Supervisory IT Specialist
What you'd do
As Division Chief you will serve as senior technical authority for engineering and delivering enterprise IT systems including AI, ML, and LLM capabilities supporting mission-critical decision making across OPM. You will set technical direction and engineering standards for infrastructure modernization, lead the full SDLC, own budget execution for major IT investments, and lead a multidisciplinary team of federal and contract engineers, data scientists, and IT professionals.
Major duties
-Serves as the principal technical authority and Division Chief, directing the engineering, architecture, and lifecycle management of enterprise IT systems incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, and advanced algorithmic/data capabilities that support agency decision-making. Establishes technical direction, engineering standards, and architecture patterns for system development, modernization, cloud infrastructure, and hosted services underpinning mission-critical OPM IT programs. Directs the full system development life cycle, from requirements and design through engineering, testing, deployment, and sustainment, and leads budget formulation/execution and cross-organizational coordination for major IT investments. Renders authoritative technical guidance and final engineering decisions on AI-enabled system design, infrastructure architecture, availability engineering, deployment/migration strategy, and mitigation of complex technical risks. Directs management of project resources, contractor performance, service agreements, and expenditures across concurrent modernization and AI initiatives, holding delivery to engineering quality standards. Supervises a multidisciplinary workforce of federal and contract engineers, data scientists, and IT specialists, including subordinate managers/team leads, setting technical performance expectations. Serves as principal technical advisor to senior leadership and represents the division externally (OMB, GSA, industry, oversight bodies) on IT/AI engineering strategy, emerging technology, and technical risk
What you need to qualify
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service, or equivalent, that includes: Directing or serving as a principal technical authority for the design, engineering, or architecture of enterprise IT systems incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, or advanced algorithms/data systems used to support decisions or predictions; Leading the engineering and full system development life cycle (design, development, testing, deployment, sustainment) of IT systems, infrastructure, or cloud-hosted platforms, including legacy modernization; Supervising or leading engineers, data scientists, IT specialists, contractors, or subordinate supervisors performing technical design, development, or operational work on AI, data, infrastructure, or systems engineering initiatives; Managing program resources (budgets, service agreements, contractor performance, schedules) to deliver technically complex AI-enabled or infrastructure modernization initiatives; and Providing authoritative engineering guidance on system architecture, AI/ML integration, infrastructure design, security engineering, availability, and deployment strategy. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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.
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