The position description number is PD4D0100. View the full PD at the following link: PD Search. This position is located in the Office of Systems Operations and Hardware Engineering (OSOHE), Division of Resource Management and Acquisition (DRMA) and serves as a senior authority expert and advisor in the matters related to SSA's largest acquisitions of IT hardware, software and support services.

Duties

Employee is a senior expert and consultant to OSOHE management, as well as top Agency management officials, and advises them on... [cont'd] issues pertaining to IT acquisition and contract management. Employee is the lead on analysis of reports, policy and other documentation relating to IT budget formulation and execution in OSOHE. Advises and directs and serves as senior OSOHE’s lead to Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the development... [cont'd] of acquisition materials for large, complex IT projects including: Systems Procurement Request, Statements of Work... [cont'd] Justification, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Alternatives Analysis, and Evaluation Criteria. May serve as COR for the Agency’s largest hardware, software and support services contracts. Serves as a senior OSOHE principal advisor and provides senior-level guidance to CORs on complex matters related to the ongoing management of IT hardware, software, and support service contracts. May serve as COR for the ongoing management of the Agency’s largest contracts.

Requirements

• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Applicants must be in good standing.
• Applicants must have a fully successful rating of record.
• Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources.
• Will be required to carry a phone and laptop.
• Will be required to work irregular hours.
• Interviews and Reference checks may be conducted.

Qualifications

Your SSA-45/resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying. Your SSA-45/resume is the key means we have for evaluating your experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as they relate to this position. Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position. Describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the specialized experience required for this position. Be clear, accurate and specific when describing your experience; e.g., list all positions separately, include full start and stop dates for each position, your component and grade, and a comprehensive description the relevant duties you performed in each position. YOUR RESUME OR SSA-45 MUST INCLUDE YOUR OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND YOUR COMPONENT (DC-LEVEL DOWN TO OFFICE-LEVEL) OR YOU MAY BE FOUND INELIGIBLE. This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. Please submit a thorough SSA-45/resume that directly relates to this position. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration. To qualify for the 2210 IT Specialist series, applicants must demonstrate the following competencies: must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. 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 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; know about available products and services; and is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Express 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); make clear and convincing oral presentations; listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identify problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such IT-related experience must include all of the following: Level II COR Work that involved the ability to manage software or hardware contracts of significant size and complexity. Extensive experience with dealing with OAG on competitions for new contracts related to software or hardware requirements. The specialized experience is REQUIRED and must be explicitly documented/described in your resume, or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Qualification standards and additional information for this position can be found here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ NOTE: You cannot be credited for experience unless you clearly show your grade level at the time the experience was gained, as well as the dates you were at that grade level. If you combine career-ladder experience into a single description of duties, you may be eliminated from consideration based on failure to clearly document the required experience at the required grade level for the required period of time. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-13. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address OCIO - OSOHE 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing OCIO
• Email: [email protected]