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Summary

Joining the Secret Service as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) will allow you to work alongside the Chief Information Officer to lead in the formulation, development and execution of the Agency's IT programs in accordance with applicable laws, policy, and regulations.

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Responsibilities

As the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO), you will deliver and continually improve cutting-edge information technology programs and leverage your managerial experience to bring best practices, integrated solutions and information technology expertise to the Secret Service CIO's Office. You will manage a multi-functional and multi-discipline workforce of federal and contractor personnel and administer an operating budget of approximately $200 million. As a principal advisor to the CIO, you will exercise strong influence on program operations and on the formulation and development of management policies and procedures. You will be recognized as a senior expert advisor to Secret Service executive leadership as it relates to the development, enhancement, and deployment of robust, reliable, secure, and cost-effective information technology services that meet the needs of the agency's integrated mission.

Responsibilities

As the Deputy Chief Information Officer, you will provide strategic leadership and direction in the development and implementation of sound and integrated information architecture for the agency. Your duties will include:

• Manage information technology services and solutions, to include, but not limited to: planning, budgeting and overseeing information systems (hardware and software), networks, telecommunications (date, voice, and radio), imaging technologies, and other information technologies for the Secret Service.
• Participate in long term financial and acquisition planning, annual budget and contract management. In doing so, provide recommendations for innovative and futuristic IT/Cyber tools and best practices that could potentially save money and improve the Secret Service's cybersecurity posture.
• Promote an understanding of cybersecurity best practices, policies, and operations, as well as the efficient and effective design and operation of critical IT programs or operations.
• Oversee major policy and operational activities such as the development, interpretation, and application of laws, regulations, and policies that directly govern the operation and management of agency programs and the related interactions with other agencies.
• Conduct comprehensive and continuing evaluations on the effectiveness and adequacy of program operations, as well as refine and adjust internal guidelines as needed, and recommend the development of new or substantially modified IT and telecommunications policies, methods, and systems to enhance operational efficiency.

If you are an innovative leader with extensive information technology expertise, we look forward to receiving your application.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - ***

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship is required
• Obtaining and maintaining a top secret clearance is required
• Submitting to a pre-employment drug test is required
• This is a resume based hiring method. Resumes must not exceed 5 pages

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• Maintain a TS/SCI clearance and you may be required to submit to a polygraph examination. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page .
• Successfully complete a one-year probationary period in the SES, unless you are exempt based on previous successful completion of such probation.
• File an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 within 30 days after appointment.
• Background Investigation: You must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation in order to obtain a Top Secret Clearance as a condition of placement in this position.
• Mobility Requirement: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders and generally is a key to advancement. Therefore applicants are expected to be mobile and once appointed SES members will be required to sign a mobility agreement and may be reassigned at the direction of the appointing authority.

Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Drug Testing: You must submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
• Selective Service: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 and selected for this position, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.

Qualifications

(1) As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
• Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.
  
  If your resume does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.

(2) EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: The fundamental competencies within the following five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) are also a part of the selection criteria for SES positions. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope, complexity, and budget of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. For this vacancy announcement, no separate supplemental ECQ documentation is required. Your resume must incorporate each of the following ECQs:

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Applicants can obtain additional information regarding the Executive Core Qualifications on the Internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp

We recommend that your resume addressing the ECQs include examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize the level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the program, activities, or services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiative undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken.

(3) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):

TQ1. Expert knowledge of operating and information systems to include three or more of the following: information technology architecture and infrastructure design; technology awareness related to developing and emerging technologies; strategies to fund large scale IT programs, enterprise architecture; and information technology security programs/requirements. (Provide Examples)

TQ2. Extensive knowledge and experience in program management and development of long-range information technology plans including defining budgetary needs, determining alternative strategies, performing cost/benefit studies, and addressing implementation and integration strategies related to information technology systems.

TQ3. Demonstrate experience in collaborating and communicating on technical issues with executive level leaders and customers in development, implementation, budgeting and execution of cohesive IT strategic and tactical plans, including performance management of a large, fast-paced organization.

TQ4. Demonstrate experience in delivering modern infrastructure solutions to support a mobile workforce and virtual workplace for a complex organization. This includes integration of new applications of technology and IT business models in support of emerging workforce needs.

Please do not submit separate statements addressing the ECQs and TQs.

The following categories of applicants may omit the mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), but MUST address the Technical Qualification factors. Categories include:

• Applicants who are currently serving under a SES career appointment (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50-Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES), or
• Applicants who are eligible for reinstatement to the SES (must provide a copy of Standard Form 50-Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES), or
• Applicants who are graduates of OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Programs (must provide proof of OPM Qualifications Review Board certification).

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

You must provide a copy of your transcripts from an accredited institution. Be sure to include those transcripts directly applicable to determining your meeting the education requirements. Failure to provide proof of education will result in non-consideration for this position.

OFFICIAL ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS are required and must be submitted prior to entrance-on-duty for individuals selected. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see Department of Education ( https://www2.ed.gov/about/oices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html ).

Additional information

E-Verify Statement: DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Click here to learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

This position will require a credit check after initial job qualifications have been determined.

SES positions are NOT subject to Veterans Preference. DO NOT submit your DD214.

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 the information you provide. Verification of performance, suitability, and security information from reference checks will be taken into consideration when making an offer of employment.

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and reference checks. The Secret Service Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results and make recommendations on final selection to the appointing authority. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB after selection and before appointment can occur.

Interview Requirement: One (1) or two (2) interviews may be required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
Yes

Required Documents

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION PACKAGE: To receive full consideration, each applicant must submit the documents in the format as designated. Packages that do not include all of the required documents will not be forwarded for consideration.

The Qualifications Documents: Item 1 must be formatted using size 12 font, with 1-inch margins and must not exceed five (5) pages. Do not use borders, provide photos, or list a Social Security Number. Items 2 - 5 must be scanned and uploaded with your application no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.

Resume - (Limit 5 pages). Your resume must include evidence of how you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs).

Current or former Federal civilian employees, please include your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), which shows series, grade, tenure (Box 24) and position occupied (Box 34).

Applicants who are currently serving under a SES career appointment must submit a copy of Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action that documents career appointment to the SES.

Applicants who are graduates of OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Programs must submit proof of OPM Qualifications Review Board certification.

All applicants - you must submit a copy of your transcript or a separate course listing showing the college name, course title, department, hours earned (quarter or semester), and grade. If you have completed any part of your education outside of the U.S., you must submit the evaluation of your foreign education that has been prepared by an accredited organization. The National Association for Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) can provide a list of who can evaluate your foreign education. For additional information, visit Department of Education ( https://www.ed.gov/accreditation?src=rn )

Do not submit any additional documents. Unsolicited documents will not be considered.

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.