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Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 100 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 100th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application. As a SUPVY IT Specialist (Project Manager), GS-2210-15, you will be responsible for: • Managing and ensuring the performance of role-specific tasks: project Management (PM), time, resource, and budget management, scope management, schedule management, risk management and coordination on contracts and contracts management and oversight. • Managing the identification and coordination of technical activities with technical teams for projects, prioritizes technical tasks and sequence tracks of work, proactively manages technical risk and mitigation plans • Providing expert project management, business, and technical leadership to accomplish the stated goals and objectives of IT projects for FSA. • Interacting effectively with FSA business leaders, their direct reports, and program managers to plan and update projects, resolve issues using sound judgment, build credibility through timely communication and on‐track delivery, maintain strong internal and external communications, and provide accurate, timely status reporting on project risks and issues. • Exercising supervisor control over assigned staff.

Requirements

Condition of Employment: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are a current federal employee, you must meet all time-in-grade and time-after competitive appointment qualifications within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. To verify that you meet these requirements, we will review your responses to the core eligibility questions on the occupational questionnaire, as well as your submitted resume and required documents. To make an accurate determination, you will need to include on your resume your federal position title, pay plan, occupational series, grade level, agency, dates for which you held the grade level (stated as MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, OR MM/YYYY to PRESENT), and total hours worked per week. 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).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the specialize experience. Specialized Experience for the SUPVY IT Specialist (Project Manager), GS-2210-15 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience leading enterprise Agile portfolios in a technology Project Management Office (PMO), managing intake, prioritization, governance, and making incremental funding decisions, related to complex governmental or business acquisitions and vendor performance for multi-million dollar modernization programs with task orders or contracts aligned with capital planning using agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe) and portfolio metrics to deliver multiple releases yearly, accelerate cycle times, and improve on-time delivery. 2. Experience in overseeing cross-functional teams working simultaneously on multiple IT projects and initiatives; responsible for workforce planning, managing performance, mentoring team members, and ensure alignment and achievement of organizational goals to deliver multiple quality, product releases using Agile methods. 3. Experience implementing PMO tools and reporting frameworks, including the configuration of DevOps and project management systems (e.g., JIRA) integrated with portfolio dashboards and automated status reporting to ensure the creation of standardized project artifacts, such as risk registers, independent cost estimates, and Agile performance metrics, as well as completion of compliance checkpoints to enhance portfolio transparency and reporting.” Basic Experience Requirements You must possess IT related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (e.g., IT certification), as appropriate) demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (i.e., 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. 3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (e.g., ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (e.g., technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1. Skill in leading and directing people, teams and programs / projects associated with IT application development; the development of mission-critical enterprise class applications, and enterprise-wide Information Technology (IT) projects. 2. Skill in IT application development methods, processes and standards. 3. Ability applying project management methodology tools and techniques. 4. Ability to develop acquisition artifacts required to establish and maintain the ongoing operations of a system.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Other Information

Veterans' Career Counseling: If you are a veteran interested in receiving tips on preparing a Federal resume and/or how to prepare for an interview, you may email [email protected] to schedule a session with a career counselor (“Veterans Counseling Session” should be placed in the subject line of the email). Student Loan Default: If selected for this position, we will verify that you have not defaulted on any loan funded or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are found to be in default, we will contact you to make arrangements for repayment prior to making an official offer of employment. Suitability and Investigation: If selected for this position, you will be required to complete the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) to determine your suitability for federal employment and successfully complete a pre-appointment investigation/background check. Essential/Non-Essential: This position is considered essential for purposes of reporting to work during federal government closures. Financial Disclosure: This position requires financial disclosure. Bargaining Unit: This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Selections: Agencies have broad authority under law to hire from any appropriate source of eligibles and may fill a vacancy in the competitive service by any method authorized. We may make additional selections from this vacancy announcement within 90 days from the date the selection certificates are issued, should vacancies occur. We may also share selection certificates amongst program offices across the agency.