Deputy Chief Information Officer

Office of the Chief Information Officer; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeks highly qualified individuals for leadership roles in information technology and enterprise modernization. The position offers broad exposure to federal housing policy and community development, with a path to senior executive responsibilities.

The role emphasizes SEEC-level management, strategic planning, and the modernization of enterprise IT within a large federal agency.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and large-scale modernization of enterprise IT organizations, with specific expertise in transitioning legacy infrastructure to modern cloud services and integrating Emerging Technologies (e.g., AI/Machine Learning) into federal business processes.
• Mastery of modern IT theories, principles, concepts, standards, and practices sufficient to develop and lead teams on vision, new theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods in the specialty area(s).
• Demonstrated experience in presenting, negotiating, defending, explaining, advocating and expressing facts and ideas in a convincing manner in order to negotiate with individuals and groups in a manner that influences them to support a position.
• Executive leadership experience including leading organizational units, driving program success, monitoring progress toward goals, and supervising staff.

Job description

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking highly qualified individuals who are willing to meet the challenges of public service and support our mission. Our compensation package is comparable to the private sector. And we also offer a broad array of program activities to develop your career, such as: networking and training opportunities. At HUD, you'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain insight into federal housing policy and community development.

Current or Former Political Appointees:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last five (5) years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch (including noncareer SES and Limited Term SES and Limited Emergency SES) OR an assistant position to a political appointee OR an individual serving in a political capacity under agency-specific authority occupying a position excepted from the competitive service by the President/OPM because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties; you must disclose this information on your resume and to the Human Resources Office. As a basic requirement for entry into the senior executive service (SES), applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability. This experience should be sufficiently broad in scope and at a major management level in a large or complex organization. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising many employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Typically, experience of this nature is at the GS-15 or equivalent level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. Your application should demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in SES positions such as: Leading the work of an organizational unit Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance Supervising the work of employees, developing policy and other executive functions If your experience does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.

Veterans' preference:

Is not applicable to positions in the Senior Executive Service.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs):

• MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and large-scale modernization of enterprise level IT organizations, with specific expertise in transitioning legacy infrastructure to modern cloud services and integrating Emerging Technologies (e.g., AI/Machine Learning) into federal business processes.
• MTQ 2: Mastery of modern IT theories, principles, concepts, standards, and practices sufficient to develop and lead teams on vision, new theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods in the specialty area(s).
• MTQ 3: Demonstrated experience in presenting, negotiating, defending, explaining, advocating and expressing facts and ideas in a convincing manner in order to negotiate with individuals and groups in a manner that influences them to support a position.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

In addition to the Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your two-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and MTQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. Review ECQ guidance in OPM Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications and the Qualifications Review Board. These are the five ECQs and their competencies: ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF