This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel Of the Department of Defense Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The Department of Army Enterprise Cloud Management Agency (ECMA) is a field operating agency that provides oversight for all Army cloud processes. The incumbent of this position lead efforts as project manager, scrum master, product owner, or other roles.

Duties

Serve as a “Scrum Master” responsible for guiding a team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices. Facilitate stakeholder meeting to develop plans and finalize project schedules. Manage project budget including submission of cost estimate for related funding plans. Serve as a subject matter expert on a wide variety of IT projects. Manage IT projects following guidelines based on Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Army (DA) directives. Coordinate the implementation of cloud business systems for the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency (ECMA). Coordinate various Information Technology (IT) system/software projects. Comply with the Department of Defense (DoD) IT security policy. Provide support to colleagues throughout the project life cycle.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• One year trial period may be required.
• Travel Required: Temporary Duty (TDY) business travel may be required approximately 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 2 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for IT Project Manager: Specialized and Other Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing guidance to team utilizing the Agile/Scrum practices; assisting in the development of project plans on IT system/software projects; and managing IT projects ensuring policy compliance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (2) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (3) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address HT-W0FVAA USA ENTERPRISE CLOUD MGMT AGCY DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk