Senior Technical Manager
What you'd do
Serve as an IT Technical Manager supporting one or more Information Technology portfolios, product lines, products, and projects. A product line or program consists of one or more IT projects varying in size and technical complexity.
Major duties
Major Duties: Lead a team to conduct critical enterprise-wide asset and infrastructure identification, and dependency analysis for organizational systems. Evaluate critical systems/infrastructure policies and strategies, compliance with the requirements, mandates and benchmarks of policies and strategies to affect tighter controls over capability delivery, deployment, and readiness protocols aimed at reducing potential risk of system outages. Lead technical process improvement initiatives including the increased use of automation and transition to a organization continuous integration/continuous delivery and test-driven development framework. Lead research and development efforts to validate improvements to enterprise and program performance standards. Evaluate critical network and communications policies and strategies, compliance with the requirements, mandates and benchmarks of policies and strategies to affect tighter controls over infrastructure deployment and readiness protocols to reduce potential risk of system outages. Facilitate technical problem solving and provide advanced technical analysis by proactively monitoring and measuring system and infrastructure performance and recommending necessary corrective measures for preemptive defect resolution. Work closely with Portfolio Senior Technical Advisors and Technical Managers to develop a vision for future technical architecture that aligns with organizational standards and goals. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Tour of duty may be subject to change based on organizational needs. Travel Required: Up to 25% travel may be required, as needed, for this position. Financial Disclosure Report: Required. This is subject to completion of a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 15 calendar days following appointment. Designated Drug Testing Position: Not applicable Compressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy Telework: Adhoc telework may be authorized at management discretion. Virtual: This is NOT a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Senior Technical Manager/PD19436A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary but involves use of a personal computer so a degree of dexterity and visual acuity to utilize these tools is required. Some physical effort is required to lift and carry reference books, working papers and similar items to and from meetings. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the work site. The work does not require any special physical effort. Working Conditions: The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work environment involves everyday risk or discomforts that require normal safety precautions.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/14/2026. Applicants must meet all requirements when a request is received to fill a vacancy. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Basic Requirements Experience: 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. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the five competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. 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. AND Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: experience within the last 2 years, writing software in one of the modern web application or mobile frameworks in one of the following: Rails, React, React Native, Ionic, Nodejs, Express, Django, Flask, Spring. 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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