Deputy Chief Information Officer

Office of the Chief Information Officer • Alexandria, VA

11h

About The Position

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is hiring a Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The DCIO provides visionary, collaborative leadership to advance HUD’s information technology missions, goals, and program objectives, working with the Chief Information Officer and senior leaders within and outside OCIO. In collaboration with HUD program and support offices, the DCIO manages OCIO resources, infrastructure, security, compliance, customer relationships, and technology priorities, promoting consistency, accountability, and clear communication among OCIO offices and stakeholders.

The position provides leadership across HUD’s information security, IT transformation and program management, business and IT resource management, infrastructure and operations, and technology functions. These include security policy and compliance; customer engagement, marketing, product development, and capital planning; human and financial resource management, budget execution, internal controls, acquisition management, workforce development, privacy, and compliance; and the planning, operation, protection, and modernization of HUD’s technology infrastructure and enterprise systems. The Chief Technology Officer’s functions include technology renewal and insertion, ITIL adoption for service delivery, technology standards, emerging technology programs, and enterprise solutions.

The position is part of the Senior Executive Service (SES). Applicants must demonstrate executive leadership and supervisory experience in a large or complex organization, and provide evidence of the required Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications in a resume of no more than two pages. The posting describes a federal benefits package and notes that compensation is comparable to the private sector; specific benefits depend on the position and employment status.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Must complete personnel security vetting before entering on duty and obtain and maintain the required clearance level.
• Must serve a one-year supervisory probationary period unless already completed.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
• Must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
• Must complete the Declaration for Federal Employment, Optional Form 306, when requested.
• Must demonstrate progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience indicative of senior executive-level managerial capability in a large or complex organization.
• Must demonstrate experience leading an organizational unit, ensuring the success of major programs or projects, monitoring and improving organizational performance, and supervising employees and developing policy or performing other executive functions.
• Must demonstrate the Executive Core Qualifications in the resume, unless eligible for the stated SES exception: commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American founding; driving efficiency; merit and competence; leading people; and achieving results.
• Must demonstrate strategic planning and large-scale modernization of enterprise-level IT organizations, including transitioning legacy infrastructure to modern cloud services and integrating emerging technologies such as AI or machine learning into federal business processes.
• Must demonstrate mastery of modern IT theories, principles, concepts, standards, and practices sufficient to develop and lead teams on new visions, theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods in the specialty areas.
• Must demonstrate the ability to present, negotiate, defend, explain, advocate, and persuasively communicate facts and ideas to influence individuals and groups.
• Resume must not exceed two pages; resumes exceeding the limit will be disqualified.
• Current or former political appointees within the described categories and five-year period must disclose that information on their resume and to Human Resources.
• Must attend mandatory ethics training within three months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, collaborative leadership to achieve HUD information technology missions, goals, and program objectives.
• Collaborate with the Chief Information Officer, senior leaders, HUD program and support offices, and other stakeholders.
• Manage OCIO resources, infrastructure, security, compliance, customer relationships, and technology priorities.
• Oversee information security policy, compliance, breach response and remediation, user education, and information assurance liaison activities.
• Lead or oversee IT transformation and program-management functions, including customer engagement, product development, capital planning, enterprise program management, investment management, enterprise architecture, and innovation initiatives.
• Oversee human and financial resource management, funds control, budget execution, internal controls, acquisition management, IT workforce development, privacy, and related compliance functions.
• Oversee infrastructure and operations planning, technology implementation, maintenance, and operations, and protection of mission-critical and essential technology systems and applications.
• Develop strategic, tactical, technological, and budget plans and processes that support HUD’s mission and keep its technology infrastructure current.
• Lead technology renewal and insertion, ITIL adoption for service delivery, technology standards and deviation requests, emerging technology programs, and enterprise solution planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific eligibility depends on position type and employment status.
• Compensation package described as comparable to the private sector.
• Networking and training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed