Senior IT Specialist (ENTARCH), CG-2210-14, 2023-HQ-B0351

Summary

This position is located in the Division of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer Organization (CIOO), Office of Deputy CIOO Technology, FDITECH of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides information technology leadership and services.  

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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This job is open to

• Individuals with disabilities

• Federal employees - Competitive service

  Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

  Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Land & base management

  Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

• Military spouses

• Family of overseas employees

  Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.

• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

• Special authorities

  Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment.

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Duties

• Applies Enterprise Architecture (EA) tools, architecture strategy, business capability mapping developing and refining the target architecture consistent with corporate strategy and the overall IT vision.
• Provides design assistance, architecture guidance, and technology evaluation on multiple and varied IT projects, including documentation, consultative interactions, and participation in review groups and transition efforts into ongoing operations.
• Stays abreast of current and emerging technologies related to development and design of business processes and applications in support of the corporation while preparing technical evaluations to ensure efficient and effective business and application architecture services for all IT systems in light of the corporation's strategic objectives and goals.
• Acts as technical monitor for FDITECH operational contract.  Manages assigned projects and acts as the lead enterprise architect on large, complex information technology projects with corporate-wide scope and impact.
• Provides advice and consultative services to ensure alignment and compliance with the FDIC's Enterprise Architecture, prepares and present briefings on complex, and sometimes-controversial technology issues; communicates technical requirements to both technical and non-technical personnel including senior management officials. 

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized Experience is defined as experience providing in-depth enterprise architecture analysis of technical architecture and information management standards encompassing hardware, software design, programming (coding), and testing. This includes architecture analysis of data structures, interfaces, protocols, practices, technology advances, user needs, networking topologies, and cloud services (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, etc.).

You must have Information Technology (IT)-related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following 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 the competencies listed above, applicants must meet the specialized experience for this position.Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, Click Here.Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.