Duties

Summary

This position is located at the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of the Chief Information Officer. The incumbent serves as a Chief Information Technology Architecture Specialist and work involves the Enterprise Architecture Governance, analysis, planning, design implementation, documentation, risk management, assessments, and requirements for IT service continuity capabilities.

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Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

-Develop reference models of the enterprise and maintain the information in the IT repository.
-Develop policies and principles to guide technology decisions for the enterprise architecture.
-Identify opportunities to improve enterprise-level systems, supporting business processes and using emerging technologies.
-Provide enterprise architecture guidance, support, and coordination to customers and IT project teams.
-Ensure the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices to all new future state components projected for integration into the enterprise architecture.
-Develop policies, plans, and strategies that modify the IT infrastructure, while supporting short and long range agency goals, objectives, and plans.
-Oversees the agency's IT/IS/Cloud or share services investments that will support the agency's Emergency/Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Management program, planning and compliance activities.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by closing date.
• Applicants must complete online questionnaire.
• This is a sensitive or national security position.
• If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
• THIS POSITION IS NOT COVERED BY A UNION AGREEMENT
• Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
• This position may require working nights, weekends, and holidays.
• This position has been designated supervisory requiring that the selectee on an initial appointment as a supervisor or manager serve a one-year probationary period.
• If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience which is directly related to this line of work AND IT related experience demonstrating the four competencies listed:

1. Attention to Detail - Meticulous; thoroughly reviews and proofreads various IT related data/information; dedicates focus to accomplish tasks that are complete, precise and accurate to a given IT situation.

2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, anyone who uses or receives 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.

3. 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.

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

Specialized experience: Applicants must posses one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level in the federal government or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position which is in or directly related to the position. Examples of specialized experience are:

-Expert knowledge of Federal agency's information technology for enterprise data architecture and software management in order to lead working groups and monitor development of work flow;
-Expert knowledge of standards and principles to resolve issues in a professional manner;
-Led data transformation efforts from legacy to new and alternative technologies;
-Advanced knowledge of cloud-based data strategies, NoSQL, SQL, Data Warehouse, ETL, Business Intelligence and Analytics tool.

Education

Applicant cannot substitute education for experience.

Additional information

1. If you are an eligible Inter agency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
2. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.
3. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
4. If selected you will subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional selections may be made if additional/identical vacancies occur within 90 days of certificate issuance.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Once your resume or application is submitted, a review of your qualification will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.

Competencies:

Attention to Detail
Customer Service
Oral Communication
Problem Solving

Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):

• Resume
• Latest SF-50

Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:

• Cover letter
• Veterans Documentation; (DD-214 (Member 4 copy), VA Letter, SF-15, Statement of Service

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an Application of 10-Point Veterans' Preference (SF-15) plus the proof required by that form. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.

You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource office.