Supervisory Information Technology (IT) Specialist/Audit Manager

Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a: Current career/career-conditional Federal employee in the competitive service; Reinstatement eligible; Special Appointing Authority eligible; VEOA eligible Veteran; ICTAP eligible; or OPM Interchange Agreement eligible.

Under the general guidance of the Associate Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Auditing (ADAIGA), the Supervisory IT Specialist provides expert technical advice and guidance and serves as an IT Audit Manager. Specifically, the applicant will perform the following:

• Participates in audits from the JA audit plan and conducts high-priority, quick-response reviews requested by OIG leadership, GSA officials, and Congress.
• Independently leads and executes internal audits of GSA IT systems, focusing on cybersecurity threats, system vulnerabilities, and IT risk areas.
• Directs and coordinates multiple audits involving Agency IT systems; monitoring the Agency’s progress in remediating reported security incidents and system vulnerabilities; and evaluating the effectiveness of the Agency IT security program.
• Analyzes audit workloads and staffing for assignment planning; recommends resources for audit assignments and scheduling; identifies and suggests audit program priority changes to ADAIGA/DAIGA//AIGA.
• Ensures draft and final audit products are technically accurate and compliant with OIG/JA policies and GAO Government Auditing Standards.
• Represents the JA at meetings and briefings with senior OIG, GSA, and other Federal officials; briefs audit results to DAIGA and AIGA, agency leadership, other audit agencies, and Congressional staff.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Qualifications

The GS-14 salary range starts at $143,913 per year.

To qualify, you must meet the following requirements: Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the nine IT Specialist competencies AND one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service as described below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Specialized experience is: 

• leading high-visibility IT audits requiring complex technical testing of information systems; managing multi-system audit projects; coordinating systems, processes, and internal controls;
• applying GAO Government Auditing Standards; verifying NIST SP 800-53 compliance;
• developing and improving audit procedures; integrating team analyses; reviewing and approving audit workpapers;
• preparing draft and final audit reports, findings, and recommendations; and
• presenting audit results to senior officials.

How you will be evaluated

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

In addition to the above specialized experience, you will be evaluated on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities. Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered. 

A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review the applications of qualified candidates and assign a score for each of the nine required competencies based on the experience documented in your resume and narrative responses.

You will be evaluated on the following IT 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.
• Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
• Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations
• 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.
• Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
• Technical Competence – Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. 

Demonstration of these competencies must be supported by your resume and narrative responses. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) may be utilized in the evaluation of qualifications.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

If you are eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or GSA OIG’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must score 85.0 or higher to receive priority consideration.

ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.

Your resume should not exceed 2 pages and must demonstrate the specialized experience related to the position for which you are applying. Your resume must contain the following information:

• Name, address, telephone number, email address;
• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);
• Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.
• Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

Note:  If required to submit an SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action), an equivalent agency Notice of Personnel Action form is acceptable. The SF-50 or equivalent agency Notice of Personnel Action form must show all of the following: effective date, position, title, series, grade, and rate of basic pay, tenure group 1 (career) or 2 (career-conditional), position occupied group, and name of agency. If you are a GSA OIG employee, you are not required to submit an SF-50.

IF YOU ARE:

Active duty military- Certification on a letterhead from your military branch that includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service dates including discharge/release date (must be no later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted).

Federal employee or Reinstatement Eligible: Submit your latest SF-50.

Eligible under an Interchange Agreement: Submit your latest SF-50.

Former Peace Corp or VISTA volunteer: Submit your Description of Service.

Current or former Land Management Agency Employee - Submit a and b:

     (a) one or more SF-50s, including your most recent one that shows you were on a competitive time-limited appointment(s) with a Land Management Agency and served on the appointment for a period(s) totaling more than 24 months without a break of 2 or more years.
     (b) Copy of your agency’s annual performance appraisal(s) or written reference(s) from a supervisor at the agency verifying satisfactory performance during your appointment(s).

ICTAP/CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c: (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or former political appointee: Submit your SF-50.

Applying under another special appointment authority: Submit proof of your eligibility under the appropriate appointment authority. See USAJOBS for more information.

If you have a disability: Submit proof of eligibility. For information on eligibility and required documentation, refer to USAJOBS page for more information.

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