This Office Director/CIO position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of the Executive Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer (DS/EX/CTO).  As the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.  The incumbent of this position will report directly to the Bureau’s Executive Director.

Duties

The DS/EX/CTO Office provides effective information resource management to maximize the accessibility and utility of information for DS personnel and stakeholders through excellence in service delivery, program management, and innovative technology applications.  The Office Director serves as the bureau's Chief Information Officer and principal advisor to DS senior leadership, to include the Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Executive Director on matters related to establishing mission-driven, bureau-wide data management, improving data-driven decision making, and enhancing enterprise data governance, and information technology design, development, testing, maintenance, training, and implementation.  Specifically, the incumbent:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.

Qualifications

Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (last five questions). All applicants must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Mandatory Technical Qualification questions in order to receive consideration for the position. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here. When responding to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the Technical Qualifications and the Executive Core Qualifications. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per Mandatory Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualification. Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position. Your experience and resume should explicitly demonstrate the following: MTQ 1:  Demonstrated experience leading a large-scale information technology services organization supporting a geographically dispersed workforce that includes serving as a customer-focused, strategic partner with senior leadership to solve complex IT issues and to deliver high-profile IT projects within tight deadlines and budgets. MTQ 2:  Demonstrated experience in communicating, advocating, and negotiating complex information technology issues with senior leadership in the organization or agency, as well as with senior officials in the law enforcement, international affairs, and intelligence communities domestically and abroad, members of the media, and the general public. If you do not possess the mandatory technical qualifications described above, you may be considered ineligible for these positions.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 2401 E Street, N.W. Room H-1104 Washington, District of Columbia 20520 United States
• Name: JoAnn E. Moore
• Phone: 202-663-2137
• Email: [email protected]