This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The ASA provides leadership for DHHS departmental administration, including human resource policy, information technology (IT), and departmental operations.

Duties

ABOUT THE POSITION The purpose of this position is for the incumbent to serve as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO), within OCIO. The incumbent provides leadership and executive direction to ensure the effective management of OCIO IT, information systems and resources (e.g., implementation and administration of a change management process). Responsibilities include capital planning and investment control, enterprise architecture, information security, systems acquisition, development and integration, and data integrity and availability. Leads IT operations and provides accountability and transparency to customers. Ensures a reliable, cost effective, scalable, and flexible enterprise computing platform that supports and enhances customer IT needs and capabilities through efficient and effective customer-driven, business-enabling technologies. Manages and directs the operation of OCIO hardware and software infrastructure, applications, OCIO data centers, data communications networks, enterprise infrastructure, and local area networks supporting HHS and OCIO programs. Will serve as the Office of the Secretary CIO and support the CIO in collaborating with the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs) to evaluate and approve IT investments, monitor adherence to Departmental/OCIO policy and architectural standards, and share best practices. Promotes business process reengineering, investment analysis, agile development, and performance measurement throughout OCIO to capitalize on evolving and innovative IT. Leads OCIO implementation of secure and innovative technologies to include AI. Collaborates with the OCIO executive leadership to the CIO Council. Evaluates and periodically reviews major investments over their life cycle. Provides review and guidance to the CIO Council and OCIO business components via analyses of alternative analyses strategies, standards compliance, and architectural conformance and technology solutions. Champions the development and maintenance of OCIO-wide architecture, including the business, data, and application technology components. Responsible for directing, developing and maintaining the Agency's IT architecture, developing and establishing OCIO IT policies, and advocating rigorous methods for analyzing, selecting, developing, operating, and maintaining information systems.

Requirements

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test; random testing after appointment
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. Fundamental Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): 1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's): This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume. Demonstrated expertise in the management of large-scale complex information technology (IT) infrastructure environments that include hybrid cloud and on-premise hosting, federated networks, and significant software-as-a-service offerings. Experience with the identification, evaluation, and implementation of transformative IT solutions. Demonstrated experience implementing and overseeing complex IT acquisitions within Government regulations. Executive-level expertise in IT budget formulation and execution, IT service cost/pricing models, management of working capital funds/fee for service models, and IT project management concepts and techniques. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Information Officer 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Breanna Stewart
• Phone: (202) 969-3583
• Email: [email protected]