stressful work situations.

Working Conditions: The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work environment involves everyday risks and discomforts that require normal safety precautions. The responsibilities of the position require occasional travel and may subject the incumbent to various resultant environmental changes.

Designated Drug Testing Position: Not Applicable

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Selectee is subject to background/suitability investigation
• Selected applicant will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Complete the initial online assessment.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• This is not a remote position. OI&T has multiple worksites at various duty locations, and the individual(s) selected may be assigned to any federal government work site. This announcement will NOT be used for changing duty locations. If selected, and not on an approved exemption, you will continue to report to your current duty location.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  - your performance and conduct;
  - the needs and interests of the agency;
  - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

To qualify for this position, all qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement-04/23/2026.

Applicants must meet all requirements when a request is received to fill a vacancy. You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Basic Requirements

Experience: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the five competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.

• 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.

AND

Selective Placement Factor: In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position: Experience transforming data and analytics platforms in the context of VA, leading change by fostering a customer- and outcome-focused culture, and creating operational excellence amongst VA users. Setting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Strong relationships with VA stakeholders who own or use VA data stored in VA data systems. Experience operationalizing Azure gov data platforms with Collibra, Immuta, and Starburst integrations. Demonstrated success improving value of synchronous meetings and expanding customer-facing documentation for data platforms and features.

AND

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in developing strategy and releasing data/AI platforms, especially launching products in the early pilot or "0 to 1" stage. Leading creation and distribution of data/AI tools and increasing usage and adoption, especially in the first 12 months. Past experience revitalizing data/AI products, such as search platforms, deep learning features, etc., as well as building compelling business cases for executives. Experience leading and growing data/AI teams. Expert at crafting product visions, strategy, and roadmaps. Demonstrated success in reducing costs due to the successful roll out of data/AI product, deep learning models, etc. Able to pursue and lead partnerships with stakeholders and customers, facilitating live-demos, developing technical white papers, use cases, and proof-of-concepts.

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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Information Technology Program Management
• Leadership
• Planning and Evaluating
• Strategic Thinking
• Technical Competence

In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessments, including a Job Knowledge Test and Structured Resume Review.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.