Summary
The Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Department of the CIO.
The Department of the CIO provides enterprise-class systems infrastructure and data services to support court operation. The department operates the Judiciarys primary data centers and wide area network; manages the AOs local area network; provides cloud hosting; maintains the enterprise support desk; and provides other mission-critical support services and technologies.
The Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the primary strategist and execution arm for the CIO bridging the gap between technical vision and operational reality.
The Deputy CIO is responsible for directing and managing operational activities and implementing the CIOs operational goals and objectives.
The portfolio of work includes the Judiciary primary data centers wide-area networks cloud environments and enterprise security boundaries. This is not a maintenance role; it is a transformation role with a focus on the shift from legacy on-premise operations to a modern scalable and secure service delivery model.
The duties of the Deputy CIO include but are not limited to:
- Translating strategic vision into executable operational roadmaps and leading the transition from traditional waterfall operations to agile value-stream-oriented delivery models.
- Cultivating a high-performing adaptable workforce by implementing workforce planning strategies to close skills gaps in emerging areas like cloud architecture and automation.
- Orchestrating the continuous delivery of services by integrating development security and operations to reduce time-to-market for judicial capabilities.
- Acting as the primary bridge between technical teams and judicial stakeholders.
- Developing service level agreements that reflect business value as the indicators of customer satisfaction.
- Managing a complex annual operating budget and transitioning Financial reporting towards modern approaches that provide greater insight.
- Formulating capital planning strategies that prioritize IT investments to maximize value creation.
- Analyzing contract performance data and risk assessments to recommend the modification pause or termination of underperforming technology initiatives or outdated contracts.
Conditions of employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT- All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed.
- Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306 Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue) non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States please refer to Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
- All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
- New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights/responsibilities visit new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
- You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government transferring from another Federal agency or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
- If appointed to a temporary position management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.
Qualifications
Applicants must have demonstrated experience which shows competence in the qualifications as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification Compensation and Recruitment Systems which includes interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.
Specialize Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 10 years) of specialized experience equivalent to the SES/GS-15/JSP-15/CL 31/PB-2F level which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in IT operations with at least 5 years overseeing enterprise-class programs in a complex regulated environment (federal financial or healthcare sectors preferred).
Additional Assessment: Applicants who meet the specialized experience requirements also will be assessed on the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Mandatory Technical Qualifications: The MTQs listed below should be evident in your resume. A supplemental narrative must be uploaded and attached to your application addressing each MTQ listed below. Please limit your response to two pages for each MTQ.
- Describe your progressive executive-level experience in information technology and enterprise architecture issues processes policies standards techniques models artifacts and methodologies and the ability to apply these as required to formulate and advance the definition and documentation of an agency-wide enterprise architecture.
- Describe your experience developing a vision and strategy for a large information technology organization and aligning budget and implementation plans to that strategy.
- Describe your experience developing and implementing strategic thinking processes in an evolving information technology infrastructure environment. This includes providing advice and input to decision-makers identifying and implementing information technology best practices and developing building and or maintaining a state-of-the-art information technology system.
- Describe your executive-level interpersonal skills in communicating negotiating and persuading others to build consensus and facilitate win-win situations. This includes experience in innovation re-engineering collaboration and building coalitions to respond to customer needs and management issues and the demonstrated ability to present complex technical issues in clear concise terms.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): Applicants currently serving in an AOES and Court Unit Executive positions or under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment eligible for reinstatement into SES or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM are not required to submit a narrative response for the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). A narrative response as part of the application package for each of the following ECQs is
MANDATORY for all other applicants. Please limit your response to two pages for each ECQ.- Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation External Awareness Flexibility Resilience Strategic Thinking Vision.
- Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide a workplace that fosters the development of others facilitates cooperation and teamwork and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management Developing Others Team Building.
- Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge analyzing problems and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Entrepreneurship Problem Solving Technical Credibility.
- Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human financial and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management Human Capital Management Technology Management.
- Building Coalitions / Communication: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies state and local governments nonprofit and private sector organizations foreign governments or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering Political Savvy Influencing/Negotiating.
Education
Undergraduate degree required; MBA or Masters in Technology Management preferred.
Additional information
The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Required Experience:
Chief
SummaryThe Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Department of the CIO.Duties The Department of the CIO provides enterprise-class systems infrastructure and data services to support court operation. The department operates t...
