CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Clarification from the agency

All qualified applicants

The CIO is the principal advisor to the Director, DCSA. The incumbent will be the principal advisor to senior management on how best to assure information technology (IT) fully and economically supports DCSA's business operations and customer needs. In this regard, the incumbent will advise on and research ways and means of effecting business transformation consistent with the DCSA strategic and business plans. Responsibilities include:

• Develop an IT vision, strategy, and a roadmap, and lead the IT team and its business partners in effective execution. Ensure current and planned technical architecture, investments and solutions are aligned with agency business objectives. Prepare and monitor IT operational budgets that meet prevailing objectives and constraints.
• Provide technical advice on the IT program, including enterprise architecture; IT policies and processes; IT resources to effectively and efficiently meet overall performance expectations; IT strategic planning consistent with DCSA missions, goals, and objectives; and Information Assurance program issues. Serve as an information resource on how DCSA may realize the advantages of best technical innovations and how they may become embedded in both DCSA operational processes and the IT planning approach.
• Establish policies and procedures relative to IT for all DCSA information systems, applications, and databases. Manage the Certification Program and serve as the DCSA Authorizing Official for accreditation of all DCSA information systems. Coordinate with National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Defense Information Systems Agency, National Security Agency, Committee on National Security Systems, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Joint Forces Headquarters DoDIN, and others relative to information technology and cyber security policies and procedures affecting DCSA automation initiatives.
• Develop an IT vision, strategy, and a roadmap, and lead the IT team and its business partners in effective execution. Ensure current and planned technical architecture, investments and solutions are aligned with agency business objectives.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Male born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59 PM EST will be considered.
• This is a Drug Testing designated position.
• Position is a DCIPS Position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C 1601.
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: DISES are not eligible for overtime
• Tour of Duty: Flexible with Agency policy
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: OGE-278e, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure, is required.
• Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
• This position is designated Special Sensitive, the incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• The incumbent may be required to accept a change of official duty station in support of the accomplishment of the DCSA mission.
• The incumbent may be subject to a one-year trial period in the Defense intelligence Senior Executive Service, unless required trial period has been served.
• The incumbent may be subject to a two-year DCIPS trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
• This position may require occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) and/or local Travel.
• This position is designated as Mission Essential.

Qualifications

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) and TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs). However, to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess both the ECQS and TQS within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will be disqualified.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5 - Achieving Results: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):

1. Demonstrated ability and experience implementing and directing a comprehensive enterprise-wide IT management process that implements required laws and policies to include the Clinger-Cohen Act, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) while ensuring the IT program fully supports mission and business objectives. Demonstrated experience leading cybersecurity efforts to provide strategic direction to enable an agency or organization to prepare for, detect, and respond to cyber-attacks.
2. Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide IT operations and resolving complex IT problems that cross traditional organizational boundaries while ensuring compliance with security, audit and industry best practices to include emerging technology implementation, migration to Internet Protocol (IP) networks and telecommunications, application rationalization, service- oriented cloud architectures, IT project management, configuration management, and user end- point device virtualization and management.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and supporting documents for quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies required for this position. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check process.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc.). Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Resume:

• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.

• All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG).

• If selected, additional documentation may be required prior to appointment.

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