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Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Delivery Manager)

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington, D.C
Closing date
Jul 26, 2019

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Duties

Summary

This position is in the Office of the CTO, Department of Technology Services (DTS). The incumbent Supervisory IT Specialist leads development and implementation and assures compliance with technical standards for development of Judiciary national systems. They will be the technical authority and recognized expert in cloud-based DevSecOps and solution engineering, a strong background in artificial intelligence systems, engineering and development to deliver enterprise-wide business capabilities.
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Responsibilities

The duties of this position include but are not limited to:
  • Working independently in the Delivery Team, the incumbent is responsible for engineering the judiciary's enterprise application solutions. Supervising a team of contractors and Federally Funded Research and Development Center experts the incumbent manages a multi-million-dollar portfolio of initiatives and operational pilots (e.g. a national API gateway, external and internal authentication) to develop services and enterprise solutions that align with the Judiciary's strategic direction, business objectives, and IT practices. The incumbent has SAFe IT management experience in multiple Agile environments. The incumbent is the national authority for solutions engineering to national program offices. The incumbent determines the direction, policy, guidance and compliance following architecture, policies, concepts, and practices.
  • Leads and oversees major IT efforts with high national impact and dollar value IT/enterprise/application initiatives. This includes assessments on emerging technologies for applicability to existing and future judiciary systems; Leads solutions engineering, integration of legacy solutions and identifying new technologies for enterprise-level business solutions.
  • Leads research and development initiatives using artificial intelligence solutions and operational pilots to answer business questions and identify opportunities to create or enhance enterprise-level capabilities.
  • Leads development of solutions to implement business goals and requirements following reference models, and standards, ensuring alignment of the IT architecture and long-term planning.
  • Leads development engineering and strategy, providing subject matter expert guidance in DevSecOps, continuous integration, and middleware technologies.
  • Monitors and provides input into state-of-the art IT developments/applications staying abreast of key market indicators; and leads/oversees the implementation of new business strategies.
  • Provides oversight and management of the application solutions for inter-related program offices and court developers, evaluates impacts. Works with all levels: management/staff, court, external customers/contacts in local and national program offices, determines gaps between the current and target engineering; and develops plans for transitions.
  • Leads and works with diverse stakeholder groups ensuring proper implementation of technical standards and best practices.
  • Experience with leading cloud architectures and possesses knowledge and industry certification as a cloud enterprise architect.
  • Prepares and provides input to reports and other detailed IT documents (user guides, engineering documentation, etc.) delineating implications, impediments, making recommendations, and presenting solutions to eliminate redundancy, and support management strategies.


  • Travel Required

    Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

    Supervisory status
    Yes

    Promotion Potential
    00

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment


  • All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
  • Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  • All new AO employees will be required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
  • You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. This does not apply to current federal Judiciary employees.
  • Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.
  • More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
  • All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.


  • Qualifications

    Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

    Basic Requirements: 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.
  • AND

    Specialized Experience : Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in BOTH of the following:
  • Fostering leadership of Agile CI/CD cloud DevSecOps solutions, pure open source in production, microservices, APIs, application refactoring; AND
  • Managing the direction of AI prototype/pilot solutions.
  • (Resume must show clear and convincing evidence of all areas of specialized experience. We will not make assumptions.)

    Desired but not required Experience or Qualifications:
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and PMP certification
  • Expertise in architecting continuous delivery software pipelines using Service Oriented Architecture patterns and API design, REST/Open API, REST frameworks, and web services.
  • Experience with credentialed authentication and access control.
  • Master's degree in software engineering or computer science.


  • Education

    This position does not require education to qualify.

    Additional information

    The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    How You Will Be Evaluated

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

    We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

    You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

    Background checks and security clearance

    Security clearance
    Not Required

    Drug test required
    No

    Required Documents

    For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:
    • Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
    • Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
    • Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
    • Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.


    If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

    Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

    Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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