SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)

Full Job Description

This job announcement uses the Subject Matter Expert Panel Assessment to evaluate applicants.

Basic Requirements: Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards Customer Service- experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs Oral Communication- briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience Problem Solving- identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as: Providing advice and consultation to senior level management on a wide range of financial systems and applications, network services, security regulations, and/or policies and procedures; and experience in the planning and execution of multiple organizational programs.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

• Advises the IT Director/Deputy Director and headquarters staff on all technical support IT programs.
• Develops technical IT guidelines and a general framework for the formulation of policies, plans and programs to ensure effective conduct of assigned missions, functions, and operations.
• Manages all IT internal/external communications with other agencies, DFAS leadership and senior DFAS management regarding high level IT requirements, taskings, and new work acquisitions to include analysis and workload management.
• As the IT Client Executive (CE), addresses and assists in resolving any/all issues raised by clients regarding all IT products and services provided by DFAS.
• Supervises a staff that plans, manages, directs, and performs technical IT planning; technical proposal development; technical specifications; and has technical and administrative oversight of activities comprising the complete software life cycle.