Supervisory IT Specialist (Plcypln/Entarch)

Air Education and Training Command • Maxwell AFB, AL

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This position will serve as a first level supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory branch employees. The primary purpose of this position is to plan, organize, and direct the activities of the branch, ensuring that the organization complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. The role involves exercising supervisory personnel management responsibilities, representing the Center with various installation and functional area organizations, and serving as a Program Manager (PM) and Senior IT Specialist. The specialist will plan, schedule, and control Air Force computer software systems, systems development, and related projects supporting Air Force operations. This includes serving as the focal point for planning, management, and coordination of the IT lifecycle of assigned IT projects, and being responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating the lifecycle logistics support for assigned systems or subsystems, integrating separate functions of supply, maintenance, procurement, and quality assurance into logistics activities required to sustain system fielding.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• The incumbent must obtain and maintain secret security clearance.
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations.
• If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Overtime and/or emergency overtime may be required.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Recall to duty may be a requirement of this position.
• Subject to a 1-year supervisory probationary period, unless previously met.
• IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving
• At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or equivalent in other pay systems.
• Specialized experience includes: Direct, control, monitor, and integrate the activities involved in the lifecycle of IT systems, activities, services, processes and capabilities; Application of advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards and practices sufficient to accomplish assignments such as developing and interpreting policies, procedures, and strategies governing the planning and delivery of services throughout the agency; Implementation of application software design concepts and methods; network management methods; customer support principles, methods, and practices; and project management methods.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level.
• Expert knowledge of advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards and practices sufficient to accomplish assignments such as: developing and interpreting policies, procedures, and strategies governing the planning and delivery of services throughout the agency; providing expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues; applying new developments to previously unsolvable problems; and making decisions or recommendations that significantly influence important agency IT policies or programs.
• Expert knowledge of interrelationships of multiple IT disciplines and specialties, the agency's IT architectures, and new IT developments and applications to include business requirements of customer organizations; systems development principles and approaches; information systems security principles and concepts; applications software design concepts and methods; network management methods; customer support principles, methods, and practices; and project management methods.
• Expert in applying emerging technologies and their applications to business processes and IT security concepts, standards, and methods
• Expert knowledge of program management principles, methods, and practices including developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, and evaluating and reporting on accomplishments.
• Knowledge of Air Force and command program goals and objectives, organizational structures and the relationship of various DOD and command entities involved in overall planning; sequence and timing of key operational events; milestones; execution of military operations and evaluations; the PPBS support process; and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions related to actual events to provide command level staff guidance and/or conduct studies.
• Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy to a wide range of audiences at various levels throughout the Air Force, DoD, other Federal agencies, contractors, and private industry.
• Ability to analyze, plan, organize, and direct the functions and work operations or one or more organizational segments; and direct mentor, motivate, and appraise the Program Management Office staff to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
• Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
• Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the branch, ensuring that the organization complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Represents the Center with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Serves as a Program Manager (PM) and Senior IT Specialist.
• Plans, schedules, and controls Air Force computer software systems, systems development, and related projects supporting Air Force operations.
• Serves as the focal point for planning, management, and coordination of the IT lifecycle of assigned IT projects.
• Responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating the lifecycle logistics support for assigned systems or subsystems, integrating separate functions of supply, maintenance, procurement, and quality assurance into logistics activities required to sustain system fielding.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more.

What This Job Offers

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