Duties

Summary

This position is in the CTO Office, Department of Technology Services (DTS). The incumbent leads the legal informatics research and development (R&D) arm of the office, drives investigation, innovation and improvements in systems and processes in Judiciary national systems, helps answer complex business questions, is both a program manager and the recognized technical authority in artificial intelligence systems, engineering and development delivering enterprise-wide business capabilities.
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Responsibilities

Duties may include but are not limited to:

Working independently under the guidance of the Delivery Team Lead, the incumbent is responsible for coordinating activities with the Judiciary Federally Funded Research and Development Center R&D experts. The incumbent manages a multi-million-dollar portfolio of initiatives, prototypes, and operational pilots to develop services and enterprise solutions that align with the Judiciary's strategic direction, business objectives, and IT practices. The incumbent has experience in multiple Agile environments. The incumbent is the national authority for R&D solutions engineering to national program offices and to other Judiciary stakeholders.

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; Participates in solutions engineering, integration with 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.

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 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 research projects and conforms to standards and best practices.

Coordinates the development of operations-ready systems and solutions that are stand-alone or integrated with other systems and scalable.

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
No

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 ALL of the following:

Directing R&D activities leading to AI prototypes and operational AI pilot solutions;

Identifying R&D opportunities implementing AI solutions enhancing business capabilities; AND

Managing regular R&D output while developing a backlog of AI initiatives.

(Resume must show clear and convincing evidence of all areas of specialized experience. We will not make assumptions.)

Desired but not required (optional):

Masters degree in Computer Engineering/Science, AI, Cognitive Systems, Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems;

Expertise in analytics of text, voice, video.

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.