The incumbent serves as a staff support for SSA's IT Investment Review Board (IT IRB) responsible for performing a key role in supporting all agency-level IT investment management decisions. The incumbent plays a key role in SSA's IT governance processes and supports key aspects of SSA's IT capital planning and investment control (CPIC) processes.

Duties

The incumbent serves as a staff support for SSA’s IT Investment Review Board (IT IRB) responsible for performing a key role in supporting all agency-level IT investment management decisions. [CONT'D] The incumbent plays a key role in SSA’s IT governance processes and supports key aspects of SSA’s IT capital planning and investment control (CPIC) processes. The incumbent is involved in various aspects of the IT governance process, with the objective of ensuring that SSA invests in IT projects that provide best value to the agency, and that SSA successfully implements those projects. Provides technical support to IT PMs and SMEs to analyze size (level of effort) of proposed IT projects, determines appropriate documentation requirements and communicates those to project sponsors; [CONT'D] facilitates development of business cases and other planning documents for proposed IT investments; [CONT'D] assists with the review of business cases and other planning documents prior to IT IRB review and decision-making. Evaluates IT project business cases, analyzes risk, benefits, and costs. Analyzes and recommends prioritization projects based on risk and value. [CONT'D] Analyzes both qualitative and quantitative aspects of IT projects and develops reports and briefings on best value return on IT investments in keeping with SSA and organization missions. [CONT'D] Provides assistance with portfolio management, enterprise architecture and program managers to develop, implement, [CONT'D] manage and control mutual supporting processes and business case analysis for evaluating IT capital investment alternatives. Conducts studies on the health (cost, schedule and risk factors) of approved IT investments, identifies issues, and resolves issues and/or escalates issues for resolution, as appropriate; [CONT'D] and facilitates the evaluation of completed projects, identifies lessons learned, and opportunities for process improvement. Participates in workgroups on a wide range of information technology (IT) management activities for SSA. Activities include capital planning and investment control, policy and standards development. [CONT'D] Assists in the completion of cross-team goals and objectives both inside and outside the organization to accomplish mission. [CONT'D] Informs management of developing issues and areas of opportunity. Executes internal and external taskings in a timely manner.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results
• Selectees may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Qualifications

Applicants must qualify for the series and grade of the posted position. Experience 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. Your 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 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 work schedule (number of hours per week), your grade (if your position is federal) and a comprehensive description of the relevant duties you performed in each position. This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. Please submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and/or education needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration. To qualify for the 2210 IT Specialist series, applicants must demonstrate the following IT-related competencies: 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. In addition, to qualify for this GS-12 level position, applicants must possess and demonstrate 52 weeks of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-11 level in the Federal government that 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: Experience with planning, organizing, and coordinating programs and projects in support of an organization's capital planning investment control (CPIC) process Experience with providing advice and direction regarding Federal IT management policy and practice. Experience with evaluating, assessing, or developing potential IT investments to achieve an organization's goals and objectives Experience with customer service, teamwork, or communication, including formal and informal presentations, effective written and oral communication skills, and ability to problem solve. All of this specialized experience is REQUIRED and must be explicitly documented/described in your resume or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the specialized experience required for this position. Qualification standards and additional information for this IT position can be found here: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address OCIO - OITFMS 6401 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing OCIO
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]