Senior Officer-Chief Information Officer

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) has overall responsibility for the oversight and administration of broad and/or critical agency IT programs and operations including:

• Office of Information Technology: Supports the Commission and staff of the SEC in all aspects of information technology including application development infrastructure operations and engineering user support IT program management capital planning and enterprise architecture.
• Chief Information Security Officer: Protects the SEC against cybersecurity threats manages vulnerabilities and ensures compliance with federal mandates and legislation including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act.
• Chief Data Officer: Enables data analytics to support enforcement examinations policymaking and other agency activities and supports the agency to enable effective and efficient data security.
• Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer: Leads efforts to responsibly harness AI for greater innovation and operational efficiency.
• EDGAR Business Office: Manages all aspects of the EDGAR program an ecosystem of services and systems that support the SECs public filing regime.

• CITZENSHIP: You must be a US Citizen.
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigation. Favorable results on a Background Investigation may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
• PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocation expenses are not authorized.
• DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: This appointment may require completion of a one-year probationary period.
• SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: This appointment may require completion of a two year supervisory/managerial probationary period.
• The selectee is required to report to the duty station(s) listed.

Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Applicant must possess IT related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies:

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.

1. Leading the Organization: Building and supporting the organizations vision creating strategies to achieve the vision supporting and leading innovative and creative initiatives to meet organizational goals.
2. Leading and Developing People: Ability to recruit lead develop and manage the workforce constructively manages differences and potential conflicts between employees building teams that meet and exceed an organizations mission strategic plan and goals.
3. Results Orientation: Ability to meet organizational goals by effectively managing program area identifying and solving important problems making sound and timely decisions and effectively managing and sharing information.
4. Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions by partnering with others to build strategic relationships influencing and negotiating with those in sphere of influence to achieve favorable outcomes for an organization.
5. Innovative Technology Solutions Data and AI Enablement: Skill in driving business improvement and innovation through developing and deploying strategies and solutions for leveraging data analytics and AI to drive business transformation and deliver measurable outcomes.