Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Chief, Systems Development)

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this grade level.

OR Experience: You must have IT related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

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 judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

AND Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in the architecture and development of database management systems and distributed systems.

Experience in developing and managing multiple projects simultaneously with teams consisting of contractors and employees.

Experience that demonstrates preparation of IT Strategic Plans, computer security plans, and technical guidelines for development and migrations.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

The Chief, Systems Development Branch is located within the Central Office of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), in the Systems Development Branch (SDB) of the Information Technology and Data Division (ITDD).

Responsible for the continued enhancement and development of SENTRY/CICLOPS and other inmate data systems and overseeing the development of software for new and existing national PC-based applications, client/server systems, web-based applications and operating system software for distributed systems.

Responsible for implementing and managing these and all other BOP information system initiatives are the Network Management Branch, the Systems Development Branch, the Computer Services Administration and User Support Branch, the Policy and Information Resource Management Branch, and the Information Resource Planning and Advanced Systems Branch.