Summary

This position is in the Department of the Chief Information Office, Product Development Office (PDO), Business Administration System and Support Division (BASSD). The position leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for the user experience, architecture, development, and continuous improvement of administrative IT systems for the federal Judiciary, driving technical innovation while ensuring solutions meet agency security, quality, and cost-effectiveness standards.

Duties

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The Supervisory Information Technology Specialist serves as the Facilities and Physical Security Branch (FPSB) Chief within the Business Administration System and Support Division (BASSD).

The incumbent focuses on managing FPSB staff and providing leadership through clear communication, employee development, performance management, conflict resolution, guidance, and recognition of contributions to help employees grow and achieve team objectives.

The position reports to the Business Administration System and Support Division (BASSD) Chief and manages federal and contractual resources to support initiatives across the administrative business portfolio. The incumbent works in a customer-focused environment where high-quality deliverables must be completed on time.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing solutions architecture and broad technology support
• Providing knowledge and direction to staff in the current technical environment, including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, Pentaho, .NET, Java, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, and other technologies.
• Establishing and ensuring consistent system development methodologies, templates, guidelines, checklists, and other artifacts to support repeatable processes.
• Supervising multiple software development teams and ensuring appropriate resource staffing levels.
• Implementing appropriate change control processes across development teams and ensuring integration across teams throughout the Judiciary.
• Assisting in defining the strategic direction for standardizing common technologies and toolsets.
• Developing and implementing coding security procedures.
• Working with the Chief Technology Officer and other senior management to implement solutions that align with the CIO strategic plans, enterprise architecture standards, and security best practices.
• Participating in associated change control boards by reviewing change requests and evaluating the completeness of request documentation and potential risk impacts to the Judiciary.

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Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. 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.
2. 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 AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office 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 U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of 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.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. 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.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

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.

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 must demonstrate ALL areas defined below:

• Leading and managing information technology teams responsible for the development, implementation, and support of enterprise business systems and solutions.
• Supporting enterprise business systems and solutions that support administrative functions such as human resources, finance, facilities, or other organizational operations.
• Developing, implementing, or overseeing enterprise technology solutions using system development methodologies, system architecture, data management practices, and related technologies.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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