Description:
This position is located in the Executive Technology Unit, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary of State (S/ES-ET). You will serve as an IT Project Manager, responsible for managing a broad range of IT management and development projects that cut across the entire Bureau, as well as the Department, to ensure that S/ES IT operations, systems, and architecture operate as effectively as possible.
Requirements:
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
Applicants applying for the GS-13 grade level must meet the following requirements: Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the four competencies AND specialized experience listed below:
Attention to Detail - Mastery of and skill in applying advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices sufficient to develop and interpret policies, procedures, and strategies. Customer Service - Mastery of and skill in applying customer support principles, methods, and practices; interrelationships among different IT disciplines. Oral Communication - Mastery of and skill in communication methods and techniques; and new customer support technologies sufficient to receive, respond to, and ensure complete resolution of any customer issues. Problem Solving - Mastery of and skill in the enterprise IT infrastructure; problem resolution databases; troubleshooting and data analysis methods.AND Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience leading all phases of the software application development cycle; Experience managing the migration of software application systems off of legacy platforms and services; Experience managing and updating of enterprise infrastructure; AND Experience developing formal and detailed application implementation plans.NOTE: In order to qualify for this position, your 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. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.