Supervisory IT Specialist (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)
What you'd do
This position is in the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of the Chief Digital and Information Officer within a Digital Factory serving OST. OCDIO serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Transportation on information and technology matters. You will serve as Director, senior leader and change agent for digital transformation, driving the department-wide adoption of Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.
Major duties
As a Supervisory IT Specialist, your duties will include: Systems Analysis & Software Applications: Manages a complex digital product line from user-centric design through deployment using Low-code, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and cloud environments. Advanced Technology Integration: Guides teams through business process reengineering to integrate AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making tools into organizational workflows. Information Security: Integrates cybersecurity resilience, vulnerability reduction, and incident response measures into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Program & Personnel Management: Exercises final technical and administrative authority over a highly technical workforce; coordinating contractor schedules; and making major recommendations on long-range IT goals, continuity of operations, and resource allocations. The ideal candidate will possess senior-level leadership skills to direct digital services of an organization or product line. This includes: leading digital transformation efforts directing the shift from traditional, project-based IT infrastructure to a product-centric digital services model utilizing Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices; Overseeing the full lifecycle of complex digital products utilizing advanced technology stacks, including cloud-hosted solutions, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Low-code platforms, and the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automation; Ensuring information security, threat/vulnerability reduction, and compliance with federal IT mandates (e.g., Clinger-Cohen Act, Federal Information Security Modernization Act); and, Managing a multidisciplinary workforce (equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher), including setting performance standards, managing sprint/delivery cycles, and making selections/personnel decisions.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience managing enterprise digital product portfolios from user-centric design through production promotion across Low-code, SaaS, and multi-cloud environments to modernize legacy systems. Experience institutionalizing DevSecOps frameworks by seamlessly embedding cyber resilience, proactive vulnerability reduction, and automated incident response into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Experience spearheading organizational business process reengineering to integrate artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent automation, and advanced data analytics into mission-critical workflows and governance structures. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Technology Management: Keeps up-to-date on technological developments. Makes effective use of technology to achieve results. Ensures access to and security of technology systems. IT Program Management: Managing IT programs or projects, including defining requirements, managing resources, coordinating schedules, and ensuring the delivery of IT products or services that meet organizational goals. Information Assurance /Cybersecurity: Knowledge of methods, policies, and procedures for protecting information systems and data from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction, and ensuring compliance with federal information security mandates. Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through tracking and sharing information; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions. For all types of consideration, 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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