Supervisory IT Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:
As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the managers individual performance, and available funding.

The selectee will serve in the Hosting Management (AIF-400) section of the Office of Information & Technology.

Duties

The Hosting Services Division is responsible for the management of the hosting environments, cloud, co-location and on-premise and provides full scope of hosting management, including contract management, stakeholder management, architecture and engineering, Center of Excellence and operations and maintenance. It includes two branches, each having an integrated role and responsibility in facilitating and managing hosting services. The Hosting Management Branch provides a full scope of product management support, including contract management, Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE), stakeholder management, and architecture and engineering across all hosting environments (cloud, co-lo, and on-premise). Assesses the provisioning of hosting solutions for AIT’s stakeholders at FAA’s data centers, Co-location facilities, and FAA Cloud Service (FCS) providers. The Operations and Maintenance Branch executes the provisioning of hosting solutions for AIT’s stakeholders at FAA’s data centers, Colocation facilities, and FAA Cloud Service (FCS) providers. Supports hosting file share resources for FAA field facilities. Responsible for securing and managing AIT’s operating systems, servers, virtual infrastructure, storage and backup solutions, and the F5 environment for load balancing application servers. Provides environmental (space, power, cooling) hosting within the data centers, provisions the infrastructure to support web hosting, and configures the operating system environment for system disaster recovery solutions, both on premises and in FCS.

In addition, you will be responsible for the following:

Serving as a first or second level supervisor typically over more than one unit/project/program within a major subdivision; planning both routine and complex work to be accomplished, assigning work, setting priorities and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates;
Coaching and developing employees; approving leave; taking, recommending or approving disciplinary actions;
Managing budget and assigned resources including planning for both short-term and long term needs utilizing advanced technical knowledge of work as well as budget, human resources, and applicable administrative policies and processes;
Resolving all but unique problems independently and recommending new policies and procedures that impact the objectives of the unit(s) managed as well as internal and external customers;
Collaborating with peer managers to establish, manage and execute enterprise processes;
Collaborating with peer managers to identify, manage and generate appropriate reporting and metrics standards.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

For additional information please view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for IT Specialist, please visit:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J / FG/GS-14. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is: Experience driving alignment and innovation in a hybrid hosting environment (cloud, co-location and on-prem) utilizing security posturing tools, containerization, virtualization, cloud-native services, DevOps and orchestration to create a scalable, efficient and resilient microservices architecture.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

You may also be considered for this vacancy based on eligibility under the 30% or More Disabled Veteran Program, Vand Persons with Disabilities/Persons with Targeted Disabilities. To be considered for one of these special hiring authorities, you must identify your eligibility in your questionnaire in the Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment section. In addition, you must submit documentation that provides evidence of eligibility as indicated in the Required Documents section of the announcement.

Selection may be made from this announcement or from ACT-AIT-24-AIF400-90355

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to Jennifer.A.Lowery@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

If you want consideration for one or more of the Special Hiring Authorities, documentation that must be submitted at time of application can be found at Direct Hiring Authorities | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $109,313 - $169,378

Job Ident #: 7919133002

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