IT Project Manager
What you'd do
This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association Ginnie Mae, Office of Enterprise Data and Technology Solutions. (OEDTS). This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 26-HUD-12992510. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Major duties
HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. This position is located in the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Office of Enterprise Data and Technology Solutions (OEDTS). Ginnie Mae is a wholly owned government corporation created to help expand homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income Americans, by linking global capital markets to the nation's housing markets. As an IT Project Manager, you will: - Develop and manage projects pertaining to the IT services and products provided to the Agency and provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues. - Determine appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables. - Participate in change control (e.g., reviewing configuration change requests plans and procedures. - Conduct IT strategic planning and project management activities in the areas of project management, capital planning, facilitates teams in conducting analyses, developing goals, objectives, and strategies, and in other strategic, tactical, and business planning activities .Participate in complex management studies and reviews, particularly those with wide or significant effect upon agency or department-wide IT projects or services within mission area programs.
What you need to qualify
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Experience in IT project leadership, demonstrating a robust background in cloud technologies, agile methodologies, and enterprise architecture, along with a proven ability to manage projects effectively and implement best practices that reflect a deep understanding of industry standards and frameworks; AND - Experience in Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, WAgile, SCALE) to drive efficient product development cycles, ensuring timely delivery of IT solutions that meet business and user expectations; AND - Experience creating user stories across multiple releases, supporting the development of applications across various lines of business, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products aligned with stakeholder needs; AND - Experience developing business process models, As-Is/To-Be models, and Gap Analysis Documents to articulate stakeholder requirements, enabling clear and actionable solution specifications; AND - Experience directing and overseeing a range of IT projects within the secondary mortgage market, including roles within federal agencies (e.g., FHA, VA, PIH, RH) or government-sponsored enterprises (e.g., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CSS), ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational priorities. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. In addition to specialized experience, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. 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.
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