Director, Software, Platforms, Finance and Administration.

The Supervisory Information Technology Specialist is responsible for providing strategic managerial and policy leadership for mission critical enterprise software platforms that enable research facilities collections management capital programs financial administration and public facing digital services.

In this position you will:

• Establish and enforce Institution-wide policies standards and governance frameworks for enterprise and specialized software platforms; serve as final technical and managerial authority for software lifecycle decisions; develop institutional guidance and integrate software governance with architecture cybersecurity procurement capital planning and internal controls.
  
  
• Direct a portfolio of mission-critical enterprise software platforms; oversee licensing strategies vendor relationships entitlement compliance and cost optimization; conduct enterprise risk assessments and resolve high-impact cross-organizational issues.
  
  
• Direct monitor and evaluate staff and contractor; develop technical requirements and contractor documents; provide guidance on work and administrative matters; recommend personnel actions; resolve conflicts; develop performance standards; addresses employee issues and recognize performance.
  
  
• Serve as principal advisor to senior leadership; represent the organization in governance bodies and executive working groups; advise on business financial compliance and risk implications of software investments; engage vendors oversight bodies and external partners to negotiate solutions to complex high-risk issues.

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the Required Documents section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable on OPM Website.

Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Service. For this positionspecialized experience is defined as developing and implementing enterprise software governance policies and lifecycle strategies; directing a portfolio of enterprise software platforms including resource licensing vendor and risk decisions; supervising a technical workforce and managing performance and personnel matters; and advising senior leadership and coordinating or negotiating solutions.

In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience for all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the 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.
  
  
• Decision Making - Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
  
  
• Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
  
  
• Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations.

• 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.

• Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

• Technical Competence Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

  
  Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.
  
  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.
  
  Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

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.

In aneffort to streamline our hiring processSI employees whosecurrent position of recordis in the same job series 2210 and who are in a Federal competitiveas this advertised position are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However if selected you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position.