Information Technology Project Manager (Data Management)

Summary

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Mission Support Command, Associate Chief of Staff, G-6 located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Duties

• Direct the execution of enterprise-level IT and information management projects, managing all related activities and strategic initiatives.
• Conduct process analysis sessions and provides formal feedback to G6 leadership regarding the impact of business process improvements.
• Perform comprehensive reviews and redesigns of projects, crosscutting information management processes, and workflows across Headquarters and Major Subordinate Commands.
• Establish business process continuity across multiple functional and development teams to sustain the effectiveness of Information Management/IT systems.
• Manage IT projects to ensure successful delivery within established cost, schedule, and performance thresholds.
• Evaluate process performance data to define approaches for automation, cycle-time reduction, and efficiency optimization.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Information Technology Project Manager (Data Management): Specialized and Other Experience: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Leading end-to-end IT project management and installation management across complex Information Technology (IT) and Information Management (IM) systems, including orchestrating enterprise hardware/software installations, system upgrades, technical site modernizations, and evaluating/integrating emerging technologies into existing architectures; AND Conducting comprehensive process analysis and workflow optimization, leading redesign initiatives and technical automation assessments to improve operational efficiency and mission delivery; AND Establishing technical performance models and governance frameworks, to include developing metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and real-time dashboard tracking systems to monitor organizational technical capabilities and project delivery milestones; AND Managing project resources, budgets, and lifecycle management strategies, to include defining hardware and software lifecycle replacement plans, monitoring cost, schedule, and resource allocations, and defending IT investment strategies or project requirements through formal budgetary briefings and documentation (e.g., MDEP, POM, or organizational capital planning). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS/GG-13). The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: leading others by setting the standards for the quality of work, even in the most difficult and/or high pressure circumstances; reviewing and editing work completed by others to ensure that the quality of work meets acceptable work standards. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: using expertise and experience to address complex problems, questions, or complaints; anticipating customer needs and modify the team's work activities, processes, and practices to meet these needs; collaborating across team and outside of own team to organize planning sessions that elicit ideas for improving customer service and support. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: clearly explaining and defending complex ideas, appropriately adapting to each audience's level of knowledge; actively listening and clarifying points when presenting highly complex and controversial findings; using well-constructed, fact-based arguments to persuade stakeholders/officials to take action on suggestions for improvement. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: providing precedent setting solutions to unique problems not previously encountered; helping team make decisions which are complicated by the number and nature of existing policy, guidelines, and organizational goals; identifying the root causes of problems; developing systemic solutions to address them and prevent them from reoccurring.