IT PROGRAM MANAGER (NETWORK SERVICES)

About the role

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Expert Work Level within the DISA CES Occupational Structure.

Duties

• Help Develops, implements, and ensures compliance with plans, policies, standards, infrastructures, and architectures that establish the framework for the management of programs assigned to the Branch and Division.
• Studies organizational functions and processes to optimize mission accomplishment and resource utilization.
• Directs or recommends the reallocation of resources to effectively meet changing environments and priorities.
• Provides conceptual and technical guidance and advice on complex technical and operational matters related to division functions.
• Directs and oversees studies and analyses of operational changes that significantly influence division functions and operational support.
• Leads joint committees of senior members from DISA and external organizations. Exercises authority to select group representation, establish memberships, and provide strategic direction to accomplish key organizational goals.
• Executes operational and administrative functions, including establishing goals, evaluating performance, and implementing policy changes.
• Affirms resource needs and coordinates with DISA staff, subordinate centers, and external organizations.
• Assesses network incidents and restores communications supporting Combatant Commanders, DoD, non-DoD agencies, and Joint Staff.
• Directs, develops, and implements standard processes to support the critical operations mission area.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• In accordance with the DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subject to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.
• The position is designated as "Mission Essential."
• Incumbent will be required to report to work or relocate to a new duty location, within the United States, in times of local/national emergency.
• Employee is subject to recall or call back during off-shift hours, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, if required by upper management.
• The position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is being recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system.
• If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment.
• The position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.
• Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement.
• This position requires eligibility for a Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).

Qualifications

• Attention to Detail- Experience reviewing one's own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
• Customer Service - Experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
• Oral Communication - Briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Problem Solving - Identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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Additional Information

• Combination of education and experience is not applicable for this position.
• Education There is no substitution of education for qualifying experience at the GG-15 grade level.
• Additional information This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to an appointment in the competitive service.
• A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable.
• For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized.
• This position is not open to retired federal employees interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant.
• Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8344 and 8468, a dual compensation (salary offset) waiver is NOT authorized for this position. Therefore, individuals receiving a federal civil service retirement annuity are not eligible for consideration under this vacancy.
• Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied 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 3005, "CES Employment and Placement."