This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS) with one vacancy located in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NOS-24-12295528-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As a Supervisory IT Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Plan, manage, and supervise the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) System Development Division (SDD) resources effectively, in order to provide required products and services in the following areas: 1) Assign and monitor unit workloads, 2) Ensure IT budget is executed efficiently and effectively, 3) Recruit for vacant Full-Time employee (FTE) and contractor positions, 4) Observe and assure compliance with policy and procedures. Lead IT Strategic Planning for NGS, including identification of policy, budgetary, or operational issues and providing alternatives and recommendations to senior management, and apply program/project management principles, methods, and practices to develop plans and schedules, estimate resource requirements, define milestones and deliverables, and monitor and report results. Serve as liaison with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Ocean Service (NOS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Offices, ensuring that NGS IT systems, procedures, and practices are consistent with Department of Commerce (DOC), NOAA and NOS policy. Oversee NGS' real-time operational cloud-based infrastructure and lead the planning, design, and implementation of secure IT networks and user training, support certification and accreditation efforts, and ensure the continued integrity of this network and all IT operations, including Continuity of Operations Disaster Recovery.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. 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 judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZP-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Utilizing project management skills to establish strategic plans and ensure efficient utilization of resources for an information technology program; Implementing established information technology policies to ensure compliance with statutory responsibilities and maintain program operations; and Providing administrative and technical guidance to a team, including planning and evaluating work.

Education

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]