Senior Advisor (PLCYPLN/SYSANALYSIS)

About the role

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Program Integrity, Data Analytics and Systems Group (DASG).

Responsibilities

• Advise senior CMS, HHS, and Congressional stakeholders on complex IT investment decisions; including budget formulations and legislative proposals.
• Prepare Congressional testimony support materials, legislative analyses, and executive briefings for HHS Departmental officials and oversight bodies.
• Develop project management plans, oversee contractor teams, manage competing deadlines, and negotiate cost, schedule, and deliverables with diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Information Systems Security Officers (ISSOs) to ensure all DASG systems maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) and comply with FISMA, NIST cybersecurity frameworks, and CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS).

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.

You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.

Selective Service: Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-15, you must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:

• Leading the strategic development, implementation, or management of enterprise-wide applications using Business Intelligence software;
• Providing technical leadership, guidance, or best practices to cross-functional teams involved in the development of Business Intelligence applications;
• Managing or overseeing IT systems development or modernization projects, to include, defining requirements, monitoring progress, and ensuring delivery is within scope, schedule, and budget constraints;
• Developing written products, such as, briefing documents, executive correspondence, reports, issue papers, or Congressional responses that communicate organizational priorities, goals, objectives, plans, products, or services.

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.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required

Workplace Flexibility at CMS

This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)

To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position.

Required Documents

Resumeshowing relevant experience; cover letter optional.

Please carefully review the full job announcement, which includes the "Required Documents" and "How to Apply" sections. Failure to submit the online application, resume, and CMS required documents will result in your not being considered for employment.