Summary
The Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Department of the CIO.
The Department of the CIO provides enterprise-class systems infrastructure and data services to support court operation. The department operates the Judiciarys primary data centers and wide area network; manages the AOs local area network; provides cloud hosting; maintains the enterprise support desk; and provides other mission-critical support services and technologies.
The Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the primary strategist and execution arm for the CIO bridging the gap between technical vision and operational reality.
The Deputy CIO is responsible for directing and managing operational activities and implementing the CIOs operational goals and objectives.
The portfolio of work includes the Judiciary primary data centers wide-area networks cloud environments and enterprise security boundaries. This is not a maintenance role; it is a transformation role with a focus on the shift from legacy on-premise operations to a modern scalable and secure service delivery model.
The duties of the Deputy CIO include but are not limited to:
- Translating strategic vision into executable operational roadmaps and leading the transition from traditional waterfall operations to agile value-stream-oriented delivery models.
- Cultivating a high-performing adaptable workforce by implementing workforce planning strategies to close skills gaps in emerging areas like cloud architecture and automation.
- Orchestrating the continuous delivery of services by integrating development security and operations to reduce time-to-market for judicial capabilities.
- Acting as the primary bridge between technical teams and judicial stakeholders.
- Developing service level agreements that reflect business value as the indicators of customer satisfaction.
- Managing a complex annual operating budget and transitioning Financial reporting towards modern approaches that provide greater insight.
- Formulating capital planning strategies that prioritize IT investments to maximize value creation.
- Analyzing contract performance data and risk assessments to recommend the modification pause or termination of underperforming technology initiatives or outdated contracts.
Conditions of employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT- All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed.
- Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306 Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue) non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States please refer to Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
- All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
- New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights/responsibilities visit new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
- You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government transferring from another Federal agency or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
- If appointed to a temporary position management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.
Qualifications
Applicants must have demonstrated experience which shows competence in the qualifications as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification Compensation and Recruitment Systems which includes interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.
Specialize Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 10 years) of specialized experience equivalent to the SES/GS-15/JSP-15/CL 31/PB-2F level which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in IT operations with at least 5 years overseeing enterprise-class programs in a complex regulated environment (federal financial or healthcare sectors preferred).
Additional Assessment: Applicants who meet the specialized experience requirements also will be assessed on the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Mandatory Technical Qualifications: The MTQs listed below should be evident in your resume. A supplemental narrative must be uploaded and attached to your application addressing each MTQ listed below. Please limit your response to two pages for each MTQ.
- Describe your progressive executive-level experience in information technology and enterprise architecture issues processes policies standards techniques models artifacts and methodologies and the ability to apply these as required to formulate and advance the definition and documentation of an agency-wide enterprise architecture.
- Describe your experience developing a vision and strategy for a large information technology organization and aligning budget and implementation plans to that strategy.
- Describe your experience developing and implementing strategic thinking processes in an evolving information technology infrastructure environment. This includes providing advice and input to decision-makers identifying and implementing information technology best practices and developing building and or maintaining a state-of-the-art information technology system.
- Describe your executive-level interpersonal skills in communicating negotiating and persuading others to build consensus and facilitate win-win situations. This includes experience in innovation re-engineering collaboration and building coalitions to respond to customer needs and management issues and the demonstrated ability to present complex technical issues in clear concise terms.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): Applicants currently serving in an AOES and Court Unit Executive positions or under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment eligible for reinstatement into SES or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM are not required to submit a narrative response for the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). A narrative response as part of the application package for each of the following ECQs is
MANDATORY for all other applicants. Please limit your response to two pages for each ECQ.- Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation External Awareness Flexibility Resilience Strategic Thinking Vision.
- Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide a workplace that fosters the development of others facilitates cooperation and teamwork and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management Developing Others Team Building.
- Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge analyzing problems and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Entrepreneurship Problem Solving Technical Credibility.
- Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human financial and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management Human Capital Management Technology Management.
- Building Coalitions / Communication: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies state and local governments nonprofit and private sector organizations foreign governments or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering Political Savvy Influencing/Negotiating.
Education
Undergraduate degree required; MBA or Masters in Technology Management preferred.
Additional information
The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Required Experience:
Chief
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